Ferns and flowering plants of Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, eastern Transvaal: an annotated checklist

Bothalia ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Zambatis
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Flowering Plants ◽  
Grassland Biome ◽  
Annotated Checklist

An annotated checklist of the plant taxa of the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, eastern Transvaal Lowveld, is presented. Of the 618 infrageneric taxa recorded, six are pteridophytes and the remainder angiosperms. Of these, 161 are monocotyledons and 451 dicotyledons. Five of the latter are currently listed in the Red Data List of the Transvaal, two of which are first records for the Transvaal Lowveld. The vegetation of the reserve shows strong affinities with the Savanna Biome, and to a lesser degree, with the Grassland Biome.

scholarly journals Distinguishing between Epipactis leptochila (Narrow-lipped Helleborine), Epipactis helleborine (Broad-leaved Helleborine) and their putative hybrid, Epipactis x stephensonii at the Warburg reserve, Oxfordshire

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry Swainbank ◽  
Keith Boseley
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Flowering Plants ◽  
Putative Hybrid ◽  
Initial Allocation ◽  
Vegetative Characters ◽  
Typical Habitat ◽  
Floral Characters ◽  
Epipactis Helleborine

A drought in May 2020 curtailed snail damage to a population of Epipactis leptochila (Godfrey) Godfrey (Narrow-lipped Helleborine) such that in July there were 33 flowering plants in an area well known for this species at the Warburg nature reserve in Oxfordshire (v.c.23).  Despite growing in a heavily-shaded area under beech, the typical habitat of E. leptochila, some of these plants were actually E. helleborine L. (Crantz) (Broad-leaved Helleborine) based on recognized distinguishing characteristics.  We took morphological measurements (19 floral characters and 10 vegetative characters) for all the flowering plants present and were able to confirm by statistical analysis our initial species identifications. We were able also to discriminate between the species reasonably accurately using leaf characters alone, such as leaf colour, leaf length to width ratios and the angle of turn of the bottom three leaves. Using the outcomes from this analysis we were able to make predictions about the identity of most of the 82 non-flowering plants present. There were 4 plants that defied clear initial allocation to one or the other species and were suspected to be the hybrid E. x stephensonii Godfrey. Statistical analysis confirmed that these plants were indeed distinguishable from either parent, and most characters were intermediate to some degree between the two. The morphology of these putative hybrids is described pending molecular confirmation of their identity.

scholarly journals An assessment of rehabilitation success in an African grassland using ants as bioindicators

Koedoe ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha-Leigh Jamison ◽  
Mark Robertson ◽  
Ian Engelbrecht ◽  
Peter Hawkes
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Coarse Sand ◽  
Bare Ground ◽  
Ant Assemblages ◽  
Grassland Conservation ◽  
Vegetation Surveys ◽  
Grassland Biome ◽  
Agricultural Use ◽  
And Control

Many studies that evaluate rehabilitation make use of invertebrate bioindicators. Invertebrates, especially ants, make useful indicators as they are sensitive to environmental change. We compared ant assemblages in rehabilitated and control sites in the Rietvlei Nature Reserve, a protected area important for grassland conservation in South Africa. Pitfall traps were used to sample ant assemblages at six control sites and six rehabilitated sites. In addition, environmental and vegetation surveys were conducted at each site. We found that the ant assemblages differed significantly between the control and rehabilitated sites, although there was considerable overlap; the control sites supported a greater species density and higher abundance of ants than the rehabilitated sites. In total, 36 ant species were collected (control sites: 34 species; rehabilitated sites: 26 species). The environmental survey revealed that percentages of bare ground and coarse sand, as well as soil pH, differed significantly between the control and rehabilitated sites. The control and rehabilitated sites also supported significantly different plant assemblages. Three indicator ant species were identified for the control sites: Crematogaster rectinota, Crematogaster amita and Monomorium fastidium. No indicator species were identified for the rehabilitated sites. These results suggest that recovery from the previous agricultural use of the area is still incomplete and highlights the lack of research examining the success of rehabilitation in the grassland biome.Conservation implications: The present study illustrates the need for further research on rehabilitation techniques utilised in the grassland biome. This is of value as the remainder of South African grasslands are considered critically endangered.

Montane flora of the southern Langeberg, South Africa: a checklist of the flowering plants and ferns

Bothalia ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Mcdonald
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Species Richness ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Flowering Plants ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
As Species ◽  
Endemic Genera ◽  
Plant Families ◽  
Annotated Checklist

The flora of the southern Langeberg is rich, w ith 1 228 species and intraspecific taxa (referred to collectively as species) recorded in 361 genera and 105 families. An analysis of the montane flora of the southern Langeberg. Western Cape, South Africa based on an annotated checklist shows that the Asteraceae has the highest number of species per familv (167) and the genus  Erica has the most infrageneric taxa per genus (130) as well as the most endemic species (51). One endemic monotypic family, the Geissolomataceae, two endemic genera Geissoloma and Langebergia (Asteraceae) and a total of 167 endemic species are found on the southern Langeberg The plant families of the southern Langeberg flora are ranked according to species-richness of the families and compared with floras of other areas (mainly montane) in the Fynbos Biome and marginally to the east of this biome (the Amatole Mountains). The greatest similarity of ranking is evident betw een the plant families of the southern Langeberg and those of the Cape Hangklip Area.

scholarly journals Review Of Drosera Intermedia Herbarium Specimens And New Data On Its Distribution And Ecology In Lithuania

