Open AccessThe vegetation and identification of management units of the Honnet Nature Reserve, Northern Province, South Africa
Author(s) -
N Visser,
W. Van Hoven,
G.K. Theron
Publication year - 1996
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.v39i1.280
Subject(s) - detrended correspondence analysis , ordination , vegetation (pathology) , plant community , phytosociology , geography , nature reserve , ecology , vegetation classification , vegetation types , ecological succession , biology , archaeology , medicine , pathology , habitat
An analysis of the vegetation of the Honnet Nature Reserve, Northern Province is presented. Releves were compiled in 56 stratified random sample plots. The Braun- Blanquet procedure revealed 12 distinct plant communities and four sub-communities. The Variable Quadrant Plot Method was used in the structural analysis of the communities and management units. The data were ordinated using Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DECORANA) to determine possible relations and gradients between and in the plant communities. Six management units were identified by means of the vegetation ordination, plant communities and the physical environment. A hierarchical classification, description and ecological interpretation of the vegetation units and a descrip- tion of the management units are presented