Microbial communities in the fynbos region of South Africa : what happens during woody alien plant invasions

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dc.contributor.authorJacobs, Karinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorConradie, Tersiaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJacobs, Shayneen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-24T06:54:49Z
dc.date.available2020-07-24T06:54:49Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionCITATION: Jacobs, K., Conradie, T. & Jacobs, S. 2020. Microbial communities in the fynbos region of South Africa : what happens during woody alien plant invasions. Diversity, 12(6):254, doi:10.3390/d12060254.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.mdpi.com
dc.descriptionPublication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund
dc.description.abstractThe Cape Floristic Region (CFR) is globally known for its plant biodiversity, and its flora is commonly referred to as fynbos. At the same time, this area is under severe pressure from urbanization, agricultural expansion and the threat of invasive alien plants. Acacia, Eucalyptus and Pinus are the common invasive alien plants found across the biome and considerable time, effort and resources are put into the removal of invasive alien plants and the rehabilitation of native vegetation. Several studies have shown that invasion not only affects the composition of plant species, but also has a profound effect on the soil chemistry and microbial populations. Over the last few years, a number of studies have shown that the microbial populations of the CFR are unique to the area, and harbour many endemic species. The extent of the role they play in the invasion process is, however, still unclear. This review aims to provide an insight into the current knowledge on the different microbial populations from this system, and speculate what their role might be during invasion. More importantly, it places a spotlight on the lack of information about this process.en_ZA
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dc.format.extent21 pages ; illustrations
dc.identifier.citationJacobs, K., Conradie, T. & Jacobs, S. 2020. Microbial communities in the fynbos region of South Africa : what happens during woody alien plant invasions. Diversity, 12(6):254, doi:10.3390/d12060254
dc.identifier.issn1424-2818 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.3390/d12060254
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/108720
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherMDPI
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dc.subjectFynbos -- (Western Cape) South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectMicrobial populations -- (Western Cape) South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectInvasive plants -- (Western Cape) South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectWoody plantsen_ZA
dc.subjectMicrobial invasivenessen_ZA
dc.titleMicrobial communities in the fynbos region of South Africa : what happens during woody alien plant invasionsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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