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-45
Author(s):  
Sigita Sprainaitytė
Keyword(s):  
Population Size ◽  
Habitat Preference ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Flowering Plants ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Raised Bog ◽  
The Status ◽  
Distribution And Ecology ◽  
Bare Peat ◽  
Sphagnum Magellanicum

AbstractDrosera intermedia Hayne is one of four species of the genus Drosera in Lithuania. It has the status of an endangered species, however, relatively little is known about its abundance, population size and habitat preference. Seven localities of the species have been indicated in Lithuania till now. Evidence of herbaria is known from four localities. Revision of herbarium specimens revealed the fact that only one sample consisting of six plants was proved to be Drosera intermedia. It was collected in Kamanos raised bog. Distribution of D. intermedia based on recent findings includes two localities in the northern and the eastern parts of Lithuania.Detailed investigations of D. intermedia habitat preference and population size were pursued in the Kamanos State Strict Nature Reserve (Akmenė distr.) in 2013–2014 in five sample plots situated in the Rhynchosporion albae W.Koch 1926 community. The highest density of D. intermedia plants was recorded on bare peat in the mosaic microhabitats of Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl and Sphagnum spp. Microhabitats with Sphagnum cuspidatum Ehrh. ex Hoffm. were more favourable than that of Sphagnum magellanicum. There were counted 376 (2013) and 322 (2014) individuals in three sample plots. Next year, 83 plants were appended in two additional plots. Vegetative individuals were more abundant in less favourable areas, while up to 30% of the flowering plants were registered in the depressions of bare peat and Rhynchospora alba mosaic.

Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of South Padre Island, Texas

1978 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert I. Lonard ◽  
Frank W. Judd ◽  
Sammie L. Sides
Keyword(s):  
Flowering Plants ◽  
Padre Island ◽  
Annotated Checklist

scholarly journals Flowering plant biodiversity of Augrabies Falls National Park: a comparison between Augrabies Falls National Park, Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, Vaalbos National Park and Goegap Nature Reserve

Koedoe ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
P.C. Zietsman ◽  
H. Bezuidenhout
Keyword(s):  
Rare Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Life Form ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Flowering Plants ◽  
The Other ◽  
Flowering Plant ◽  
Plant Biodiversity ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Number Of Species

A list of flowering plants has been compiled for the Augrabies Falls National Park, which occupies an area of approximately 18 600 ha. This list of 364 species represents 210 genera and 74 families. The Monocotyledonae are represented by 76 species (20.9 of the total number of species) and the Dicotyledonae by 288 (79.1 ). Approximately 54 of these species occur only in the Augrabies Falls National Park and not in one of the other conservation areas with which it was compared. According to the life form spectrum, the Augrabies Falls National Park is a therophyte-hemicryp- tophyte area. Five of these spesies are endemic to the Southern African floristic region. One of them is a rare species.

scholarly journals MATERIALS TO THE SPIDER FAUNA (ARANEI) OF THE BYKOVA SHEYA SITE OF THE “GALICH’YA GORA” NATURE RESERVE (LIPETSK REGION, RUSSIA)

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-32
Author(s):  
N. Yu. Polchaninova
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Pitfall Trapping ◽  
Spider Species ◽  
Calcareous Grasslands ◽  
Abandoned Field ◽  
Floodplain Meadow ◽  
Specific Species ◽  
Annotated Checklist

<p>A total of 73 spider species from 15 families were recorded from the Bykova Sheya site of the “Galich’ya Gora” Nature Reserve (Lipetsk Region, Russia) in April – August 2011–2012. The material was collected thorough pitfall-trapping and sweep-netting. Four habitats were investigated: abandoned field on the upper interfluves (31 spider species), stony slope with the typical vegetation of calcareous grasslands (28 species), slope with shrub and fob-bunchgrass vegetation (35 species), and a floodplain meadow (38 species). Hand collecting in a forest shelterbelt and on the riverbank added eight species to the list. Two families, Gnaphosidae (15 species) and Lycosidae (13 species) were the most species-rich. Four registered species are regionally rare (<em>Gnaphosa taurica</em>, <em>Berlandina cinerea,</em> <em>Eresus kollari </em>and<em> Alopecosa solitaria</em>); the latter two can be considered as specific species of the ‘Bykova Sheya’ site. An annotated checklist and a brief description of the spider assemblages of different habitats are given.</p>

scholarly journals An Annotated Checklist of Butterflies at Elevated Protected Areas of Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-52
Author(s):  
Madeeha Manzoor ◽  
Sher Wali Khan ◽  
Safdar Ali Shah
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Park ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Monarch Butterfly ◽  
Egg Laying ◽  
Vegetation Types ◽  
Game Reserve ◽  
Entomological Research ◽  
Annotated Checklist

Different vegetation types, cater to the needs of butterflies at different stages of their life cycle. Some caterpillars are specific in their diet and egg-laying, such as the caterpillar of the Monarch butterfly, which mainly consumes leaves of milkweed and hence prefers laying eggs on this plant (Faldyn et al., 2018). This entomological research was undertaken at protected areas of Pakistan that include Dhirkot Nature Reserve, Pir Chanasi National Park, Banjosa Game Reserve, Pir Lasura National Park and Tolipir National Park. Forty-four different species of butterflies were recorded from the study area. The highest diversity of butterflies was observed from PCNP (34) and least from PLNP (15).

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