How to classify South African indigenous forests: approach, methods, problems, perspectives
South African indigenous forests were the subject of a classification exercise aimed at definition of major forest types and construction of a simple hierarchical vegetation system for the purposes of biodiversity conservation and large-scale planning. Field data (in total almost 4500 vegetation rel...
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| author | Mucina, Ladislav Geldenhuys, C. |
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| description | South African indigenous forests were the subject of a classification exercise aimed at definition of major forest types and construction of a simple hierarchical vegetation system for the purposes of biodiversity conservation and large-scale planning. Field data (in total almost 4500 vegetation relevés) were classified (and subject to other numeric-analytical pattern seeking tools) to achieve our goals. This paper is describing and discussing the major features of the approach used. Points of departure and their consequences for the data-analyses are presented, motivation for particular choice of techniques is revealed and technical issues of the analyses discussed in detail. The approach featured in this paper can serve as a raw pattern for methodological basis for other endeavours involving classification of vegetation in South Africa. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-431812017-01-30T15:05:29Z How to classify South African indigenous forests: approach, methods, problems, perspectives Mucina, Ladislav Geldenhuys, C. South African indigenous forests were the subject of a classification exercise aimed at definition of major forest types and construction of a simple hierarchical vegetation system for the purposes of biodiversity conservation and large-scale planning. Field data (in total almost 4500 vegetation relevés) were classified (and subject to other numeric-analytical pattern seeking tools) to achieve our goals. This paper is describing and discussing the major features of the approach used. Points of departure and their consequences for the data-analyses are presented, motivation for particular choice of techniques is revealed and technical issues of the analyses discussed in detail. The approach featured in this paper can serve as a raw pattern for methodological basis for other endeavours involving classification of vegetation in South Africa. 2002 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43181 restricted |
| spellingShingle | Mucina, Ladislav Geldenhuys, C. How to classify South African indigenous forests: approach, methods, problems, perspectives |
| title | How to classify South African indigenous forests: approach, methods, problems, perspectives |
| title_full | How to classify South African indigenous forests: approach, methods, problems, perspectives |
| title_fullStr | How to classify South African indigenous forests: approach, methods, problems, perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | How to classify South African indigenous forests: approach, methods, problems, perspectives |
| title_short | How to classify South African indigenous forests: approach, methods, problems, perspectives |
| title_sort | how to classify south african indigenous forests: approach, methods, problems, perspectives |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43181 |