Alien trees and fynbos fuel loads are a ticking time bomb, warns researcher
22 April 2021 12:59 PM
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Dr Alanna Rebelo says Cape Town needs to manage vegation properly as the risk for more fires is extremely high.
Postdoctoral Researcher at Stellenbosch University s Department of Conservation Ecology & Entomology Dr Alanna Rebelo wrote an insightful article for The Conversation, and explains to Refilwe Moloto why solutions to fire management in Cape Town and in the Table Mountain National Park are complex.
We need to be managing our vegetation well. We know the fynbos burns. It burns on average every 12 to 15 years.
Dr Alanna Rebelo, Postdoctoral Researcher - Conservation Ecology & Entomology Dept Stellenbosch University