Forest canopy gaps offer a window into the future: The case of subtropical coastal forests within an urban matrix in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorBhugeloo, Astika
dc.contributor.authorRamdhani, Syd
dc.contributor.authorSershen
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-14T10:27:07Z
dc.date.available2022-02-14T10:27:07Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractAlien and indigenous species emergence patterns within canopy gaps in urban subtropical forests are poorly understood. This study compared canopy gap floristics in relation to abiotic and physical characteristics across three subtropical urban forests differing in disturbance history. : Three Northern Coastal Forests of varying disturbance histories located in coastal subtropical urban KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa (SA). Closed canopy (n = 15 quadrats per forest ) and four gaps (n = 12 quadrats per forest) from three size classes (‘small’ < 25 m2 , ‘medium’ 25 - 45 m2 ; ‘large’ > 45 m2 ) were surveyed for the primary least disturbed (PLD), primary highly disturbed (PHD) and transitional highly disturbed (THD) forests using classical vegetation sampling techniques. Soil moisture content and air temperature were measured within each gap.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBhugeloo, A. et al. (2021). Forest canopy gaps offer a window into the future: The case of subtropical coastal forests within an urban matrix in South Africa. Forest Systems 30 (1), e003. 10.5424/fs/2021301-16914en_US
dc.identifier.issn2171-9845
dc.identifier.uri10.5424/fs/2021301-16914
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/7247
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherINST NACIONAL INVESTIGACION TECHNOLOGIA AGRARIA ALIMENTARIAen_US
dc.subjectspecies richnessen_US
dc.subjectAlienen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectNorthern Coastal foresten_US
dc.titleForest canopy gaps offer a window into the future: The case of subtropical coastal forests within an urban matrix in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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