Are forest-shrubland mosaics of the Cape Floristic Region an example of alternate stable states?

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• Cape Floristic Region 100%
• fynbos 93%
• shrubland 71%
• mosaic 60%
• vegetation 23%
• soil nutrient 16%
• transition 14%
• soil 13%
• sandstone 11%
• aerial photography 8%
• forest canopy 8%
• nutrient cycling 8%
• forest fire 8%
• forest soil 7%
• vegetation type 7%
• coexistence 7%
• hydrology 6%
• canopy 6%
• topography 5%
• disturbance 5%
• nutrient 5%
• ecosystem 4%
• history 4%
• climate 4%

Agriculture & Biology

• fynbos 89%
• shrublands 66%
• vegetation 28%
• sandstone 20%
• soil nutrients 15%
• soil 15%
• aerial photography 11%
• hydrology 10%
• forest canopy 9%
• forest soils 8%
• biogeochemical cycles 8%
• vegetation types 8%
• topography 8%
• canopy 6%
• climate 6%
• history 5%
• ecosystems 5%
• nutrients 4%