The Mogale’s Gate Biodiversity Centre is a 3 060 ha reserve located within the Gauteng
province. The area comprises grassland with woodland patches in valleys and lower-lying
areas. To develop a scientifically based management plan a detailed vegetation study was
undertaken to identify and describe the different ecosystems present. From a TWINSPAN
classification twelve plant communities, which can be grouped into nine major communities,
were identified. A classification and description of the plant communities, as well as, a
management plan are presented. The area comprises 80% grassland and 20% woodland
with 109 different plant families. The centre has a grazing capacity of 5.7 ha/LSU with a
moderate to good veld condition. From the results of this study it is clear that the area makes
a significant contribution towards carbon storage with a total of 0.520 tC/ha/yr stored in all
the plant communities. / Environmental Sciences / M.Sc. (Environmental Management)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/14179 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Tuckett, Alistair Sean |
| Contributors | Brown, L. R. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (221 leaves) : illustrations |
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