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Post-Fire Resprouting in New Zealand Woody Vegetation: Implications for Restoration by Teixeira, Ana M. C.; Curran, Timothy J.; Jameson, Paula E.; Meurk, Colin D.; Norton, David A. is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Post-Fire Resprouting in New Zealand Woody Vegetation: Implications for Restoration about?
Resprouting is an important trait that allows plants to persist after fire and is considered a key functional trait in woody plants. While resprouting is well documented in fire-prone biomes, information is scarce in non-fire-prone ecosystems, such as New Zealand (NZ) forests. Our objective was to investigate patterns of post-fire resprouting in NZ by identifying the ability of species to resprout and quantifying the resprouting rates within the local plant community. Fire occurrence is likely to increase in NZ as a consequence of climate change, and this investigation addresses an important knowledge gap needed for planning restoration actions in fire-susceptible regions. The study was conducted in two phases: (1) A detailed review of the resprouting ability of the NZ woody flora, and (2) a field study where the post-fire responses of plants were quantified. The field study was undertaken in the eastern South Island, where woody plants (>5 cm diameter at 30 cm height) were sampled in 10 plots (10x10 m), five- and 10-months post-fire. The research synthesized the resprouting ability of 73 woody species and is the first to provide extensive quantitative data on resprouting in NZ. Mo
Who reads Post-Fire Resprouting in New Zealand Woody Vegetation: Implications for Restoration?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Environmental Science.
- Author
- Teixeira, Ana M. C.; Curran, Timothy J.; Jameson, Paula E.; Meurk, Colin D.; Norton, David A.
- Publisher
- MDPI AG; MDPI Open Access Publishing; Basel: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2010- (ISSN 1999-4907)
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)