A west-east vegetation transect through Africa south of the Tropic of Capricorn | Zendy

Ben Coetzee | Zendy; M. J. A. Werger | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

A west-east vegetation transect through Africa south of the Tropic of Capricorn

Author(s) -

Ben Coetzee,

M. J. A. Werger

Publication year - 1975

Publication title -

bothalia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 2311-9284

pISSN - 0006-8241

DOI - 10.4102/abc.v11i4.1501

Subject(s) - transect , vegetation (pathology) , physiognomy , geography , physical geography , belt transect , ecology , geology , biology , medicine , physics , pathology , astronomy

Changes in predominant vegetation physiognomy, prominent species and physiography along the route following an I 800 km transect across southern Africa near the Tropic of Capricorn, are described. Eleven main discontinuities in the structure and Holistic composition of the vegetation along the transect are related to a climatic gradient across the Continent. Floristic variation within the main structural types is largely related to rainfall, severity of frost, soil conditions, exposure, slope and aspect. The main vegetation classes distinguished coincide largely with major differences in carrying capacity of the vegetation.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research