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

We typically think of plants strutting their best stuff aboveground: showy flowers, fragrant blossoms, and unique shapes abound. But their development belowground is equally magical. In the study, Lu ...

The restoration of fynbos is possible in areas where pines used to grow for up to 30 years, because there are still enough native fynbos seeds left in the soil. To save costs, time and effort when ...

Most of us only think about the easily visible parts of plants — stems, flowers, leaves — but in a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Princeton ecologists Lars ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Previous studies in the fynbos biome of the Western Cape, South Africa, have suggested that biological decomposition rates in the fynbos ...

The Western Cape showcases South Africa’s dramatic coastline merging with its unique fynbos vegetation, a rare biodiversity you won’t find anywhere else along the ocean. If you enjoy scenic hikes with ...

Karen Joan Esler receives funding from the Centre for Invasion Biology, the Water Research Commission and Anglo American (Anglo American Nature Positive Grant). Tony Rebelo received funding from IUCN ...

Research findings suggest that alternative stable states can be maintained through biotic mechanisms, such as root traits, in addition to the commonly understood abiotic factors like climate. This ...