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Structure of the Nylsvley Savanna

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Ecology of Tropical Savannas

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 42))

Abstract

The pilot study of the South African Savanna Ecosystem Project at Nylsvley Provincial Nature Reserve, northern Transvaal, included surveys of the soils, vegetation and vertebrate fauna of the Reserve as a whole, but with most of the effort concentrated in a 745 ha Study Area dominated by Burkea africana savanna. For logistic reasons and in order to permit integration of research findings, studies of key components and processes have been conducted within an intensive study site of approximately 50 ha. The results of the first phase provide a fairly comprehensive account of the major abiotic and biotic components and a brief description of these is presented here as a background to the more specific studies reported on in the following chapters. This description is drawn mainly from a progress report by Huntley and Morris (1978), supplemented with recent information where relevant.

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  1. B. J. Huntley
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  1. CSIR, Cooperative Scientific Programmes, P.O. Box 395, 0001, Pretoria, South Africa

    Brian J. Huntley

  2. Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of the Witwatersrand, P.O. Box 1176, 2000, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Brian H. Walker

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Huntley, B.J., Morris, J.W. (1982). Structure of the Nylsvley Savanna. In: Huntley, B.J., Walker, B.H. (eds) Ecology of Tropical Savannas. Ecological Studies, vol 42. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68786-0_20

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