The Effects of Alien Shrub Invasions on Vegetation Structure and Fire Behaviour in South African Fynbos Shrublands: A Simulation Study
Journal of Applied EcologyPublished 1 December 1985
Brian W. van Wilgen, David M. Richardson
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South African fynbos vegetation is fire-prone and susceptible to invasion by alien shrubs, and under such conditions, the fire hazard will be increased by invasion, test the hypothesis that invasion increases fire hazard through increasing fuel loads.
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B. W. van Wilgen, D. M. Richardson, The Effects of Alien Shrub Invasions on Vegetation Structure and Fire Behaviour in South African Fynbos Shrublands: A Simulation Study, Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol. 22, No. 3 (Dec., 1985), pp. 955-966
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