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Invasion of mesic mountain fynbos by Pinus radiata
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1986
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Pinus radiata is an important plantation species in South Africa. It also invades mountain fynbos in the southern and south-western Cape Province and is a threat to the conservation of this vegetation type. Knowledge of the invasion process is required to plan effective control. The pattern of invasion was determined by examining aerial photographs and the dynamics of a colonizing population. Invasion commenced almost immediately after the first release of seeds from an adjacent plantation. Initial colonizers established at distances of up to 3 km from the seed source. Populations increased rapidly after a fire and resultant stands were dominated by cohorts that established during the immediate post-fire phase. Where fire had been excluded, population growth was slower and less dense, uneven-aged stands resulted. Pinus radiata is ’n belangrike spesie vir plantasiebosbou in Suid-Afrika. In die suidelike en suidwestelike Kaapprovinsie word bergfynbos deur hierdie boom verdring en dit bedreig ook die voortbestaan van hierdie veldtipe. Kennis van die indringingsproses is nodig om effektiewe beheer te kan toepas. Om die patroon van indringing vas te stel, is lugfoto’s bestudeer asook die dinamika van ’n indringerbevolking. Binnedringing het byna onmiddellik na die eerste vrystelling van saad uit ’n aangrensende plantasie begin. Die eerste indringers het op ’n afstand van tot 3 km van die saadbron gevestig. Na ’n brand was daar ’n vinnige aanwas en die opslag wat op hierdie wyse ontstaan het, is deur die digte opstand-indringers oorheers wat in die fase direk na die brand gevestig het. Waar die brand uitgeskakel is, was die aanwas stadiger, minder dig en van onewe ouderdomme.
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