Browsing Open Research Collection by Author "Brown, L.R."

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Conservation value of the Egoli Granite Grassland, an endemic grassland in Gauteng, South Africa

Bredenkamp, G.J.; Brown, L.R.; Pfab, M.F. (Koedoe, 2006)

Gauteng is the most densely populated province in South Africa. Its remaining natural areas are constantly under threat from urban development and the associated impacts. Presently, the natural areas of Gauteng support a ...
The estimation of herbage yields under fire and grazing treatments in the Mountain Zebra National Park

De Klerk, J.; Bezuidenhout, H.; Brown, L.R.; Castley, G. (Koedoe, 2001)

The application of fire as a management tool is often used to change the species composition of the vegetation and its cover to maintain plant communities in a specific successional stage. This study investigates the ...
Floristic analysis of the Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape

Pond, U.; Beesley, B.B.; Brown, L.R.; Bezuidenhout, H. (Koedoe, 2002)

As part of a larger project to assess the vegetation dynamics and conservation potential of the enlarged Mountain Zebra National Park, a checklist was produced to determine the plant species richness for this area. Six ...
Natural woodland vegetation and plant species richness of the urban open spaces in Gauteng, South Africa

Grobler, C.H.; Bredenkamp, G.J; Brown, L.R. (Koedoe, 2002)

It is estimated that approximately 60 % of the world’s population will be living in urban areas by 2025. In Gauteng, the most densely populated province in South Africa, the natural open spaces are continually under threat ...
Phytosociology and plant community utilisation by vervet monkeys of the Blydeberg Conservancy, Limpopo Province

Barret, A.S.; Brown, L.R.; Barret, L.; Henzi, S.P. (Koedoe, 2006)

The plant communities of the Blydeberg Conservancy were investigated as part of a research project on the foraging ecology of vervet monkeys Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus (senso lato) in mixed lowveld bushveld and ...
The phytosociology of the De Rust section of the Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape.

Brown, L.R.; Bezuidenhout, H. (Koedoe, 2000)

As part of a vegetation survey programme for conservation areas in South Africa, the plant communities of the De Rust section of the Mountain Zebra National Park were investigated. From a TWINSPAN classification, refined ...
The phytosociology of the northern section of the Borakalalo Nature Reserve.

Brown, L.R.; Bredenkamp, G.J.; Van Rooyen, N (Koedoe, 1996)

After classifications and descriptions of the southern and western sections of the Borakalalo Nature Reserve were published, a study on the phytosociology of the northern part was initiated. The study is aimed at providing ...
The phytosociology of the Vermaaks, Marnewicks and Buffelsklip valleys of the Kammanassie Nature Reserve, Western Cape

Cleaver, G.; Brown, L.R.; Bredenkamp, G.J. (Koedoe, 2005)

Long-term conservation ecosystems require a broader understanding of the ecological processes involved. Because ecosystems react differently to different management practices, it is important that a description and ...
Plant communities of the Ebenhaezer section of the Mountain Zebra National Park

De Klerk, J.; Bezuidenhout, H.; Brown, L.R. (Koedoe, 2003)

The long-term conservation of viable ecosystems requires a broader understanding of the ecological processes involved. Because ecosystems react differently to different management practices, it is important to have a ...
Population structure and habitat use of baboons (papio hamadryas ursinus) in the Blyde Canyon Nature Reserve

Marais, A.J.; Brown, L.R.; Barrett, L.; Henzi, S.P. (Koedoe, 2006)

Baboons are highly intelligent and ecologically flexible animals with attributes that allow them to exploit diverse habitats. As a result of their dietary flexibility they often exploit human habitats, causing damage to ...
Vegetation classification as the basis for baboon management in the Bourke's Luck Section of the Blyde Canyon Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga.

Brown, L.R.; Marais, H.; Henzi, S.P.; Barrett, L. (Koedoe, 2005)

The Blyde Canyon Nature Reserve (BCNR) was identified as an important conservation area due to of its extraordinary diversity of plant species. Plant communities represent ecosystems and form the basis of any management ...
A vegetation description and floristic analyses of the springs on the Kammanassie Mountain, Western Cape

Cleaver, G.; Brown, L.R.; Bredenkamp, G.J. (Koedoe, 2004)

The Kammanassie Mountain is a declared mountain catchment area and a Cape mountain zebra Equus zebra zebra population is preserved on the mountain. The high number of springs on the mountain not only provides water for ...
Vegetation description of the Doornhoek section of the Mountain Zebra National Park

Bezuidenhout, H.; Brown, L.R. (Koedoe, 2008)

The Mountain Zebra National Park (MZNP) has been extended over the last couple of years. One of the newly procured areas is the Doornhoek section, which had been adjacent to the park. To develop scientifically sound ...
The vegetation of the farms Ingleside and Welgedacht of the Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape

Brown, L.R.; Bezuidenhout, H. (Koedoe, 2005)

South Africa is well known for its semi-arid lowland areas that have a distinct flora and species composition. Because ecosystems react differently to different management practices, it is important that a description and ...

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