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A case for a vegetation survey in a developing country based on Zimbabwe

T. Müller
Bothalia | Vol 14, No 3/4 | a1233 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v14i3/4.1233 | © 1983 T. Müller | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 04 November 1983 | Published: 06 November 1983

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T. Müller, National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe

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The need for a vegetation survey in Zimbabwe, a developing country, is discussed. It is proposed that such a survey should produce a classification which is based on floristic criteria, and in which the vegetation types relate as nearly as possible to homogeneous environmental units. The practical application of such a classification is outlined with reference to the management of natural vegetation resources, land use planning and the preservation of species diversity.


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