Sub-quaternary catchments for the Bergriver Local Municipality Municipality

Areas which are currently under cultivation in the Klein Karoo as derived from Thompson (2005) This data needs to be used together with the shapefiles; ‘Ostrich_farming.shp’ and ‘Ostrich_farming_threat_ecosyst.shp’, to determine areas where ostrich farming should be avoided.

The original extent of vegetation types mapped for the Fine-Scale Biodiversity Planning Domains: Saldanha Peninsula, North West Sandveld and Bokkeveld patched into the South African Vegetation Map, clipped to the Matzikama Local Municipality. This layer represents the integrated layer of the detailed vegetation map of the Saldanha Peninsula, North West Sandveld and Bokkeveld planning domain in the Western Cape, the South African Vegetation map (NSBA 2004), Nieuwoudtville Conservation Farming Project Vegetation Map and extracts from Barry Low’s Dune Ecosystem Layer. Vegetation categories were based on the South African vegetation types of Mucina & Rutherford (2006), but it was necessary to describe a several new, previously unrecognised vegetation types in the Fine-Scale Planning Domains. Certain vegetation boundaries were substantially redrawn from those presented in Mucina & Rutherford (2006)

Suitable habitat for Wild Ostrich (Struthio camelus) in the Little Karoo including the estimated carrying capacity of the habitat (how many hectares required per animal).

Spatial terrestrial biodiversity priority areas of South Africa (Priority_areas.shp). Terrestrial biodiversity priority areas were identified using data on species of special concern, vegetation types and ecological processes. Species of special concern were endemic and threatened plants, birds,frogs, mammals, scarabs and scorpions. Vegetation types were the 441 vegetation types of the vegetation map of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland (Mucina & Rutherford, 2004). Ecological processes considered were water production, carbon sequestration, speciation and migration. Using the principles of systematic conservation planning, priority scores were derived for species, habitat and processes separately. These were then combined into an overall priority score. Boundaries were drawn around areas of high priority score to identify 15 spatial terrestrial biodiversity priority areas. The boundaries are approximate and should not be used for fine-scale biodiversity assessment.

West Coast Biosphere Reserve

This layer represents is an integration of the fine-scale vegetation map of the Saldanha Peninsula, North West Sandveld, Bokkeveld and Upper Breede River Valley mapping domain in the Western Cape; fine-scale mapped wetland vegetation types for Saldanha and Sandveld; the South African Vegetation map (NSBA 2004 updated to 2006 where name and spatial changes were found), Nieuwoudtville Conservation Farming Project Vegetation Map and extracts from Barry Low’s Dune Ecosystem Layer. Fine-scale vegetation categories were based on the South African vegetation types of Mucina & Rutherford (2006), but it was necessary to describe a several new, previously unrecognised vegetation types in the FineScale Planning Domains. Certain vegetation boundaries were substantially redrawn from those presented in Mucina & Rutherford (2006).

Protected areas for the Matzikama Municipality