Estimating total plant species richness in depressional wetlands in the longleaf pine ecosystem

Wetlands ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 866-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie J. Kaeser ◽  
L. Katherine Kirkman
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Longleaf Pine ◽  
Plant Species Richness ◽  
Depressional Wetlands ◽  
Total Plant

Fire, plant species richness and plants of significance to Australian desert Aboriginal people

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 939
Author(s):  
Neil Burrows ◽  
Paul Rampant ◽  
Graham Loewenthal ◽  
Allan Wills
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Unit Area ◽  
Plant Species Richness ◽  
Sandy Desert ◽  
Plant Resources ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
Harvesting Efficiency ◽  
Patch Burning

A survey was undertaken in the Great Sandy Desert, Western Australia, to document changes in total plant species richness and the richness of plants of significance to Aboriginal people, with time since fire. Species richness was highest in the early post-fire seral stages, then declined with time as ‘fire ephemerals’ completed their life cycle. Culturally significant plants, which comprised ~42% of all plants recorded, were found in all seral stages but were most abundant in the early stages post fire. A fine-scale mosaic of seral stages created by frequent patch burning provides a higher variety of plant resources per unit area, increasing harvesting efficiency of culturally important plants.

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