Abstract

The pattern of seedling recruitment around a single isolated Protea laurifolia Thunb. individual after a fire, was determined using a chi-square goodness of fit test for uniformity and Rayleigh’s test for direction. Recruitment occurred largely to the north-west of the parent plant whereas the wind after the fire came largely from the south-east, providing some evidence of the influence of wind on dispersal. The maximum distance of a seedling from the parent plant was 26,3 m, with 95% of recruitment occurring within 15 m of the parent. To speed up the rate of migration in areas where the species has been eradicated the establishment of point seed sources is suggested. Die saailingregenerasiepatroon rondom ’n enkele geïsoleerde Protea laurifolia Thunb.-individu na ’n brand is bepaal deur ’n chi-kwadraat-pasgehaltetoets vir eenvormigheid en ’n Rayleigh-toets vir rigting. Regenerasie het hoofsaaklik aan die noord-westelike kant van die plant voorgekom, terwyl die wind ná die brand hoofsaaklik uit die suid-ooste gewaai het. Dit lewer bewys dat saadverspreiding deur wind beïnvloed word. Die maksimum afstand wat ’n saailing vanaf die ouer gevind is, was 26,3 m, met 95% van die herwinning binne 15 m vanaf die ouer. Om die tempo van migrasie te versnel na gebiede waar die spesie uitgeroei is, word die vestiging van puntsaadbronne voorgestel.

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