Open AccessTranslocation success of Frithia humilis Burgoyne, an endangered succulent plant: preliminary results
Author(s) -
Eric L. Kruger,
Stefan Siebert
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie/die suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2222-4173
pISSN - 0254-3486
DOI - 10.4102/satnt.v31i1.333
Subject(s) - endangered species , biology , chromosomal translocation , critically endangered , habitat , botany , ecology , biochemistry , gene
A
Frithia humilis
population
,
growing on a licensed mining plot near
Witbank was saved from obliteration in 2009. It was translocated to three habitats, which have
been monitored since 2010. Thus far, flowering has increased despite decreasing population