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

Post-fire vegetative recruitment of the alien grass Glyceria maxima at a KwaZulu-Natal Midlands... 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. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Journal of Aquatic Science Taylor & Francis

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

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Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Copyright
© 2015 NISC (Pty) Ltd
ISSN
1727-9364
eISSN
1608-5914
DOI
10.2989/16085914.2015.1082069
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Abstract

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.

Journal

African Journal of Aquatic ScienceTaylor & Francis

Published: Dec 16, 2015

Keywords: aquatic ecosystems; invasive alien grass; tiller density; water depth

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