Changes to the vegetation of the mid-Fish River valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa, in response to land-use as revealed by direct gradient analysis

Abstract

Reports on a study conducted to identify and classify the vegetation of the mid-Fish River valley into floristically homogeneous units, using a direct gradient analysis. Also identifies the shifts in the vegetation in response to different land-use treatments. Illustrates with tables, a map and graphs

Keywords: Commercial rangelands; Communal rangelands; Direct gradient analyses; Eastern Cape; Fish River Valley; Grazing gradients; Structural analyses; Thicket Biome; TWINSPAN; Valley Bushveld; Vegetation degradation

African Journal of Range & Forage Science, Vol. 14, Iss 2, p. 68–74