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A process supported by the utility BBPC for analysing Braun-Blanquet data on a personal computer

H. Bezuidenhout, H.C. Biggs, G.J. Bredenkamp
Koedoe | Vol 39, No 1 | a286 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v39i1.286 | © 1996 H. Bezuidenhout, H.C. Biggs, G.J. Bredenkamp | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 06 August 1996 | Published: 06 August 1996

About the author(s)

H. Bezuidenhout, National Parks Board: Kimberley Office, South Africa
H.C. Biggs, Kruger National Park, South Africa
G.J. Bredenkamp, University of Pretoria, South Africa

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Abstract

Many South African vegetation scientists use utilise the Braun-Blanquet methodology. The main aim of this paper is to describe an affordable, rapid and efficient process for analysing Braun-Blanquet phytosociological data sets on a personal computer. It describes a suite of utilities joining various phases and this makes the entire process possible.

Keywords

phytosociological data sets, personal computer programme package, effi-cient process, CEP- format.

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