Vegetation of the coastal fynbos and rocky headlands south of George, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorHoare, D. B.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVictor, J. E.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLubke, R. A.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMucina, L.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-23T10:11:05Z
dc.date.available2013-01-23T10:11:05Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.descriptionCITATION: Hoare, D. B. et al. 2000. Vegetation of the coastal fynbos and rocky headlands south of George, South Africa. Bothalia, 30(1): a543, doi:10.4102/abc.v30i1.543
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dc.description.abstractommunity structure and composition of the coastal fynbos and rocky headland plant communities south of George, southern Cape, were studied. Vegetation was analysed using standard sampling procedures of the floristic-sociological approach of Braun-Blanquet. The releve data were subject to TWIN SPAN-based divisive classification, and ordinated by Principal Coordinates Analysis with the aim to identify vegetation coenocline subsequently interpreted in terms of under­lying environmental gradients. Most of the sampled vegetation was classified as coastal fynbos. The Leucadendron salignum-Tetraria cuspidata Fynbos Community was found to occupy sheltered habitats, whereas the Relhania calyci- na-Passerina vulgaris Fynbos Community was found in exposed habitats The other two communities characterise strong­ly exposed rocky headlands. The Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus-Ruschia tenella Community is wind-sheared scrub, and the Gazania rigens- Limonium scabrum Rocky Headland Community is a loose-canopy, low-grown herbland, characterised by the occurrence of partly salt-tolerant and succulent herbs. The ordination of the fynbos communities revealed a horseshoe structure allowing a direct recognition of a coenocline spanning two fynbos communities along the Axis 1 interpreted in terms of exposure to wind and salt spray. A considerable amount of alien plant infestation was also present. This appears to be the largest threat to the continued existence of this coastal fynbos.
dc.description.urihttps://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/543
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dc.identifier.citationBothalia
dc.identifier.citationHoare, D. B. et al. 2000. Vegetation of the coastal fynbos and rocky headlands south of George, South Africa. Bothalia, 30(1): a543, doi:10.4102/abc.v30i1.543
dc.identifier.issn2311-9284 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0006-8241 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.4102/abc.v30i1.543
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/72931
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAOSIS
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dc.subjectFynbosen_ZA
dc.titleVegetation of the coastal fynbos and rocky headlands south of George, South Africaen_ZA
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