Table 4.
Mean percentage dead wood per stem (±s.d.) on preferred fuel-wood species on the Gariep floodplain, Richtersveld National Park (Shackleton et al. 2003).
| species | mean % deadwood per stem |
|---|---|
| Ziziphus mucronata | 27.8±5.4 |
| Euclea pseudobenus | 8.8±2.4 |
| Tamarix usneoides | 12.2±2.9 |
| Prosopis spp. | 0.3±0.2 |