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A Phytosociological synthesis of Mopaneveld
Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2001.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/82455 A Phytosociological synthesis of Mopaneveld Bredenkamp, George J. Du Plessis, Frances UCTD Mopaneveld Mopani Veld Colophospermum mopane TWINSPAN DECORANA large vegetation data sets savanna phytosociology synthesis vegetation dynamics non-equilibrium South African Lowveld southern Africa Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2001. Mopaneveld, a vegetation type dominated by Colophospermum mopane, covers an area of approximately 550 000 km2 over eight countries in southern Africa. A phytosociological synthesis of this extensive vegetation type is presented. TWINSP AN classification was based on existing, adequate, raw vegetation data of southern African Mopaneveld, which included fifteen data sets. Despite the limitations in sound vegetation data, 2 298 releves contributed to the identification of seven vegetation types and six major plant communities by the application of TWINSP AN. A new method to treat large vegetation data sets is also presented. The wealth of adequate vegetation data from the South African Lowveld Mopaneveld motivated further analysis of this vegetation type. Four major plant communities were identified of which two are discussed in this dissertation. Apart from the phytosociological contribution of this study, TWINSP AN results revealed motivation for the southern African Mopaneveld being an eventdriven system which follows non-equilibria! models to explain vegetation change. Plant Science MSc Unrestricted 2021-11-02T10:19:28Z 2021-11-02T10:19:28Z 2021 2001 Dissertation * http://hdl.handle.net/2263/82455 © 2021 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Mopaneveld Mopani Veld Colophospermum mopane TWINSPAN DECORANA large vegetation data sets savanna phytosociology synthesis vegetation dynamics non-equilibrium South African Lowveld southern Africa A Phytosociological synthesis of Mopaneveld |
| title | A Phytosociological synthesis of Mopaneveld |
| title_full | A Phytosociological synthesis of Mopaneveld |
| title_fullStr | A Phytosociological synthesis of Mopaneveld |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Phytosociological synthesis of Mopaneveld |
| title_short | A Phytosociological synthesis of Mopaneveld |
| title_sort | phytosociological synthesis of mopaneveld |
| topic | UCTD Mopaneveld Mopani Veld Colophospermum mopane TWINSPAN DECORANA large vegetation data sets savanna phytosociology synthesis vegetation dynamics non-equilibrium South African Lowveld southern Africa |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/82455 |