Spatial Diversity of Dry Savanna Woodlands |
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Authors: | Friedrich Patrick Graz |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Land Management Conservation, Polytechnic of Namibia, P/Bag 13388, Windhoek, Namibia |
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Abstract: | The dry woodland savannas of Namibia are of significant socio-economic importance. The paper tests the suitability of a number
of diversity indicators developed for species poor systems in Europe in the woodland context. The indicators that were tested
included the species specific mingling index, MSp, the measure of surround and the uniform angle index. The simple application of the methods permit relatively unschooled
crews to conduct an enumeration in the field. The results show that the indicators do not only display current diversity status,
but also reflect the ecological context of the individual species. |
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Keywords: | Ecology Mingling index Namibia Spatial diversity Spatial structure Uniform angle index Woodland savanna |
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