Fuzzy Set Ordination and Classification of Serengeti Short Grasslands, Tanzania

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dc.creatorBanyikwa, Feetham F.
dc.creatorFeoli, Enrico
dc.creatorZuccarello, Vincenzo
dc.date2016-09-21T12:26:25Z
dc.date2016-09-21T12:26:25Z
dc.date1990
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T08:55:43Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T08:55:43Z
dc.descriptionSpecies abundance data from 32 representative stands are used to evaluate the vegetation in the heavily grazed Serengeti short grasslands. The abundant species are: Kyllinga nervosa, Sporobolus ioclados, S. kentrophyllus and Eustachys paspaloides, all occurring in elevated areas, and Hypoestes forskalei, which is found in the drainage areas. Numerical classification and fuzzy set ordination revealed four main grassland communities associated with a topographic gradient. The communities are considered distinct since their niches, as computed in the community and environmental fuzzy system space are not overlapping. Leaching, erosion and animal disturbance effects correlated with the topographic gradient are found to determine species composition and overall community structure in the grasslands.
dc.identifierBanyikwa, F.F., Feoli, E. and Zuccarello, V., 1990. Fuzzy set ordination and classification of Serengeti short grasslands, Tanzania. Journal of Vegetation Science, 1(1), pp.97-104.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3813
dc.identifier10.2307/3236059
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3813
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.subjectDisturbance
dc.subjectGrassland community
dc.subjectGrazing
dc.subjectTopographic gradient
dc.titleFuzzy Set Ordination and Classification of Serengeti Short Grasslands, Tanzania
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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