Up to the present time, recommended stocking rates appropriate for the veld have arisen largely from subjective assessments by trained personnel. Such recommendations suffer through their subjectivity and through the shortage of trained personnel capable of estimating...
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Assessment of Veld Condition and Carrying Capacity in Different Veld Types
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Arid Grassveld and the Karoo
While this system has not been applied to the arid grassland and karoo, there is unlikely to be any valid reason why it should not prove as successful here as it has in the humid grasslands. In such areas, the agro-ecological ideal, or the climax vegetation, is a...
Veld Condition Assessment
The procedure for analysing benchmarks and sample sites involves taking 200-point positions within a demarcated sample site of 0.1 ha to provide data on the botanical composition and basal cover. Each of the recorded species is allocated to a species category...
Introduction
The objective of this section is to describe the method of veld assessment now being used in KwaZulu-Natal. Future experience may necessitate further modifications also included is a description of the use which can be made of veld condition assessment data to...