Table 1 Broad vegetation types and component vegetation types (after Mucina and Rutherford 2006) and their extent in the Suurberg study area
From: Fire regimes and management options in mixed grassland-fynbos vegetation, South Africa
Broad vegetation type | Description | Vegetation types included | Area (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|
Mixed grassland-fynbos | Mixture of grassland, fynbos (medium–high shrubland), and grassy fynbos (intermixing of grasses and fynbos) | Suurberg shale fynbos Suurberg quartzite fynbos | 71,351 |
Afrotemperate forest | Tall multi-layered evergreen forests | Southern Mistbelt Forest | 1133 |
Albany thicket | Tall dense thickets dominated by trees, shrubs, and succulent plants | Albany alluvial vegetation Albany coastal belt Groot thicket Kowie thicket Sundays thicket Sundays Noorsveld | 162,808 |
Nama karoo | Dwarf shrubland with scattered low trees | Albany broken veld Lower karoo gwarrieveld | 101,096 |
Grassland | High cover of grasses and herbaceous plants, with trees and shrubs absent | Bedford dry grassland | 625 |
Azonal vegetation | Narrow bands of woodland along perennial or ephemeral river beds | Southern karoo rivers Albany alluvial vegetation | 9163 |