Wetland vegetation of southern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

L. Perkins; G. J. Bredenkamp; J. E. Granger

doi:10.4102/abc.v30i2.557

Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation (Sep 2000)

Wetland vegetation of southern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

L. Perkins,
G. J. Bredenkamp,
J. E. Granger

Affiliations

L. Perkins: Department of Botany. University of Pretoria
G. J. Bredenkamp: Department of Botany. University of Pretoria
J. E. Granger: Department of Botany. University of Natal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v30i2.557
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 30, no. 2
pp. 175 – 185

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Vegetation data from southern KwaZulu-Natal were analysed. TWINSPAN classification separated the entire data set (547 releves) into five subsets. One subset, representing the vegetation of the wetlands of southern Kw aZulu-Natal, was further classified by Braun-Blanquet procedures. Eight plant communities and fourteen subcommunities were identified and described. The results can be integrated with existing phytosociological classifications of the Grassland Biome.

Published in Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation

ISSN: 0006-8241 (Print); 2311-9284 (Online)
Publisher: South African National Biodiversity Institut
Country of publisher: South Africa
LCC subjects: Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
Website: http://www.abcjournal.org

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