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Table 1 The extent of fire survival or persistence displayed 2.5 years after fire by large shrub species in a Nama-Karoo montane shrubby grassland, South Africa. Measures reported are based on numbers of individuals and calculated as detailed under Methods.

From: Growth-Form Responses to Fire in Nama-Karoo Escarpment Grassland, South Africa

Species

Post: pre-fire population

Resprouting (%)

Reseeding (%)

Plants surveyed (n)

Latitude (°)

Longitude (°)

Passerina montana

6.40

100

540

32

32°15′41″S

22°29′43″E

Passerina montana

2.47

30

217

168

32°15′27″S

22°30′10″E

Passerina montana

0.14

0

14

123

32°12′45″S

22°31′35″E

Helichrysum trilineatum

2.72

100

172

136

32°15′34″S

22°30′08″E

Diospyros austro-africana

2.26

91

135

54

32°15′34″S

22°30′08″E

Cliffortia arborea

1.38

23

115

28

32°12′45″S

22°31′35″E

Cliffortia arborea

1.28

37

91

122

32°15′34″S

22°30′08″E

Anthospermum spathulatum

1.21

80

41

196

32°12′45″S

22°31′25″E

Euryops annae

0.94

3

91

265

32°14′48″S

22°28′56″E

Euryops annae

0.24

18

6

197

32°16′09″S

22°29′40″E

Elytropappus rhinocerotis

0.00

0

0

89

32°16′09″S

22°29′40″E