Savanna aliens
Numerous alien plant species are invading African savannas causing loss of biodiversity and altering ecosystem functioning. The ecological factors and underlying mechanisms causing these invasions are poorly understood. This hinders invasive species management and biodiversity conservation. In this thesis, a range of approaches (i.e., field measurements, a greenhouse experiment, field experiments, a long-term burning experiment, remote sensing, and Geographical Information System (GIS) techniques) was used to understand how the availability of two key resources limiting primary productivity in African savannas (water and nutrients) and how major disturbances (i.e., fire, grazing) determine the invasion of these systems by alien plant species.
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| Format: | Doctoral thesis biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | africa, burning, degraded land, disturbed land, ecological disturbance, ecosystems, environmental monitoring, geographical information systems, habitat destruction, invasions, isoptera, monitoring, savannas, terrestrial ecosystems, weeds, woody weeds, afrika, ecologische verstoring, ecosystemen, gedegradeerd land, geografische informatiesystemen, habitat vernietiging, houtige onkruiden, invasies, milieumonitoring, onkruiden, savannen, terrestrische ecosystemen, verbranden, verstoord land, |
| Online Access: | https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/savanna-aliens |
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