Analysis - Underground seed banks in South Africa that date back over 130 years have been found to contain fynbos seeds that ...

Hundreds of ancient fynbos species could regrow and restore a former pine plantation on Cape Town’s Table Mountain, but only ...

Underground seed banks in South Africa that date back over 130 years have been found to contain fynbos seeds that are alive. These seed banks are natural storage areas in the soil where certain plants ...

In South Africa’s Western Cape, a common feature of clearing efforts is the “stack burning” method. This is where invasive ...

In South Africa's Western Cape ... Clearing efforts are focused on the Western Cape's fynbos ecosystem. The fynbos is the country's most invaded ecosystem and most of the research on invasive ...

It's hoped these naturally occurring seed banks could be used to restore one of the country's most iconic plant ecosystems.

Fynbos takes longer to regenerate on burnt ... Read more: Invasive alien plants in South Africa pose huge risks, but they can be stopped I then compared the burnt area with plots outside the ...

Now, CFS fynbos is considered to be a critically ... including some that are endemic to South Africa, and others that have gone extinct elsewhere. The key to that restoration might be soil seed ...

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