The vegetation of the southern Langeberg, Cape Province. 1. The plant communities of the Boosmansbos Wilderness Area
| Autor: | D. J Mcdonald |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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| Zdroj: | Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 129-151 (1993) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0006-8241 2311-9284 |
| DOI: | 10.4102/abc.v23i1.798 |
| Popis: | An analysis of the fynbos shrublands and forests of the Boosmansbos Wilderness Area, southern Langeberg, Cape Province, South Africa, is presented. Data were collected at 119 sites in mature fynbos vegetation (>10 years old) and at five sites in patches of Afromontane Forest. Emphasis was placed on the fynbos shrublands and sample sites were subjectively located along a transect from south to north across the Langeberg range in the study area. This south to north orientation follows a complex gradient of changes in aspect, slope, geology, soil form and climate. Data were initially analysed using TWINSPAN and the resulting classification refined using Braun-Blanquet procedures. One forest subassociation and 12 fynbos communities were identified and described. A proposed hierarchical classification of the fynbos communities is presented. |
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