Long-term landscape changes in vegetation structure: fire management in the wetlands of KwaMbonambi, South Africa

• Published in: African journal of aquatic science Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 279 - 288
• Main Authors: Luvuno, LB, Kotze, DC, Kirkman, KP
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Grahamstown Taylor & Francis 19.08.2016; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: burning; ferns and fern allies; fire regime; fire suppression; forests; grasslands; herbaceous wetlands; land-cover change; landscapes; Plantations; South Africa; Stenochlaena; swamp forest; swamps; tree plantations; Vegetation; vegetation structure; Wetlands; wildfires; South Africa

In wetlands the effects of fire on vegetation dynamics are somewhat uncertain. A change detection analysis in the herbaceous wetlands of KwaMbonambi, South Africa, which were subject to frequent fires, revealed that in 1937 the study area comprised grassland (69%), herbaceous wetland (25%), indigeno...