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6. Classification of the Eastern Scarp Forests

verfasst von : Ladislav Mucina, Mervyn C. Lötter, Lubomír Tichý, Stefan J. Siebert, C. Robert Scott-Shaw

Erschienen in: Vegetation Survey and Classification of Subtropical Forests of Southern Africa

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter brings the first comprehensive classification of the Eastern Scarp Forest. These are very fragmented and relictual forests, structurally complex, rich in tropical elements as well as species of conservation and horticultural value. Nearly all play an important cultural role for the local communities and deserve formal protection. Sixteen habitat-level communities, classified into eight forest subtypes were recognised. The floristic and geographical data support a move to split the Eastern Scarp Forest (type) into two new forest types, i.e. KwaZulu-Natal Scarp and Northern Scarp.

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Titel: Classification of the Eastern Scarp Forests
verfasst von: Ladislav Mucina
Mervyn C. Lötter
Lubomír Tichý
Stefan J. Siebert
C. Robert Scott-Shaw
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Vegetation Survey and Classification of Subtropical Forests of Southern Africa
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-67830-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-67831-3

Copyright-Jahr: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67831-3_6