A phytosociological analysis of the Albizio harveyi – Eucleetum divinori from sodic bottomland clay soils of the Manyeleti Game Reserve, Gazankulu, South Africa

Bredenkamp, G.J.; Deutschländer, M.S.; Theron, G.K.

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“…Emphasis in conservation is not on strictly policed, protected areas, primarily for large mammals anymore, but on sustainable resource use, maintenance of ecological processes and conservation of genetic diversity (Winterbach 1998). A sound knowledge of the vegetation ecology of areas of conservation significance is essential for the establishment of efficient wildlife and environmental management programs and the compilation of conservation policies (Bredenkamp & Theron 1978;Bredenkamp et al 1993;Van Rooyen et al 1981). Different ecosystems react differently to certain management practices (Bredenkamp & Theron 1976) and therefore, in order to formulate a management policy, where proper land use is emphasised, the classification of the vegetation is essential (Van Rooyen et al 1981;Bezuidenhout 1993).…”

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Analysis of the riparian vegetation (Ia land type) of the proposed Vhembe-Dongola National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Götze

Cilliers

Bezuidenhout³

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The establishment of the Vhembe-Dongola National Park has been an objective of several conservationists for many years. The ultimate objective is that this park would become a major component of a transfrontier park shared by Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The aim of this study was to identify, classify and describe the plant communities present in the Ia land type of the proposed area for the park. Sampling was done by means of the Braun-Blanquet method. A total of 70 stratified random relevés were sampled in the Ia land type. All relevé data was imported into the database TUR-BOVEG after which the numerical classification technique TWINSPAN was used as a first approximation. Subsequently Braun-Blanquet procedures were used to refine data and a phytosociological table was constructed, using the visual editor, MEGATAB. From the phytosociological table four plant communities were identified and described in the Ia land type. The ordination algorithm, DECORANA, was applied to the floristic data in order to illustrate floristic relationships between plant communities, to detect possible gradients in and between communities and to detect possible habitat gradients and/or disturbance gradients associated with vegetation gradients.

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Analysis of the riparian vegetation (Ia land type) of the proposed Vhembe-Dongola National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Götze

Cilliers

Bezuidenhout³

et al. 2003

Koedoe

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“…Nature reserves and national parks provide reservoirs of a country's fauna and flora (Greyling & Huntley 1984;Brown 1997). A sound knowledge of the vegetation ecology of areas of conservation significance is essential for the establishment of efficient wildlife and environmental management programmes and the compilation of conservation policies (Bredenkamp & Theron 1978;Bredenkamp et al 1993;Bezuidenhout 1996). Edwards (1972) stated that the optimal use of natural resources cannot be taken care of without adequate knowledge of the ecosystems involved.…”

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Analysis of the vegetation of the sandstone ridges (Ib land type) of the north-eastern parts of the Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Götze

Cilliers

Bezuidenhout³

et al. 2008

Koedoe

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The establishment of the Mapungubwe National Park has been an objective of several conservationists for many years. The ultimate objective is that this park should become a major component of a Transfrontier National Park shared by Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The aim of this study was to identify, classify and describe the plant communities present in the Ib land type of the park. Sampling was done by means of the Braun-Blanquet method. A total of 48 stratified random relevés were sampled in the Ib land type. All relevé data were imported into a TURBOVEG database, after which the numerical classification technique TWINSPAN was used as a first approximation. Subsequently, Braun-Blanquet procedures were used to refine data and a phytosociological table was constructed, using the visual editor, MEGATAB. Two plant communities and several subcommunities and variants were identified and described from the phytosociological table

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The physical environment and plant communities of the Messina Experimental Farm

Dekker

Rooyen

1995

South African Journal of Botany

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A phytosociological analysis of the Albizio harveyi – Eucleetum divinori from sodic bottomland clay soils of the Manyeleti Game Reserve, Gazankulu, South Africa

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

Analysis of the riparian vegetation (Ia land type) of the proposed Vhembe-Dongola National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Analysis of the riparian vegetation (Ia land type) of the proposed Vhembe-Dongola National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Analysis of the vegetation of the sandstone ridges (Ib land type) of the north-eastern parts of the Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa

The physical environment and plant communities of the Messina Experimental Farm

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