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A plant ecological study and management plan for Mogale's Gate Biodiversity Centre, Gauteng

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)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/14179
Date12 1900
CreatorsTuckett, Alistair Sean
ContributorsBrown, L. R.
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDissertation
Format1 online resource (221 leaves) : illustrations, application/pdf

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