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Effects of repeated fire on the savanna / forest boundary
Savanna and forest/thicket can exist as alternate stable states, among others, determined by fire ecology feedbacks. Bush encroachment has become an ever-increasing trend converting grassland and savanna biomes to forest/thicket. A severe firestorm occurred in the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve in n...
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Department of Biological Sciences
2017
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