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Fire management in Mediterranean-climate shrublands: a case study from the Cape fynbos, South Africa

Author: van Wilgen, BW ; Forsyth, GG ; de Klerk, H ; Das, Sonali ; Khuluse, S ; Schmitz, P Date: 2010 The authors used a spatial data base of fires within 10 protected areas covering >720 000 ha to examine the frequency, seasonality, size and cause of fires over four decades. Their study covered five fire climate zones and a range of mountain ... Read more
Long-term effects of fire frequency and season on herbaceous vegetation in savannas of the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Author: Smith, MD ; Van Wilgen, BW ; Burns, CE ; Govender, N ; Potgieter, ALF ; Andelman, S ; Biggs, HC ; Botha, J ; Trollope, WSW Date: May 2012 The long-term effects of changing fire regimes on the herbaceous component of savannas are poorly understood but essential for understanding savanna dynamics. We present results from one of the longest running (>44 years) fire experiments in ... Read more
Proteaceae juvenile periods and post-fire recruitment as indicators of minimum fire return interval in eastern coastal fynbos

Author: Kraaij, T ; Cowling, RM ; Van Wilgen, BW ; Schutte-Vlok, A Date: May 2012 Fire management practices aimed at biodiversity conservation are often in conflict with hazard reduction requirements. Particularly in protected areas where such conflict of interest exists, the question is asked: what are the ecological ... Read more

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