Determining the potential drivers of invasive C4 grasses at De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa

Grassland and shrubland distribution in SA is associated with rainfall seasonality. In grassland the vegetation is exclusively C4 while the shrub and tree component is generally C3. Shrublands, in contrast, are predominantly C3, for both woody and herbaceous species, though there can be a small C4 s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Munyai, Nthabeliseni Meryling
Other Authors: February, Edmund Carl
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29253