Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 1975. / Some digitised pages may appear illegible due to the condition of the original hard copy. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A study was made of certain relations operating within a South West African
woodland savanna ecosystem which was characterised by simplification
within most of its basic components. . Main attention was given to the
relatively unexplored field of spatial and structural organisation of the
primary producer component in relation to its quantified intra-seasonal
functional changes including its phenology. Simple mathematical model
descriptions of seasonal mass change of the herbaceous parts of the
primary producer component were derived. Various parts of the primary
producer component were also evaluated in terms of some of the main
climatic driving forces of the ecosystem, decomposition relations in the
form of disappearance rates, soil-vegetation mineral relations and
consumer (mainly insect) relations. Gross effects of manipulation of
the ecosystem type by fire and management is included.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/67910 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Rutherford, Michael Charles |
| Contributors | Smith, J. G., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Science. Dept. of Botany and Zoology. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 263 pages : illustrations |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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