Evaluation of afforestable montane grasslands for wildlife conservation in the north-eastern Cape, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorArmstrong A.J.
dc.contributor.authorVan Hensbergen H.J.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:58:57Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:58:57Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.description.abstractMontane 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.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationBiological Conservation
dc.identifier.citation81
dc.identifier.citation02-Jan
dc.identifier.issn63207
dc.identifier.other10.1016/S0006-3207(96)00034-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10923
dc.subjectafforestation
dc.subjectbird
dc.subjectbutterfly
dc.subjectconservation
dc.subjectgrasshopper
dc.subjectmontain grassland
dc.subjectwildlife
dc.subjectSouth Africa, Northern Cape Province
dc.subjectAves
dc.subjectLepidoptera
dc.subjectOrthoptera
dc.subjectPapilionoidea
dc.subjectProtea
dc.subjectProteaceae
dc.titleEvaluation of afforestable montane grasslands for wildlife conservation in the north-eastern Cape, South Africa
dc.typeArticle
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