Browsing RESEARCH: Esler K by Subject "Renosterveld"
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Competitive interactions between the alien invasive annual grass Avena fatua and indigenous herbaceous plants in South African Renosterveld: the role of nitrogen enrichment
(Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2010)Nitrogen enrichment may play a role in successful invasion of indigenous South African mediterranean shrublands by alien invasive annual grasses. To test the hypothesis that an increase in nitrogen would result in a greater ... -
Sucrose application is ineffectual as a restoration aid in a transformed southern African lowland fynbos ecosystem
(Elsevier, 2012)The addition of carbon (C) to the soil as sucrose has been suggested as a countermeasure to reduce plant available nitrogen (N) and increase the competitive advantage of slower growing native perennial species over faster ...