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Dynamics of two South African floodplain forests
Including bibliographical references.
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2014
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| author | Botha, Mark |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10165 Dynamics of two South African floodplain forests Botha, Mark Botany Including bibliographical references. Riverine systems are an important component of landscape diversity because of the interaction of biodiversity patterns, disturbance regimes and environmental gradients therein. They stabilise migrating river channels and ameliorate hydrological extremes. Concern is growing over the degradation of riparian environments through upstream abstraction, impoundments, altered flood regimes and increased incidence of low flows. These processes may lead to subtle or significant vegetation changes that will affect the understanding, management and conservation of these systems. This is particularly true in semi-arid environments where a functioning river is a vital source of water and nutrients for the maintenance of riparian biota, especially riverine forests. There remains, however, a lack of ecological understanding of riparian forests in Africa, especially tree regeneration requirements, community level patterns and water relations. The major determinants of tree distribution have yet to be fully elucidated for many riverine systems, particularly in tropical areas, and the potential consequences of changes in causal agents are unquantified. 2014-12-26T14:25:03Z 2014-12-26T14:25:03Z 2001 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10165 eng application/pdf Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Botany Botha, Mark Dynamics of two South African floodplain forests |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Dynamics of two South African floodplain forests |
| title_full | Dynamics of two South African floodplain forests |
| title_fullStr | Dynamics of two South African floodplain forests |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dynamics of two South African floodplain forests |
| title_short | Dynamics of two South African floodplain forests |
| title_sort | dynamics of two south african floodplain forests |
| topic | Botany |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10165 |
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