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The vegetation of the Cape Hangklip area

Approximately 11 500 ha of coastal plain and mountain vegetation in the Cape Hangklip area of the South-Western Cape Province of South Africa was studied. The suitability of homogeneity functions and of the association-analysis techniques for the analysis of large areas of the distinctive coastal an...

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Main Author: Boucher, Charles
Other Authors: Hall, A V
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Language:English
Published: Department of Biological Sciences 2016
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description Approximately 11 500 ha of coastal plain and mountain vegetation in the Cape Hangklip area of the South-Western Cape Province of South Africa was studied. The suitability of homogeneity functions and of the association-analysis techniques for the analysis of large areas of the distinctive coastal and fynbos vegetation found in the Mediterranean type of climate in this region were investigated. Data were collected at 150 sampling sites of 10 x 5 metres each, which were randomly located on grid intersections within physiographic-physiognomic units delimited on aerial photographs. Phytosociological techniques were used to arrange the data prior to further analysis using frequency modulated homogeneity functions. A classification of the vegetation into 32 communities is proposed with primary subdivisions into Broad-leaved Scrub and Fynbos. This classification is based on the results of the association-analysis of the data.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/17726 The vegetation of the Cape Hangklip area Boucher, Charles Hall, A V Botany Botany - South Africa Botany - Classification Approximately 11 500 ha of coastal plain and mountain vegetation in the Cape Hangklip area of the South-Western Cape Province of South Africa was studied. The suitability of homogeneity functions and of the association-analysis techniques for the analysis of large areas of the distinctive coastal and fynbos vegetation found in the Mediterranean type of climate in this region were investigated. Data were collected at 150 sampling sites of 10 x 5 metres each, which were randomly located on grid intersections within physiographic-physiognomic units delimited on aerial photographs. Phytosociological techniques were used to arrange the data prior to further analysis using frequency modulated homogeneity functions. A classification of the vegetation into 32 communities is proposed with primary subdivisions into Broad-leaved Scrub and Fynbos. This classification is based on the results of the association-analysis of the data. 2016-03-14T07:22:21Z 2016-03-14T07:22:21Z 1972 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17726 eng application/pdf Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Cape Town
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The vegetation of the Cape Hangklip area
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title_fullStr The vegetation of the Cape Hangklip area
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Botany - South Africa
Botany - Classification
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