Open AccessA case for a vegetation survey in a developing country based on Zimbabwe
Author(s) -
Tom Müller
Publication year - 1983
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.v14i3/4.1233
Subject(s) - vegetation (pathology) , geography , vegetation classification , floristics , homogeneous , natural resource , environmental resource management , vegetation types , biodiversity , agroforestry , eucalyptus , survey data collection , developing country , environmental protection , ecology , environmental science , species richness , habitat , biology , mathematics , medicine , pathology , combinatorics , statistics
The need for a vegetation survey in Zimbabwe, a developing country, is discussed. It is proposed that such a survey should produce a classification which is based on floristic criteria, and in which the vegetation types relate as nearly as possible to homogeneous environmental units. The practical application of such a classification is outlined with reference to the management of natural vegetation resources, land use planning and the preservation of species diversity.