Monitoring Beach and Dune Advancement and Vegetation Changes 1937 — 1977 at the Farm Twinstreams, Mtunzini, Natal, South Africa

1983 ◽  
pp. 727-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Weisser ◽  
A. P. Backer
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Vegetation Changes

Miocene climate and vegetation changes in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa: Evidence from biogeochemistry and palynology

2016 ◽  
Vol 445 ◽  
pp. 124-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Sciscio ◽  
H. Tsikos ◽  
D.L. Roberts ◽  
L. Scott ◽  
Y. van Breugel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Vegetation Changes ◽  
Cape Peninsula

scholarly journals Dune vegetation dynamics from 1937 to 1976 in the Mlalazi-Richards Bay area of Natal, South Africa

Bothalia ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 14 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 661-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Weisser ◽  
R. Müller
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Vegetation Cover ◽  
Vegetation Dynamics ◽  
Forest Plantations ◽  
Vegetation Changes ◽  
Dune Vegetation ◽  
Forest Habitat ◽  
Acacia Karroo ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Richards Bay

Dune vegetation changes were studied qualitatively with the aid of air photos taken in 1937, 1957 and 1976.Results were transferred to 1:10 000 scale maps. In 1937 roughly 80% of the dune forest habitat was occupied by planted fields and post cultivation serai stages such as Secondary Grasslands and Dwarf Shrubland, Secondary Scrub and Acacia karroo Woodland. In three areas, the vegetation cover had been completely destroyed and drift sands had formed. In the 1950’s the trend of vegetation degradation was changed by the implementation of an afforestation programme by the Department of Forestry. The 1976 air photos indicate that the post cultivation serai stages of 1937 had been largely replaced by forest plantations. In secondary, unafforested areas the vegetation is evolving rapidly towards a Secondary Dune Forest.

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