Original Research
Flora of the Zuurberg National Park. 1. Characterization of major vegetation units
Bothalia | Vol 18, No 2 | a1048 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v18i2.1048
| © 1988 B-E. van Wyk, P. A. Novellie, C. M. van Wyk
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 23 October 1988 | Published: 23 October 1988
Submitted: 23 October 1988 | Published: 23 October 1988
About the author(s)
B-E. van Wyk, Department of Botany, Rand Afrikaans University, South AfricaP. A. Novellie, National Parks Board, South Africa
C. M. van Wyk, Botanical Research Institute, South Africa
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The distribution of major vegetation units or veld types in the Zuurberg National Park, situated on the eastern limits of the Fynbos Biome, is presented. Structural and floristic criteria are used to describe and map five basic units, namely Afromontane Forest, Subtropical Thicket, Mountain Fynbos, Grassy Fynbos and Grassland.
Keywords
Afromontane Forest; biogeography; eastern Cape; Fynbos Biome; Grassland; Grassy Fynbos; Mountain Fynbos Subtropical Thicket; vegetation units
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