STILBAAI NEWSFLASH - A talk on fire patterns, indigenous forests, invasive plants and protected trees on Thursday 1 February by Dr Coert Geldenhuys, forest ecologist and extra ordinary professor in Plant Science at the University of Stellenbosch in Die Waenhuis attracted a full hall.
Geldenhuys spent a few days in Stilbaai and visited the areas of the recent fires while he also gave an interesting insight into the protected milkwood trees.
He said that the forest cover potential is determined by an annual rainfall of more than 525 mm, but their very fragmented patches cover only 0.1%.
This resulted from hot, dry bergwinds during the dry season, driving lightning ignited fires along specific pathways, with forest patches persisting in fire-shadow sites.
Read more in this week’s South Cape Forum, as well as online.
ARTIKEL & FOTO: ELZA THIART-BOTES, SUID-KAAP FORUM KORRESPONDENT
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