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Renosterveld Ecological Processes Upland Lowland Transitions 2003 (upland_lowland_transitions_dd.shp)
CAPE Lowlands Renosterveld – Ecological Processes (Upland Lowland Transitions).
Transitions from upland (high-lying) areas to lowland habitat through natural vegetation. In order to spatially depict ecological processes associated with upland-lowland transitions in the Cape Lowlands Renosterveld region, areas following the interface between lowland and montane habitats were identified. Only those areas where natural vegetation still remains were included. Upland-lowland habitats were identified using:
• Vegetation patterns (where their boundaries reflect the transition from low- to high-lying areas, e.g. between coastal renosterveld and mountain fynbos); or
• Topography (especially where transitional habitats are extensive).
Simple
- Date (Publication)
- 2003
- Edition
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1.0
- Purpose
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To identify and spatially depict ecological and evolutionary processes associated with natural corridors connecting lowland and montane habitats for conservation planning and land use management purposes. Note that this data layer is only one of several depicting ecological processes.
- Status
- On going
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
- Theme
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Ecological Processes
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- Place
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South Africa
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- Keywords
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- Access constraints
- Copyright
- Use constraints
- otherRestictions
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Copyright Holder: Botanical Society of South Africa
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Denominator
- 50000
- Language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
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- Environment
- Begin date
- 2016-01-01
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- Reference system identifier
- WGS 1984
Distributor
- OnLine resource
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A list of spatial data-sets are available at this URL.
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WWW:LINK-1.0-http--related
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- Dataset
- Statement
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In order to spatially depict ecological processes associated with upland-lowland transitions in the Cape Lowlands Renosterveld region, areas following the interface (along the contour) between lowland and montane habitats were identified using:
• vegetation patterns
• topography (especially where transitional habitats are extensive).
This layer indicates the potential for such transitions rather than their exact spatial location.
For more information see more detailed explanations in the reference below.
Documentation:
Section 13 in Von Hase, A. et al. 2003. A fine-scale conservation plan for Cape Lowlands Renosterveld. Conservation Unit, Report 2/03. Botanical Society of SA, Cape Town. Available on www.botanicalsociety.org.za/ccu - see downloads.
- File identifier
- 914f818e-d09f-456b-876f-8a57dd026b0c XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Date stamp
- 2017-05-25T15:53:49
- Metadata standard name
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SANS 1878
- Metadata standard version
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FGDC-STD-001-1998
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