Vegetation Survey and Classification of Subtropical Forests of Southern Africa (Geobotany Studies)

Mucina, Ladislav

ISBN 10: 3319678302 / ISBN 13: 9783319678306

Published by Springer, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Vegetation Survey and Classification of Subtropical Forests of Southern Africa (Geobotany Studies)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319678302
• ISBN 13: 9783319678306
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 570 grams

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Synopsis

This book highlights classification patterns and underlying ecological drivers structuring the vegetation of selected indigenous subtropical forests in South Africa. It uses original field sampling and advanced numerical data analysis to examine three major types of forest – Albany Coastal Forests, Pondoland Coastal Scarp and Eastern Scarp – all of which are of high conservation value. Offering a unique and systematic assessment of South African ecology in unprecedented detail, the book could serve as a model for future vegetation surveys of forests not only in Africa, but also around the globe.

About the Author

Prof Ladislav (Laco) Mucina completed his education in Slovakia and at the Technical University Berlin (Germany). He then served as a professor at universities in Austria, Italy, Sweden, Kuwait, South Africa and Australia; currently he is the Iluka Chair in Vegetation Science and Biogeography at the University of Western Australia, and an elected Honorary Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. His scientific interests span descriptive vegetation science (especially vegetation surveys, classification and mapping), biosystematics, molecular phylogeny, population ecology, evolutionary biology, biogeography, biodiversity science, environmental management, plant community restoration, and conservation biology.