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Fire in South African Mountain Fynbos

Ecosystem, Community and Species Response at Swartboskloof

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Editors:
  1. Brian W. Wilgen

    1. Division of Forest Science and Technology, CSIR, Jonkershoek Forestry Research Centre, Stellenbosch, South Africa

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  2. David M. Richardson

    1. Division of Forest Science and Technology, CSIR, Jonkershoek Forestry Research Centre, Stellenbosch, South Africa

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  3. Frederick J. Kruger

    1. Division of Forest Science and Technology, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa

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  4. Hubertus J. Hensbergen

    1. Department of Nature Conservation Forestry Faculty, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 93)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXI
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  2. The Swartboskloof Experimental Site

    • B. W. van Wilgen, D. J. McDonald
    Pages 1-20

  3. The Climate of Swartboskloof

    • D. B. Versfeld, D. M. Richardson, B. W. van Wilgen, R. A. Chapman, G. G. Forsyth
    Pages 21-36

  4. Fuel Properties of Vegetation in Swartboskloof

    • B. W. van Wilgen, H. J. van Hensbergen
    Pages 37-53

  5. Regeneration Strategies in Fynbos Plants and Their Influence on the Stability of Community Boundaries After Fire

    • B. W. van Wilgen, G. G. Forsyth
    Pages 54-80

  6. Is Fynbos a Stage in Succession to Forest? Analysis of the Perceived Ecological Distinction Between Two Communities

    • P. T. Manders, D. M. Richardson, P. H. Masson
    Pages 81-107

  7. Coexistence of Seeders and Sprouters in a Fire-Prone Environment: the Role of Ecophysiology and Soil Moisture

    • R. E. Smith, B. W. van Wilgen, G. G. Forsyth, D. M. Richardson
    Pages 108-122

  8. The Relative Advantages of Seeding and Sprouting in Fire-Prone Environments: a Comparison of Life Histories of Protea neriifolia and Protea nitida

    • D. C. Le Maitre
    Pages 123-144

  9. Life Cycles and Fire-Stimulated Flowering in Geophytes

    • D. C. Le Maitre, P. J. Brown
    Pages 145-160

  10. Why Is Mountain Fynbos Invasible and Which Species Invade?

    • D. M. Richardson, R. M. Cowling
    Pages 161-181

  11. Do Small Mammals Govern Vegetation Recovery After Fire in Fynbos?

    • H. J. van Hensbergen, S. A. Botha, G. G. Forsyth, D. C. Le Maitre
    Pages 182-202

  12. The Influence of Fire, Vegetation Age and Argentine Ants (Iridomyrmex humilis) on Ant Communities in Swartboskloof

    • A. E. De Kock, J. H. Giliomee, K. L. Pringle, J. D. Majer
    Pages 203-215

  13. The Effects of Fire on Soil Water Repellency, Catchment Sediment Yields and Streamflow

    • D. F. Scott, D. B. van Wyk
    Pages 216-239

  14. Fire and Catchment Chemical Budgets

    • D. B. van Wyk, W. Lesch, W. D. Stock
    Pages 240-257

  15. Soil Microorganisms and Activities in Relation to Season, Soil Factors and Fire

    • C. A. van Reenen, G. J. Visser, M. A. Loos
    Pages 258-272

  16. Ecosystem, Community and Species Response to Fire in Mountain Fynbos: Conclusions from the Swartboskloof Experiment

    • D. M. Richardson, B. W. van Wilgen
    Pages 273-284

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 285-325
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About this book

Ecologists are increasingly being drawn into the task of addressing problems of environmental degradation. They are expected to find solutions that will lead to sustainable resource use throughout the world. In doing so, the robustness of the science becomes increasingly important, and the problem of extrapolating the results of research conducted within what is usually a relatively limited geographical scope is increasingly highlighted. One approach to developing a globally robust ecology involves more or less formal intercontinental comparative studies, usually focused on the question of ecological convergence. These studies are directed at testing the prediction that similar physical and other environmental factors in different parts of the world, through their selective influences, will give rise to ecosystems which share com­ mon structural and functional features. Should this be true, the predictive power of ecology developed within such a framework should be sufficient to solve similar problems elsewhere in such biomes. There is a long history of such an approach in mediterranean­ type ecosystems, documented in a series of volumes and their accompanying scientific papers beginning with that of Di Castri and Mooney (1973).

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Forest Science and Technology, CSIR, Jonkershoek Forestry Research Centre, Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Brian W. Wilgen, David M. Richardson

  • Division of Forest Science and Technology, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa

    Frederick J. Kruger

  • Department of Nature Conservation Forestry Faculty, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Hubertus J. Hensbergen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fire in South African Mountain Fynbos

  • Book Subtitle: Ecosystem, Community and Species Response at Swartboskloof

  • Editors: Brian W. Wilgen, David M. Richardson, Frederick J. Kruger, Hubertus J. Hensbergen

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76174-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-76176-8Published: 21 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-76174-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 325

  • Topics: Ecology, Plant Sciences, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution, Agriculture, Forestry

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