Surviving the fire-trap: resprouting and carbohydrate partitioning of Acacia karroo after topkill

This study investigated the carbon allocation patterns that enable the spindle form of Acacia karroa found in the HluhluweiMfolozi Park, KwaZulu-Natal, to survive repeated and frequent topkill. The central hypotheses were that resprouting is dependent on root carbohydrate reserves and that very frequent topkill would progressively lower the carbohydrate reserves of a plant and eventually cause mortality.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Biological Sciences

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Schutz, Alex

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Cramer, Michael D
• Bond, William J

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6185

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6185