Vegetation change and vegetation type stability in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve 1966 - 2010

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dc.contributor.advisorMidgley, Jeremy Jen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorSlingsby, Jasper Aen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHall, Stuarten_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-17T08:22:39Z
dc.date.available2017-11-17T08:22:39Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.date.updated2017-02-01T13:22:16Z
dc.description.abstractVegetation stability was investigated within the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve by incorporating three vegetation surveys spanning a 44 year time period. The goals of this study were to investigate changes in overall species diversity within the reserve, stability of community composition within and between sites, and which factors are influencing stability. A survey was conducted on 26 vegetation plots across the reserve. Data from this survey and two previous surveys was used to compare species diversity between time periods. Vegetation compositional similarity was also compared between sites. I tested for the effect of difference in vegetation age and soil type as predictors of vegetation groups. Results showed an overall decrease in species diversity. Analysis ofvegetation groups showed that vegetation types are mostly stable as current vegetation can be predicted by groups based on 1966 data. Vegetation is influenced significantly by fire history and soil types.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHall, S. (2010). <i>Vegetation change and vegetation type stability in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve 1966 - 2010</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26385en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHall, Stuart. <i>"Vegetation change and vegetation type stability in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve 1966 - 2010."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26385en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHall, S. 2010. Vegetation change and vegetation type stability in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve 1966 - 2010. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Hall, Stuart AB - Vegetation stability was investigated within the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve by incorporating three vegetation surveys spanning a 44 year time period. The goals of this study were to investigate changes in overall species diversity within the reserve, stability of community composition within and between sites, and which factors are influencing stability. A survey was conducted on 26 vegetation plots across the reserve. Data from this survey and two previous surveys was used to compare species diversity between time periods. Vegetation compositional similarity was also compared between sites. I tested for the effect of difference in vegetation age and soil type as predictors of vegetation groups. Results showed an overall decrease in species diversity. Analysis ofvegetation groups showed that vegetation types are mostly stable as current vegetation can be predicted by groups based on 1966 data. Vegetation is influenced significantly by fire history and soil types. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Vegetation change and vegetation type stability in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve 1966 - 2010 TI - Vegetation change and vegetation type stability in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve 1966 - 2010 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26385 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/26385
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHall S. Vegetation change and vegetation type stability in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve 1966 - 2010. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26385en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherBotanyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherPlant Ecologyen_ZA
dc.titleVegetation change and vegetation type stability in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve 1966 - 2010en_ZA
dc.typeBachelor Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelHonours
dc.type.qualificationnameBSc (Hons)en_ZA
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