H. Bezuidenhout et al., SYNTAXONOMY OF THE VEGETATION OF THE FB LAND TYPE IN THE WESTERN TRANSVAAL GRASSLAND, SOUTH-AFRICA, South African journal of botany, 60(1), 1994, pp. 72-81
Relatively little is known about the vegetation of the western Grassla
nd Biome in South Africa. The classification of the vegetation of the
Fb land type forms part of a research programme on the synthesis of th
e vegetation of the western Grassland Biome. Using a numerical classif
ication technique (TWINSPAN) as a first approximation, the classificat
ion was refined by applying Braun-Blanquet procedures. The result is a
phytosociological table where two new alliances and seven new associa
tions are recognized. The new syntaxa are ecologically interpreted as
well as described. Associated gradients in habitat were identified by
using an ordination algorithm (DECORANA). This study should contribute
to the present knowledge and ecological understanding of the vegetati
on of the western Transvaal grassland.