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Vegetation mapping and classification data of the communal farmland of Soebatsfontein, Namaqualand, South Africa
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Last update: 2010-02-22 Done by: Gerhard Muche
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| Dataset metadata |
| Description | Vegetation sampling dataset of 10mx10m relevés from 2007 and 2008 with |
| Purpose |
Vegetation classification and mapping |
| Main theme(s) |
Phytodiversity, Vegetation, Mapping, Classification |
| Subtheme(s) |
Biodiversity, Climate change, Land use change, Species richness, Species coverage |
| Biome(s) |
Succulent Karoo |
| Country(ies) |
Republic of South Africa |
| Administration unit(s) |
Namaqualand lowlands |
| Locality(ies) |
Namaqualand |
| BIOTA Observatory(ies) |
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| Period(s) |
2007, 2008 |
| Sampling method(s) |
vegetation relevés, cover values, species lists |
| Responsible person(s) |
Ute Schmiedel, Jona Luther-Mosebach & Inga Röwer |
| Regional networks(s) |
BIOTA Southern Africa |
| Related subprojects / workpackages / topics |
S06 Towards sustainable use of phyto-diversity |
| Copyright holder |
BIOTA AFRICA Ute Schmiedel |
| Restrictions of dissemination |
(2) BIOTA AFRICA (please note the Guidelines for using botanical data from Biodiversity Observatories of BIOTA Southern Africa) |
| Start time of protection |
2009 |
| Duration of protection |
2 years |
| Rationale / notes |
ongoing analyses and publications of the data provider |
| Data |
| Format |
MS Access / BIOTABase |
| File name(s) / size(s) |
BIOTAObservatory_S22_Quaggasfontein_20091203.mdb / 10 MB |
| Software requirements |
BIOTABase (recommended), MS Access 2003 |
| Documentation |
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| Contact person |
Muche, Dr. Gerhard
BioCentre Klein Flottbek and Botanical Garden, University of Hamburg
Ohnhorststr. 18
22609 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: ++49(0)4042816395
 gerhard.muche@botanik.uni-hamburg.de
Position: IT Management BIOTA AFRICA
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