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A brief account of coast vegetation near Port Elizabeth
Submitted: 10 November 1981 | Published: 10 November 1981
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H. C. Taylor, Botanical Research Unit, Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, South AfricaJ. W. Morris, Datametrical Services, Department o f Agriculture and Fisheries, South Africa
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The environment and vegetation of an area of coast north-east of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, are briefly described. Five major vegetation categories are recognized. These are: 1. Scaevola thunbergii Pioneer Vegetation of littoral dunes and Ficinia lateralis Sedgeland of calcrete gravel; 2. Olea exasperata Bush, Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus Bushclumps and Dune Woodland; 3. Sundays River Scrub; 4. Fynbos of calcrete areas; and 5. Themeda triandra Grassland. Invasion of the area by Acacia cyclops (Australian W'attle) is described. A recommendation for the conservation of the area as a nature reserve is made.
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