Mistletoes, their host plants and the effects of browsing by large mammals in Addo Elephant National Park
Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Mistletoes, their host plants and the effects of browsing by large mammals in Addo Elephant National Park | |
| Creator | Midgley, J.J. Joubert, D. | |
| Description | There are at least four plant hemiparasites [=mistletoes, viz. Viscaceae (3 species), Loranthaceae (1 species)] within the Addo Elephant National Park. Highly selective utilisation of these plant parasites by large browsing animals has resulted in severe decline of these plants within the elephant enclosure. The parasites are often associated with spinescent host plants. We suggest this has less to do with escaping herbivory by large mammals and more to do with spinescent plants being optimum hosts because they are a richer nutritient source for plant parasites than most non-spinescent plants. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 1991-09-23 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/koedoe.v34i2.430 | |
| Source | Koedoe; Vol 34, No 2 (1991); 149-152 2071-0771 0075-6458 | |
| Language | eng | |
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