The vegetation ecology of the Eastern Transvaal Escarpment in the Sabie area. 2. Floristic classification

Abstract

The indigenous vegetation of the Eastern Transvaal Escarpment in the Sabie area is classified with the aid of the PHYTOTAB program package. Four ecological-formation classes (efc) based on floristics. physiognomy and climate correspond to four data subsets. Plant communities in each efc are defined by means of 46 differential species-groups distributed amongst forest, thicket, woodland, shrubland and grassland structural types. Environmental correlation is facilitated by means of 21 habitat types.

Keywords

• Eastern Transvaal Escarpment
• floristic classification
• phytosociology
• PHYTOTAB