Post-fire vegetative recruitment of the alien grass Glyceria maxima at a KwaZulu-Natal Midlands dam, South Africa

An accidental fire at a site where the reproductive behaviour of Glyceria maxima was being investigated provided an opportunity to measure its effect on G. maxima vegetative recruitment. The fire burned G. maxima growing along the water's edge and down to a water depth of 10 cm. Post-fire tille...

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Published inAfrican journal of aquatic science Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 443 - 445
Main Authors Mugwedi, LF, Goodall, JM, Witkowski, ETF, Byrne, MJ
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Grahamstown Taylor & Francis 16.12.2015
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
aquatic ecosystems
Aquatic plants
invasive alien grass
Recruitment
tiller density
water depth
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Summary:An accidental fire at a site where the reproductive behaviour of Glyceria maxima was being investigated provided an opportunity to measure its effect on G. maxima vegetative recruitment. The fire burned G. maxima growing along the water's edge and down to a water depth of 10 cm. Post-fire tiller densities in these zones were greater than identical sampling zones that were not burnt. Although fire appeared to favour G. maxima vegetative recruitment, more research is required with particular emphasis on integrating weed control methods with wetland restoration practices.
ISSN:1608-5914
1727-9364
DOI:10.2989/16085914.2015.1082069