| Author |
Koketso Tshireletso, Shimane W. Makhabu, Mackenzie Nsinamwa, Ednah Kgosiesele, Mpho R. Setlalekgomo, Zibanani Seletlo, Sipho Majaga, Boipuso Legwatagwata |
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| Abstract |
Vegetation assessments have intensified around the globe to document plant diversity in the wake of climatic shift s and local environmental changes. Botswana also recognises the value of documenting plant diversity, and in this study we present the results of a vegetation survey of Kgatleng District. Between November 2013 and December 2016 we assessed tree species abundance on 77 plots sized 20 m × 50 m. Vegetation classification resulted in the identification of five woody plant communities: Terminalia sericea, Maytenus tenuispina, Dichrostachys cinerea, Combretum apiculatum, Combretum zeyheri, Vachellia tortilis, Senegalia erubescens, Senegalia mellifera, and Grewia flava, Rhigozium brevispinosum. One-way analysis of variance indicated that species richness was not different among the five plant communities, nor was tree density. We furthermore provide a vegetation map of the district based on supervised classification of Landsat 8 imagery |
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| Citation |
Tshireletso, K., Makhabu, S.W., Nsinamwa, M., Kgosiesele, E., Setlalekgomo, M.R., Seletlo, Z., Majaga, S. & Legwatagwata, B. (2018) Diversity patterns of woody vegetation of Kgatleng District, Botswana In: Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa – assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions (ed. by Revermann, R., Krewenka, K.M., Schmiedel, U., Olwoch, J.M., Helmschrot, J. & Jürgens, N.), pp. 416-423, Biodiversity & Ecology, 6, Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek. doi:10.7809/b-e.00353 |
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