Thesis (M.SC.) - Carleton University, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-131). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Duke University, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D. (Botany)) - Rhodes University, 2007.

Akademisk avhandling--Uppsala. / "Literaturverzeichnis": p. [423]-434.

Akademisk avhandling--Upsala. / "Resümee in deutscher sprache": p. [265]-322. "Tillägg och rättelser" (1 leaf) laid in. Folded map in pocket. "Litteraturförteckning": p. [323]-329.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universiteit Leiden, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [91]-99).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1911. / "Reprinted from the Botanical gazette, Vol. LIV, No. 4, 1912." "Literature cited": p. 304-305. Also available on the Internet.

Orientador: Alessandra Tomaselli Fidelis / Banca: Vânia Regina Pivello / Banca: Fernando Augusto de Oliveira e Silveira / Banca: Davi Rodrigo Rossatto / Banca: Vinícius de Lima Dantas / Resumo: Em ambientes onde ocorre o fogo, as espécies de plantas podem regenerar via rebrote, semente ou através de ambas as estratégias. Os mecanismos de regeneração são favorecidos ou limitados tanto pelas condições ambientais (produtividade e disponibilidade de recursos) quanto pelo regime de queima, incluindo sua frequência e época. Assim, o objetivo principal desta tese foi investigar a regeneração pós-fogo de espécies de uma comunidade de campo sujo de Cerrado localizada na Reserva Natural Serra do Tomabdor (Goiás). Avaliamos o papel da regeneração via rebrote e via semente e procuramos avaliar os fatores que estão envolvidos no rebrote das plantas após serem submetidas a diferentes tipos de distúrbio, e distúrbios que ocorreram em diferentes frequências e épocas do ano, visto que tanto o tipo do distúrbio quanto a época e a frequência em que ele ocorre podem afetar a regeneração das plantas. Verificamos que o rebrotamento é a principal estratégia de regeneração pós-fogo, ocorrendo principalmente a partir de gemas localizadas em estruturas subterrâneas que estão altamente protegidas pelo solo, e que o recrutamento via semente tem um papel pequeno na regeneração. No entanto, a tolerância das sementes a altas temperaturas é uma característica importante que permite o recrutamento quando as condições ambientais forem favoráveis. Também verificamos que as respostas pós-fogo, relacionadas tanto com o rebrote como com a floração, estão relacionadas com a disponibilidade... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: In fire-prone ecosystems, plant species can persist by resprouting, recruiting from seeds, or use both strategies. Such regeneration mechanisms can be favored or limited by both environmental conditions (site productivity and resource availability) and fire regimes, such as fire frequency and season. The aim of this thesis was investigate the post-fire regeneration mechanism of Cerrado plant species from an open savanna community located at the Reserva Natural Serra do Tombador (Goiás, Central Brazil). Thus, we evaluated the role of post-fire resprouting and post-fire seeding as regeneration mechanisms in Cerrado open savannas. Moreover, we evaluated the factors driving resprouting responses after plants are subjected to different disturbance types and to disturbances in different seasons and frequencies. We verified that resprouting is the main post-fire regeneration mechanism in Cerrado, originating mainly from buds located in underground structures, and that post-fire seeding plays a minor role in the post-fire regeneration of this community. However, seed tolerance is an important seed trait as it allows for seed germination and recruitment when favorable environmental conditions arise. Our results suggest that post-fire resprouting is driven mainly by availability of resources present in the post-fire environment. The slower recovery of plants burned during early-dry season fires is most likely related to the prolonged exposure to water deficits as plants endured all five months of the dry season. However, after the rainy season, plants burned in the different fire seasons had similar sizes. We found no difference in resprouting responses between annually and biennially burned plants, and plants resprouted vigorously after three consecutive burns, suggesting that amount of stored reserves was not a limiting factor. Moreover, fire induced flowering in most species in relation to unb ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Tallgrass prairie in North America has been highly reduced and degraded by human activity (e.g. agriculture) and now human facilitated restoration is necessary to preserve and reestablish the biodiversity, structure and function of this system. In historical tallgrass prairie large ungulates (e.g. Bison bison) were keystone species that regulated many ecosystem properties and functions. Today, restored prairie often lacks these historical ungulates and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) have largely assumed the role of dominant ungulates in small, tallgrass prairie restorations. Little is known about how white-tailed deer affect the development of plant communities and ecosystem function during the onset of prairie restoration. In June 2012 an agricultural field was restored to native prairie species in Konza Prairie Biological Station (KPBS) near Manhattan, KS. Immediately following seeding, experimental plots were established and fences were constructed in half of the plots to excluded white-tailed deer. From 2012 to 2013 deer browse of forbs, aboveground biomass (total, sown forbs, sown grasses, volunteer forbs and volunteer grasses), light availability at the soil surface, soil nutrients, and plant community composition were measure inside and outside of exclosures. The first year of this study occurred during a severe drought which diminished in year two, presenting the opportunity to examine the interaction of climate and deer browse on restoration. In plots where deer had access, the percentage of forbs browsed ranged from 1.3 to 10.5%. The effect of deer browsing on aboveground biomass varied across years for each category of biomass. Total biomass appeared to be regulated more strongly by deer than climate, as unbrowsed plots produced similar biomass in each year despite major climatic variation, while browsed plots did not follow this trend. Across all sampling periods, deer browsing increased light availability by 20%. In year two inorganic N was 19% lower in browsed plots, though potential net N mineralization did not vary between treatments. Plant communities were significantly different between years and, between browsed and unbrowsed plots as time and browsing affected community composition, diversity and richness. Deer browsing increased diversity and richness by 24% and 22% respectively. Community composition was most greatly affected by browsing in year one corresponding to the highest rates of browsing and greatest differences in aboveground biomass. These results indicate that deer can have substantial effects on the initial establishment of prairie communities as well as resource availability from the onset of restoration.

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