Effects of grazing and cultivation on forest plant communities in Mount Elgon National Park, Uganda

2000 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark S. Reed ◽  
Martha R. J. Clokie
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
National Park ◽  
Mount Elgon

scholarly journals The major vegetation communities of the Augrabies Falls National Park, Northern Cape. 1. The southern section

Koedoe ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Bezuidenhout
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Wildlife Management ◽  
National Park ◽  
Management Programme ◽  
Vegetation Map ◽  
Conservation Policies ◽  
Community Classification ◽  
Northern Cape ◽  
Plant Community Classification ◽  
Southern Section

Classification, description and mapping of the vegetation of the Augrabies Falls National Park, Northern Cape, were initiated. The classification is intended to serve as a basis for the establishment of an efficient wildlife management programme as well as conservation policies for the Augrabies Falls National Park. Using the BBPC suite, according to Braun-Blanquet procedures to classify the vegetation of the southern section of the Augrabies Falls National Park, six major plant communities are recognised. A hierarchical plant community classification, description, ecological interpretation and a vegetation map are presented.

scholarly journals Plant communities and landscapes of the Parque Nacional do Limpopo, Moçambique

Koedoe ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Stalmans ◽  
W.P.D. Gertenbach ◽  
Filipa Carvalho-Serfontein
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
National Park ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Vegetation Map ◽  
Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park ◽  
Eastern Boundary

The Parque Nacional do Limpopo (PNL) was proclaimed during 2002. It covers 1 000 000 ha in Moçambique on the eastern boundary of the Kruger National Park (KNP) and forms one of the major components of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park. A vegetation map was required as one of the essential building blocks for the drafting of its management plan (Grossman & Holden 2002).

scholarly journals Distribution of plant communities as a function of the relative insolation of the Czyżówki rocky ridge in the Ojców National Park

2014 ◽  
Vol 60 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 327-338
Author(s):  
Stefan Michalik
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Great Degree ◽  
National Park ◽  
Parametric Statistics ◽  
Microclimatic Conditions ◽  
Non Parametric

Highly significant dependences were found between the distribution of plant communities and the relative insolation on a small rocky ridge with relief and microclimatic conditions varying to a very great degree. The dependences are presented in graphical and numerical forms, and their significance is tested using non-parametric statistics.

scholarly journals Trophic conditions of forest soils of the Pieniny National Park, southern Poland

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Wanic ◽  
Jan Bodziarczyk ◽  
Michał Gąsiorek ◽  
Paweł Hawryło ◽  
Agnieszka Józefowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Forest Soils ◽  
National Park ◽  
Beech Forest ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Forest Monitoring ◽  
Mountainous Areas ◽  
Trophic Conditions ◽  
Clay Particles ◽  
Trophic Index

Abstract The primary objective of this study was to characterise the edaphic conditions of forest areas in the Pieniny National Park (PNP), and to describe the dependencies between properties of forest soils and types of forest plant communities. The “Soil Trophic Index” (SIGg) for mountainous areas was applied. The evaluation of the trophism for 74 forest monitoring employed the soil trophic index for mountainous areas SIGg or SIGgo. Plant communities in the forest monitoring areas were classified according to the Braun-Blanquet’s phytosociological method. Soils of PNP present in the forest monitoring areas were mostly classified as eutrophic brown soils (72.9%), rendzinas (10.8%), brown rendzinas (5.41%), and rubble initial soils (5.41%). Pararendzinas, dystrophic brown soils, and gley soils were less common (total below 5.5%). In the forest monitoring areas of PNP, eutrophic soils predominate over mesotrophic soils. High SIGg index of the soils is caused by high values of acidity and nitrogen content. The Carpathian beech forest Dentario glandulosae-Fagetum and thermophilic beech forest Carici albae-Fagetum associations are characterised by high naturalness and compatibility of theoretical habitats. The soils of the Carpathian fir forest Dentario glandulosae-Fagetum abietetosum subcommunity is characterised by a higher share of silt and clay particles and lower acidity as compared to the Carpathian beech forest Dentario glandulosae-Fagetum typicum subcommunity. The soils of the forest monitoring areas in PNP stand out in terms of their fertility against forest soils in other mountainous areas in Poland.

Diversity and Functionality of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Three Plant Communities in Semiarid Grasslands National Park, Canada

2010 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 724-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Yang ◽  
Chantal Hamel ◽  
Michael P. Schellenberg ◽  
Juan C. Perez ◽  
Ricardo L. Berbara
Keyword(s):  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
National Park ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal

Linking water sources with foliar nutrient status in upland plant communities in the Everglades National Park, USA

Ecohydrology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amartya K. Saha ◽  
Leonel da Silviera Lobo O'Reilly Sternberg ◽  
Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
National Park ◽  
Nutrient Status ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Everglades National Park ◽  
Foliar Nutrient

scholarly journals The vegetation and floristics of the Nkhuhlu Exclosures, Kruger National Park

Koedoe ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances Siebert ◽  
Holger C. Eckhardt
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
National Park ◽  
Riparian Zone ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Temporal Heterogeneity ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Heterogeneity ◽  
Floristic Patterns ◽  
The Impact

The need to conduct research on the impact of elephant on the environment prompted the construction of exclosures along two of the most important rivers in the Kruger National Park. Scientific research on these exclosures along the Sabie and Letaba rivers addresses how patterns of spatial and temporal heterogeneity of the riparian zone are affected by fire, flood and herbivory. To further assist this research programme, a vegetation survey was conducted at the Nkhuhlu exclosure site along the Sabie River to classify and map the vegetation of the area. This will provide baseline data to assess future changes in vegetation and floristic patterns due to small-scale environmental factors created by the presence/absence of herbivory and fire. Phytosociological data were analysed to identify plant communities and subsequent mapping units. Five plant communities, ten sub-communities and four variants were recognised and described in relation to prevailing soil forms. Differences in species richness, diversity and community structure of the plant communities are clearly articulated.

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