Details of the abstract |
Presentation |
Poster presentation |
Title |
Plant Functional Types of vegetation and their distribution over time and space on the Etjo Erosion Plains
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Short title |
Plant Functional Types in Central Namibia
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Author(s) |
Strohbach, M.; Van Rooyen, G.
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Presenting author |
Strohbach, M.
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Institution(s) |
Department of Plant Science, University of Pretoria
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Keywords |
emergent groups; attribute response groups; thornbush savanna
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Abstract |
Trait-based approaches are widely used to simplify plant distribution patterns across ecosystems. Understanding the functionality of trait-based strategies is an important tool towards understanding ecosystem properties, and can thus be equally valuable for ecosystem management. However, defining such plant functional types will only be a useful management tool if at least the key traits are easily recognisable in the field. Visible traits for the most common species on a farm on the Etjo Erosion plains were recorded and used in a cluster analysis to determine Plant Functional Types (PFT). Further, it was attempted to link the occurrence of these PFT's to specific soil characteristics or specific habitats.
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Congress Topic |
Process Analysis
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Notes |
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Ref. No. |
589 |