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   Could CO₂-induced changes to C₄ grass flammability aggravate savanna woody encroachment?

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Sarah Lynn Raubenheimer --- , South Africa Kimberley Simpson --- , South Africa Richard Carkeek --- , South Africa Brad Ripley --- , South Africa

   Fire plays an important role in maintaining the savanna tree-grass balance by limiting the recruitment of heat-sensitive tree seedlings. However, fire behaviour may change under increasing CO2 concentrations, due to altered flammability of the grassy layer. Here, we determined the...

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