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| 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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| Ref. No. |
589 |
