Fire protection and afromontane forest expansion in cape fynbos

The expansion of the afromontane forest community in Orange Kloof, Table Mountain, between 1933 and 1990 was measured using aerial photography. The study area is unique because it has been protected from fire since 1933, allowing forest to expand into the adjacent Cape fynbos communities. The area o...

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Published in:Biological conservation 1993, Vol.64 (1), p.51-56
Main Authors: Luger, A.D., Moll, E.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
afromontane forest
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Cape fynbos
Cape Province
fire protection
fire regimes
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Synecology
Terrestrial ecosystems
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Summary:The expansion of the afromontane forest community in Orange Kloof, Table Mountain, between 1933 and 1990 was measured using aerial photography. The study area is unique because it has been protected from fire since 1933, allowing forest to expand into the adjacent Cape fynbos communities. The area of forest has doubled after 55 years of fire protection.
ISSN:0006-3207
1873-2917
DOI:10.1016/0006-3207(93)90382-B