MUCINA, Ladislav, Anthony ABBOTT and Lubomír TICHÝ. Classification of Pondoland Scarp Forests. In Mucina Ladislav. VEGETATION SURVEY AND CLASSIFICATION OF SUBTROPICAL FORESTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. SWITZERLAND: SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG, 2018, p. 91-124. Geobotany Studies. ISBN 978-3-319-67831-3. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67831-3_5.
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Original name Classification of Pondoland Scarp Forests
Authors MUCINA, Ladislav (40 Austria), Anthony ABBOTT (710 South Africa) and Lubomír TICHÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition SWITZERLAND, VEGETATION SURVEY AND CLASSIFICATION OF SUBTROPICAL FORESTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, p. 91-124, 34 pp. Geobotany Studies, 2018.
Publisher SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG
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Original language English
Type of outcome Chapter(s) of a specialized book
Field of Study 10611 Plant sciences, botany
Country of publisher Switzerland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form printed version "print"
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/18:00101733
Organization unit Faculty of Science
ISBN 978-3-319-67831-3
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67831-3_5
UT WoS 000435900500006
Keywords in English DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS; LAND COMPONENTS; CLASSIFICATION; FIDELITY; COMMUNITIES; UNITS
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Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
The Pondoland Scarp Forests (limited to the Wild Coast of the Eastern Cape Province and southwestern seaboards of KwaZulu-Natal) are probably the most valuable forest type of SouthAfrica due to the relict character of the current extent and high plant endemism. This chapter present the first classification of the forest communities of this canyon-dominated region. Seven habitat-level communities have been recognised on basis of 47 full-floristic releve's. They have been grouped into three forest subtypes, reflecting the geographic position (Port St Johns vs Umtamvuna-Oribi area) as well as gradients strongly linked to topography. These forests are typical subtropical forests, very complex in structural terms, and also species rich. They deserve focused protection in greater extent than they are enjoying today.
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GA17-15168S, research and development projectName: Expertní systémy nové generace pro klasifikaci vegetace v kontinentálním měřítku
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
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