Vegetation Survey and Classification of Subtropical Forests of Southern Africa

• Main Author: Mucina, Ladislav (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Geobotany Studies, Basics, Methods and Case Studies,
• Subjects: 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,...

Table of Contents:

• 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.