Marloth Park Management Plan. - Nkomazi Local Municipality
Marloth Park Management Plan. - Nkomazi Local Municipality Marloth Park Management Plan. - Nkomazi Local Municipality
Appendix 5: Frequency occurrence of grass species on site number MP 09, based on ecological categories Longitude: 31º 47' 05.2" Photograph: 9 Latitude: 25º 20' 42.4" Grass species Andropogon schirensis Brachiaria serrata Cenchrus ciliaris Digitaria eriantha Fingerhurtia africana Panicum coloratum 4 Panicum deustum 58 Panicum maximum Panicum natalense Setaria nigrirostris Setaria sphaecelata Themeda triandra 4 Sub-total 66 Increasers I (1) Trachypogon spicatus Hyparrhenia filipendula Sporobolus pyramidalis Sub-total 0 Increasers IIa & IIb (2) Heteropogon contortus Sporobolus fimbriatus Bothriochloa insculpta Bothriochloa radicans Dactylotenium aegyptium Enneapogon cenchroides Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis gummiflua Eragrostis lehmanniana Eragrostis plana Eragrostis racemosa Eragrostis rigidior Eragrostis superba Eragrostis trichophora Perotis patens Pogonarthria squarrosa 2 Schmidtia pappophoroides Sporobolus panicoides 4 Trichoneura grandiglumis 2 Urochloa mosambicensis 3 Sub-total 11 Increasers IIc (3) Aristida adscensionis Aristida bipartita 10 Aristida congesta var. barbicollis Aristida congesta var. congesta Aristida stipitata Chloris virgata Cynodon dactylon Enneapogon scoparius Melinis repens 2 Tragus berteronianus 14 Forbs Decreasers Sub-total 26 Veld condition score 730 Year of survey 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 © Ecological Associates/ Marloth Park 141
Appendix 5: Frequency occurrence of grass species on site number MP 10, based on ecological categories Longitude: 31º 46' 05.0" Photograph: 10 Latitude: 25º 21' 38.8" Grass species Andropogon schirensis Brachiaria serrata Cenchrus ciliaris Digitaria eriantha Fingerhurtia africana Panicum coloratum 2 Panicum deustum 44 Panicum maximum Panicum natalense Setaria nigrirostris Setaria sphaecelata Themeda triandra 16 Sub-total 62 Increasers I (1) Trachypogon spicatus Hyparrhenia filipendula Sporobolus pyramidalis Sub-total 0 Increasers IIa & IIb (2) Heteropogon contortus Sporobolus fimbriatus Bothriochloa insculpta Bothriochloa radicans Dactylotenium aegyptium Enneapogon cenchroides Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis gummiflua Eragrostis lehmanniana Eragrostis plana Eragrostis racemosa Eragrostis rigidior Eragrostis superba Eragrostis trichophora Perotis patens Pogonarthria squarrosa 2 Schmidtia pappophoroides Sporobolus panicoides Trichoneura grandiglumis 4 Urochloa mosambicensis 3 Sub-total 9 Increasers IIc (3) Aristida adscensionis Aristida bipartita Aristida congesta var. barbicollis Aristida congesta var. congesta Aristida stipitata 4 Chloris virgata Cynodon dactylon Enneapogon scoparius Melinis repens 8 Tragus berteronianus 20 Forbs Decreasers Sub-total 32 Veld condition score 688 Year of survey 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 © Ecological Associates/ Marloth Park 142
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Appendix 5: Frequency occurrence of grass species on site number MP 09, based on ecological categories<br />
Longitude: 31º 47' 05.2" Photograph: 9<br />
Latitude: 25º 20' 42.4"<br />
Grass species<br />
Andropogon schirensis<br />
Brachiaria serrata<br />
Cenchrus ciliaris<br />
Digitaria eriantha<br />
Fingerhurtia africana<br />
Panicum coloratum<br />
4<br />
Panicum deustum 58<br />
Panicum maximum<br />
Panicum natalense<br />
Setaria nigrirostris<br />
Setaria sphaecelata<br />
Themeda triandra<br />
4<br />
Sub-total 66<br />
Increasers I (1)<br />
Trachypogon spicatus<br />
Hyparrhenia filipendula<br />
Sporobolus pyramidalis<br />
Sub-total 0<br />
Increasers IIa & IIb (2)<br />
Heteropogon contortus<br />
Sporobolus fimbriatus<br />
Bothriochloa insculpta<br />
Bothriochloa radicans<br />
Dactylotenium aegyptium<br />
Enneapogon cenchroides<br />
Eragrostis curvula<br />
Eragrostis gummiflua<br />
Eragrostis lehmanniana<br />
Eragrostis plana<br />
Eragrostis racemosa<br />
Eragrostis rigidior<br />
Eragrostis superba<br />
Eragrostis trichophora<br />
Perotis patens<br />
Pogonarthria squarrosa<br />
2<br />
Schmidtia pappophoroides<br />
Sporobolus panicoides<br />
4<br />
Trichoneura grandiglumis 2<br />
Urochloa mosambicensis 3<br />
Sub-total 11<br />
Increasers IIc (3)<br />
Aristida adscensionis<br />
Aristida bipartita<br />
10<br />
Aristida congesta var. barbicollis<br />
Aristida congesta var. congesta<br />
Aristida stipitata<br />
Chloris virgata<br />
Cynodon dactylon<br />
Enneapogon scoparius<br />
Melinis repens<br />
2<br />
Tragus berteronianus 14<br />
Forbs<br />
Decreasers<br />
Sub-total 26<br />
Veld condition score 730<br />
Year of survey<br />
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010<br />
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