Author:Kemper, J; Cowling, RM; Richardson, DM; Forsyth, GG; McKelly, DHDate:Apr 2000The South Coast Renosterveld has been fragmented extensively by agriculture. The extent of this fragmentation in terms of overall habitat loss, fragment sizes and fragment numbers has not been described previously, thereby limiting the ...Read more
Author:O'Farrell, Patrick J; Donaldson, JS; Hoffman, MTDate:Aug 2009Renosterveld is a grassy shrubland with a diverse understory of geophytes. Exceptional plant diversity and endemism, combined with considerable fragmentation due to transformation to cropland, make this vegetation type a conservation priority. ...Read more
Author:Forsyth, GG; Van Wilgen, BWDate:2008This paper provides an assessment of fire regimes in the Table Mountain National Park over the past four decades. The authors compiled a GIS database of all fires between 1970 and 2007 and analysed the fire regime in terms of the frequency, ...Read more
Author:Jovanovic, Nebojsa; Jarmain, C; De Clercq, WP; Vermeulen, T; Fey, MVDate:Oct 2011Accurate quantification of the water balance, in particular evapotranspiration, is fundamental in managing water resources, especially in semi-arid areas. The objective of this study was to compare evaporation from endemic vegetation in the ...Read more