The vegetation of the Nooitgedacht section of the Loskop Dam Nature Reserve resembles
Bankenveld vegetation and differs from the other areas of the reserve. This study was
undertaken to identify, classify, and describe the plant communities present on this section,
and to determine their veld condition. The Braun-Blanquet approach was followed to classify
the different plant communities. A total number of 170 sample plots (100m2) were placed in
all homogeneous vegetation units in a randomly stratified basis. The Ecological Index
Method (EIM) was used to determine the veld condition. Data were collected using the steppoint
method and incorporated into the GRAZE model from where the veld condition was
calculated. A minimum of 400 step points were surveyed in each community with more
points in the larger communities. Plant community data was analysed using the JUICE
software program. A total of 11 plant communities were identified. The overall veld condition
score indicates the vegetation to be in a good condition, resulting in a high grazing capacity. / Environmental Sciences / M. Sc. (Nature Conservation)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/18884 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Nkosi, Sellina Ennie |
| Contributors | Brown. L. R. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xi, 173 leaves : color illustrations, color maps, tables, color graphs) |
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