83cfe42b-5486-4693-b1bb-e5b3d816d830 SANBI The Metadata Manager +27 21 799 8738 Kirstenbosch Research Centre Cape Town Claremont 7735 South Africa bgishelp@sanbi.org.za 2017-05-24T10:50:55 SANS 1878 FGDC-STD-001-1998 WGS 1984 PBPTW: Ecosystem status (Cape Agulhas Municipality) 2006 1.0 Ecosystem status indicates whether a particular vegetation type is ‘critically endangered’, ‘endangered’, ‘vulnerable’ or ‘least threatened’. These categories are based on conservation targets (calculated for the National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment, SANBI 2004) and on the extent of natural vegetation remaining (% of original area) for that particular vegetation type. This data layer shows ecosystem status for the remaining natural habitat in the Cape Agulhas Municipality (and 2km beyond its boundary). To classify remaining vegetation in the municipality according to its status as critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable and least threatened, for use in the municipal Spatial Development Framework (2004) - Botanical Society of South Africa The GIS Officer +27 (0)21 797-2090 Kirstenbosch Research Centre, Rhodes Drive, Newlands Cape Town Western Cape 7700 South Africa Vegetation Western Cape South Africa Cape Agulhas SANBI / DEAT, Botanical Society of SA, Institute for Plant Conservation (UCT) Capture Source: Remnant vegetation: Botanical Society of SA, ARC & Institute for Plant Conservation (for original dataset, C.A.P.E. & Agulhas Plain) Ecosystem status: Botanical Society of SA, DEAT/SANBI (NSBA), South African National Biodiversity Institute (SA vegetation map) Data Origin: Remnant vegetation: Botanical Society of SA (Cape Lowlands Renosterveld Project & preparation of present data layer), Institute for Plant Conservation (Agulhas Plain Conservation Plan 2000, C.A.P.E. Project 1999, satellite interpretation by ARC of entire Cape Floristic Region). Ecosystem status: DEAT/SANBI (NSBA) South African National Biodiversity Institute (SA vegetation map), Botanical Society of SA (preparation of present data layer) 50000 environment 2016-01-01 19.37 20.36 -34.884 -34.19 SANBI bgishelp@sanbi.org.za ZIP 1 http://bgismaps.sanbi.org/server/rest/services/BGIS_Projects WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link A list of services published are available at this URL. BGIS Map Services http://bgis.sanbi.org/SpatialDataset/Detail/46 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--related A list of spatial data-sets are available at this URL. BGIS Spatial Datasets The ecosystem status of all vegetation types was established across South Africa as a whole, as part of the National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment, 2004. For each vegetation type in the 2004 SANBI SA vegmap Beta04 version: 1. Conservation targets were calculated using best available science (to indicate how much of that vegetation type needs to be conserved). 2. The extent (percentage area) of remaining natural vegetation within each vegtype was calculated using the National Land Cover, 1996. Remaining natural vegetation refers to those areas that have not been transformed through cultivation, urban development etc. 3. Ecosystem status for each vegetation type was assigned as follows: If % area of vegetation remaining < the target, then vegtype is critically endangered If % area of vegetation remaining < 60% of original extent, then vegtype is endangered If % area of vegetation remaining < 80% of original extent, then vegtype is vulnerable If % area of vegetation remaining > 80% of original extent, then vegtype is least threatened.