Conservation value of the Egoli Granite Grassland, an endemic grassland in Gauteng, South Africa
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Authors
Bredenkamp, G.J.
Brown, L.R.
Pfab, M.F.
Issue Date
2006
Type
Article
Language
en
Keywords
Egoli Granite Grassland , Conservation value , Hyparrhenia hirta , Gauteng
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Abstract
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 large diversity of ecosystems. One such ecosystem is the Egoli Granite Grassland, endemic to the province, poorly conserved and therefore highly threatened. This paper describes the original Egoli Granite Grassland and the anthropogenic Hyparrhenia hirta dominated grassland that has replaced it in many of the remnant areas. Human impacts on this sensitive ecosystem have resulted in an altered species composition, loss of many species, and a change from a species-rich
grassland with high conservation value to a species-poor grassland with low conservation
value. The conservation of the last emaining relicts of original Egoli Granite Grassland is essential.
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ABEERU
Applied Behavioural Ecology and Ecosystem Research Unit
Unisa
Citation
Bredenkamp, G.J, Brown, L.R & Pfab, M.F 2006,' Conservation value of the Egoli Granite Grassland, an endemic grassland in Gauteng, South Africa', vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 59-66. [http://www.koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe]
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Koedoe
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2071-0771