Critical Ecological Process for Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. The three categories of ecological processes that were identified for spatial delineate were riverine systems, sand movement corridors and edaphic gradients.

Critical Biodiversity Areas in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

Known localities of Red Data Book species and localized endemics with limited distributions were depicted spatially. Species with broad distributions were not mapped, as these would be conserved incidentally via the achievement of targets for vegetation types. The classes of species mapped included plants, birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.

Shapefile shows the distribution and extent of 58 vegetation types in the Nelson Mandela Bay. Includes the ecosystem status of each vegetation type.

Landcover types for Nelson Bay Municipality