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Predicting the distribution of thickets and forests on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Province using linear regression analyses
Forest and thicket communities are distributed throughout fynbos. The species constituents exhibit life history characteristics significantly different from fynbos species, in that reproductive biology and recruitment are not coupled to fire. The limited occurrence of forests and thickets suggest th...
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| author | Simmons, Mark T |
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| description | Forest and thicket communities are distributed throughout fynbos. The species constituents exhibit life history characteristics significantly different from fynbos species, in that reproductive biology and recruitment are not coupled to fire. The limited occurrence of forests and thickets suggest that there may be specific abiotic factors which limit their distribution. In an attempt to determine which factors are significant in prediction, data from 600 plots covering a substantial part of the Cape Peninsula was analyzed using linear regression models. Although trends in predictive variables were detected for both forest and thickets, the models were largely unsuccessful. This was due both to the lack of inclusion or poor transformation of certain factors and the fact that not all potential forest and thicket sites are filled. The role of fire as the stochastic element in the system as well as the significance of measured environmental variables in determining forest and thicket location is discussed. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/26184 Predicting the distribution of thickets and forests on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Province using linear regression analyses Simmons, Mark T Cowling, Richard M Botany Plant Ecology Forest and thicket communities are distributed throughout fynbos. The species constituents exhibit life history characteristics significantly different from fynbos species, in that reproductive biology and recruitment are not coupled to fire. The limited occurrence of forests and thickets suggest that there may be specific abiotic factors which limit their distribution. In an attempt to determine which factors are significant in prediction, data from 600 plots covering a substantial part of the Cape Peninsula was analyzed using linear regression models. Although trends in predictive variables were detected for both forest and thickets, the models were largely unsuccessful. This was due both to the lack of inclusion or poor transformation of certain factors and the fact that not all potential forest and thicket sites are filled. The role of fire as the stochastic element in the system as well as the significance of measured environmental variables in determining forest and thicket location is discussed. 2017-11-13T08:18:52Z 2017-11-13T08:18:52Z 1993 2017-02-02T13:39:16Z Bachelor Thesis Honours BSc (Hons) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26184 eng application/pdf Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Botany Plant Ecology Simmons, Mark T Predicting the distribution of thickets and forests on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Province using linear regression analyses |
| thesis_degree_str | Bachelor's / Honours |
| title | Predicting the distribution of thickets and forests on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Province using linear regression analyses |
| title_full | Predicting the distribution of thickets and forests on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Province using linear regression analyses |
| title_fullStr | Predicting the distribution of thickets and forests on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Province using linear regression analyses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predicting the distribution of thickets and forests on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Province using linear regression analyses |
| title_short | Predicting the distribution of thickets and forests on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Province using linear regression analyses |
| title_sort | predicting the distribution of thickets and forests on the cape peninsula cape province using linear regression analyses |
| topic | Botany Plant Ecology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26184 |
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