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• W2282896506 abstract "Disturbances, such as herbivory and fire are commonplace in savanna ecosystems. The effects of herbivory and fire on growth and defences of adult trees is a much studied filed in plant ecology. However, there are comparatively few studies that have investigated the effects of herbivory and fire on seedling growth, defences and establishment. African Acacia trees are common and widespread, and are suggested to be keystone species in savanna ecosystems. They have been shown to significantly positively increase soil characteristics, such as soil moisture and infiltration, while also increasing spatial heterogeneity of savannas. These trees are distinguishable by their array of physical and chemical defences. Physical defences are either in the form of spines (physiologically costly to produce, thus considered inducible) or prickles (physiologically cheap to produce, thus considered constitutive), while condensed tannins are the most common form of chemical defences. Adult Acacia trees have been shown on several occasions to be highly resilient to disturbance events, primarily due to their large size. However, the effects of herbivory and fire on Acacia seedlings have been little studied despite their apparent importance for our understanding of African savanna ecosystem functioning. In two separate experiments, this thesis aimed to investigate the individual and combined effects of simulated herbivory and fire on the regrowth, defences, and total non-structural carbohydrates (TNC) of the seedlings of several Acacia species, while also testing the Resource Availability Hypothesis (RAH) (14 Acacia species) and the Expanded Growth-Differentiation Balance Hypothesis (GDBH) (three Acacia species). The RAH (Coley, Bryant & Chapin 1985) and the GDBH (Loomis 1932) both assume that arid-adapted (resource-poor) species are slow growing, with low tissue turnover rates. Contrastingly, humid-adapted (resource-rich) species have fast growth rates and thus a high tissue turnover rate. Therefore, arid-adapted species are predicted to invest more carbohydrate reserves in defence after a disturbance event, in order to defend new photosynthetic material. Conversely, humid-adapted (resource-rich) species are predicted to invest carbohydrate reserves into increased growth after a disturbance event, in order to compensate for tissue loss. The first greenhouse experiment found that, in accordance with the RAH, humid-adapted species displayed elevated growth rates compared to arid-adapted species. Overall, defences significantly increased after herbivory, but significantly decreased after fire. Herbivory was also" @default.
• W2282896506 created "2016-06-24" @default.
• W2282896506 creator A5021312313 @default.
• W2282896506 date "2012-01-01" @default.
• W2282896506 modified "2023-09-26" @default.
• W2282896506 title "Regrowth patterns, defences and allocation of stored energy reserves in Acacia seedlings following herbivory and fire." @default.
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