03945nam 22007455 450 991029941020332120200706234203.03-319-67831-010.1007/978-3-319-67831-3(CKB)4100000001381685(DE-He213)978-3-319-67831-3(MiAaPQ)EBC5210214(PPN)222229098(EXLCZ)99410000000138168520171220d2018 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierVegetation Survey and Classification of Subtropical Forests of Southern Africa[electronic resource] /by Ladislav Mucina1st ed. 2018.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2018.1 online resource (XVIII, 238 p. 35 illus. in color.) Geobotany Studies, Basics, Methods and Case Studies,2198-25623-319-67830-2 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.1.Introduction: Rationale and Objectives -- 2.Materials and Methods: How to Survey Forests? -- 3.Legacy Data: Some Data-analytical Experiments -- 4.Classification of the Albany Coastal Forests -- 5.Classification of the Pondoland Scarp Forests -- 6.Classification of the Eastern Scarp Forests -- 7.Modelling of Forest-Environmental Relationships -- 8.Lessons for a Forest Vegetation Survey.This book highlights classification patterns and underlying ecological drivers structuring the vegetation of selected indigenous subtropical forests in South Africa. It uses original field sampling and advanced numerical data analysis to examine three major types of forest – Albany Coastal Forests, Pondoland Coastal Scarp and Eastern Scarp – all of which are of high conservation value. Offering a unique and systematic assessment of South African ecology in unprecedented detail, the book could serve as a model for future vegetation surveys of forests not only in Africa, but also around the globe.Geobotany Studies, Basics, Methods and Case Studies,2198-2562Plant ecologyCommunity ecology, BioticBiodiversityPlant systematicsPlant taxonomyNature conservationForestry managementPlant Ecologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L19112Community & Population Ecologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L19120Biodiversityhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L19031Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeographyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L24051Nature Conservationhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U26008Forestry Managementhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L22016Plant ecology.Community ecology, Biotic.Biodiversity.Plant systematics.Plant taxonomy.Nature conservation.Forestry management.Plant Ecology.Community & Population Ecology.Biodiversity.Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.Nature Conservation.Forestry Management.634.95Mucina Ladislavauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1062807MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910299410203321Vegetation Survey and Classification of Subtropical Forests of Southern Africa2528631UNINA