Open AccessA preliminary report on the dynamics of the vegetation of the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park
Author(s) -
N. van Rooyen,
Daniël Janse van Rensburg,
G.K. Theron,
Jacobus du P. Bothma
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v27i2.570
Subject(s) - herbaceous plant , national park , vegetation (pathology) , floristics , woody plant , vegetation cover , basal area , ecology , geography , forestry , environmental science , biology , species richness , grazing , medicine , pathology
Different methods were used intermittently to monitor the changes in the floristic composition, basal cover and density of the herbaceous and woody vegetation over a seven year period in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. Periods of drought and the variability of rainfall appear to have a significant influence in the short term on herbaceous species, while there was not much variation in the woody species composition or density