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To identify areas in the Little Karoo where potential exists for gannaveld restoration projects within a 15 kilometre radius of each town in the region. This was done to give an indication of the distances needed to be traveled to reach these areas.

Capture Source: Jan Vlok (Regalis Environmental Services)

The vegetation map for the Little Karoo (Vlok et al. 2005) and the Little Karoo Transformation Map (Thompson et al. 2008) were used to determine where potential exists for gannaveld restoration. This was done by intersecting the gannaveld habitat type with areas that are either moderately or severely degraded. Only one class was identified and this is where there is good growth potential for gannaveld. The resultant spatial layer was then clipped to correspond to a 15 kilometre radius buffer created around each town.

Available documentation:

Thompson, M., J. H. J. Vlok, M. Rouget, M. T. Hoffman, A. Balmford and R. M. Cowling. 2008. Mapping land transformation in a heterogeneous environment: a rapid and cost effective approach for assessment and monitoring. Journal of Environmental Management, in press.

Vlok, J. H. J., R. M. Cowling, R.M. and Wolf, T. 2005. A vegetation map for the Little Karoo. Unpublished maps and report for a SKEP project supported by Grant No 1064410304. (Cape Town, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund) [online] URL: http://bgis.sanbi.org/littlekaroo/index.asp.

ATTRIBUTE FIELDS

SANS 1878

FGDC-STD-001-1998