A vegetation survey was conducted on the newly acquired farm portions of the farm
Doornrandje 386 JR, which are being incorporated into Gauteng Department of
Agriculture and Rural Development’s protected area expansion. This study provides
an ecological basis for establishing an efficient management programme for the
area. From a TWINSPAN classification, refined by Braun-Blanquet procedures, five
plant communities were identified. A classification and description of the major plant
communities is presented. Descriptions of the plant communities include
characteristic species, as well as prominent and less conspicuous species of the
tree, shrub, herb and grass strata. Floristic analyses of the vegetation and a
biodiversity comparison of the different plant communities found on the farm are also
undertaken. This study proves that the extended land incorporated into the Reserve contributes to the biological diversity of the study area. / Environmental Sciences / M. Sc. (Environmental Science)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/18879 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Bezuidenhout, Antonia |
| Contributors | Brown, L. R., Barrett, Alan Sean |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (ix, 125 leaves : color illustrations, color maps, tables, color graphs) |
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