ALLOMETRIC RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SAPWOOD AREA AND SHRUB
DIMENSIONS FOR 6 COMMON SOUTHERN AFRICAN SAVANNA BUSH ENCROACHER
SPECIES: UNIVERSAL OR SPECIES-SPECIFIC?
Roi Hendler1,2*, Tim Herkenrath 1, Rosemary Shikangalah 3, Niels Blaum
1, Katja Geissler 1,4
1) University of Potsdam, Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation, Am
Mühlenberg 3, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
2) Anhalt university of Applied Sciences, Strenzfelder Allee 28, 06406
Bernburg (Saale), Germany
3) Namibia University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering,
Department of Mining and Process Engineering, Private Bag 13388,
Windhoek
4) University of Potsdam, Biodiversity Research / Systematic Botany,
Maulbeerallee 1, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
* Corresponding author: Katja Geissler:
kgeissle@uni-potsdam.de,telephone:
+493319771974, fax: +493319771930
Key words: transpiration,
shrub encroachment, WBE-model, stem diameter, crown size, allometry