Hc. Eckhardt et al., AN OVERVIEW OF THE VEGETATION OF THE VREDE-MEMEL-WARDEN AREA, NORTH-EASTERN ORANGE-FREE-STATE, South African journal of botany, 59(4), 1993, pp. 391-400
An analysis of the major plant communities of the north-eastern Orange
Free State is presented. Releves were compiled in 264 stratified rand
om sample plots. Refinement of a TWINSPAN classification by Braun-Blan
quet procedures revealed six major plant communities, for which a hier
archical classification, description and ecological interpretation are
given. These major communities are large-scale ecological units, each
having its own specific species composition and agricultural potentia
l, and each requiring different management strategies for optimal util
ization and conservation.