Original Research

The vegetation of the Boskop Dam Nature Reserve, Potchefstroom

G.J. Bredenkamp, H. Bezuidenhout, H. Joubert, C. Naude
Koedoe | Vol 37, No 1 | a323 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v37i1.323 | © 1994 G.J. Bredenkamp, H. Bezuidenhout, H. Joubert, C. Naude | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 26 August 1994 | Published: 26 August 1994

About the author(s)

G.J. Bredenkamp, University of Pretoria, South Africa
H. Bezuidenhout, National Parks Board, South Africa
H. Joubert, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, South Africa
C. Naude, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, South Africa

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Abstract

The Braun-Blanquet technique, complimented by TWINSPAN, was used for a phytosociological classification of the study area. Thirteen plant communities were recognised and described. A hierarchical classification is suggested and each community is related to its particular environmental characteristics.

Keywords

Conservation area, dolomite, plant communities, vegetation classification, western Transvaal grassland

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