Evaluation of afforestable montane grasslands for wildlife conservation in the north-eastern Cape, South Africa
dc.contributor.author | Armstrong A.J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Van Hensbergen H.J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-15T15:58:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-05-15T15:58:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1997 | |
dc.description.abstract | Montane grasslands in high rainfall areas of South Africa are subject to large-scale afforestation, making wildlife conservation evaluations necessary. A system which uses landscape features to predict conservation value would be beneficial. This is an initial assessment in the afforestable region of the north-eastern Cape. Sampling of grasshoppers, butterflies and birds was done along a gradient of land types. Differences in conservation value between land types and between landscape elements were demonstrated, but rankings differed according to the criterion used. High-altitude land types and low-altitude Protea savanna were most valuable for conserving endemic species. Low-altitude land types with a Molteno sandstone lithology and the high-altitude land type with a Clarens sandstone lithology had the highest conservation values for taxic richness. | |
dc.description.version | Article | |
dc.identifier.citation | Biological Conservation | |
dc.identifier.citation | 81 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 02-Jan | |
dc.identifier.issn | 63207 | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1016/S0006-3207(96)00034-1 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10923 | |
dc.subject | afforestation | |
dc.subject | bird | |
dc.subject | butterfly | |
dc.subject | conservation | |
dc.subject | grasshopper | |
dc.subject | montain grassland | |
dc.subject | wildlife | |
dc.subject | South Africa, Northern Cape Province | |
dc.subject | Aves | |
dc.subject | Lepidoptera | |
dc.subject | Orthoptera | |
dc.subject | Papilionoidea | |
dc.subject | Protea | |
dc.subject | Proteaceae | |
dc.title | Evaluation of afforestable montane grasslands for wildlife conservation in the north-eastern Cape, South Africa | |
dc.type | Article |