Claim · model-written summary
Tree density increased over the decade, especially of Casuarina stricta.
- Taxon
- Casuarina stricta
Casuarina strictae1 - Outcome
- tree densitye1
- Direction
- increasese1
Verbatim
e1“Over the decade an increased incidence and spread of fire was associated with increased quadrat species richness, increases in tree density, especially of Casuarina stricta, and a decrease in the density of the larger size classes”
Title
The Viability of Bush in Cities 2 10 Years of Change in an Urban Grassy Woodland
JB Kirkpatrick Australian Journal of Botany 1986. doi:10.1071/bt9860691
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Association Increased incidence and spread of fire was associated with increased quadrat species richness over the decade.
- Observation The density of the larger size classes decreased over the decade.
- Observation Exotic species richness increased in two out of three communities of the reserve.
- Observation Despite increases in exotic species richness, the nature conservation value of the reserve did not decline.
- Observation Many native herbs that are now rare in Tasmania increased in frequency over the decade.
- Recommendation A high fire frequency or reintroduction of large native herbivores may be necessary to encourage native herbs and prevent thickening of the tree stratum.