AbstractsBiology & Animal Science
Studies in the plant ecology of Fern Kloof near Grahamstown
| Institution: | Rhodes University |
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| Department: | Faculty of Science, Botany |
| Degree: | MS |
| Year: | 1950 |
| Keywords: | Plant communities – South Africa – Eastern Cape; Plant ecology – South Africa – Eastern Cape; Plants – South Africa – Eastern Cape; Forest ecology – South Africa – Eastern Cape |
| Record ID: | 1553274 |
| Full text PDF: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1014299 |
Abstract
The area studied at Fern Kloof, near Grahamstown, consists of a strip of vegetation approximately 260 yds. long and 50 yds. wide, in which there are two communities: 1) indigenous forest 2) exotic Pine forest (which has only one tree species Pinus pinaster). Throughout the thesis this species is referred to as the pine. The object of the investigation has been to determine whether these communities are natural or not. This has involved a study of the floristic composition, the life forms and the structure of the plant communities. In addition, various soil and environmental factors have been studied.
