A survey of grazed and ungrazed grassland in the south-eastern Transvaal highveld. 1. Palatability composition and grazing capacity.

Abstract

The floristic composition of selected veld communities which by virtue of their location were ungrazed, but regularly burned, and which were judged to reflect potential floristic composition, was measured at 112 sites in the south-eastern Transvaal Highveld. At each site the composition of the adjacent grazed veld was also determined; 2 and 1 for the three components, a weighted palatability composition (WPC) value was derived for each community. Changes in the proportions of the palatability classes along the WPC gradient, as well as the frequency distributions of WPC values and grazing capacity on grazed and ungrazed, stands, are presented.Language: English

Keywords: Floristic composition measurements; Grazed stands; Grazing capacity; Palatability classes; Ungrazed stands; Weighted palatability composition; grassland; palatability; floristic composition; veld communities; transvaal highveld; south africa; frequency distribution; botany