Vegetation Survey and Classification of Subtropical Forests of Southern Africa

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Mucina, Ladislav (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Geobotany Studies, Basics, Methods and Case Studies,
• Θέματα: Plant ecology.; Community ecology, Biotic.; Biodiversity.; Plant systematics.; Plant taxonomy.; Nature conservation.; Forestry management.; Plant Ecology.; Community & Population Ecology.; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Nature Conservation.; Forestry Management.

 This book highlights classification patterns and underlying ecological drivers structuring the vegetation of selected indigenous subtropical forests in South Africa. It uses original field sampling and advanced numerical data analysis to examine three major types of forest - Albany Coastal Forests, Pondoland Coastal Scarp and Eastern Scarp - all of which are of high conservation value. Offering a unique and systematic assessment of South African ecology in unprecedented detail, the book could serve as a model for future vegetation surveys of forests not only in Africa, but also around the globe. 

 1.Introduction: Rationale and Objectives -- 2.Materials and Methods: How to Survey Forests? -- 3.Legacy Data: Some Data-analytical Experiments -- 4.Classification of the Albany Coastal Forests -- 5.Classification of the Pondoland Scarp Forests -- 6.Classification of the Eastern Scarp Forests -- 7.Modelling of Forest-Environmental Relationships -- 8.Lessons for a Forest Vegetation Survey.