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Mpumalanga Biodiversity Conservation Plan Handbook - bgis-sanbi

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Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld<br />

Northern Free State Shrubland<br />

Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland<br />

Rand Highveld Grassland<br />

Sekhukhune Montane Grassland<br />

Soweto Highveld Grassland<br />

Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland<br />

Subtropical Freshwater Wetlands<br />

Subtropical Salt Pans<br />

Tsakane Clay Grassland<br />

Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland<br />

Barberton Serpentine Sourveld<br />

Central Sandy Bushveld<br />

Croc Gorge Mountain Bushveld<br />

Delagoa Lowveld<br />

Gabbro Grassy Bushveld<br />

Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld<br />

Granite Lowveld<br />

Ithala Quartzite Sourveld<br />

Kaalrug Mountain Bushveld<br />

Legogote Sour Bushveld<br />

Loskop Mountain Bushveld<br />

Loskop Thornveld<br />

Lowveld Rugged Mopaneveld<br />

Makuleke Sandy Bushveld<br />

Malelane Mountain Bushveld<br />

Mopane Basalt Shrubland<br />

27<br />

28<br />

105335.0<br />

643.7<br />

51.2<br />

96.4<br />

APPENDIX 2 - STATUS OF THE 68 VEGETATION TYPES<br />

STATUS OF THE 68 VEGETATION TYPES FOUND IN MPUMALANGA PLANNING REGION<br />

VEGETATION TYPE NAME<br />

Mopane Gabbro Shrubland<br />

Northern Lebombo Bushveld<br />

% TARGET<br />

24<br />

24<br />

24<br />

24<br />

27<br />

24<br />

24<br />

24<br />

26<br />

24<br />

19<br />

24<br />

19<br />

19<br />

24<br />

19<br />

27<br />

24<br />

19<br />

24<br />

19<br />

19<br />

19<br />

24<br />

19<br />

19<br />

24<br />

ORIGINAL<br />

AREA HA<br />

128851.3<br />

589365.5<br />

138155.2<br />

975679.0<br />

385703.8<br />

711.6<br />

111.0<br />

21014.0<br />

233996.9<br />

10958.4<br />

457936.3<br />

54002.1<br />

69854.2<br />

74219.5<br />

10389.1<br />

715370.3<br />

23701.1<br />

46551.5<br />

352314.0<br />

177995.6<br />

76038.7<br />

14712.4<br />

3512.7<br />

63044.3<br />

10850.5<br />

3335.9<br />

88691.1<br />

% NATURAL<br />

60.0<br />

52.3<br />

67.0<br />

49.6<br />

79.2<br />

87.8<br />

93.9<br />

57.3<br />

88.9<br />

73.4<br />

59.6<br />

87.2<br />

88.0<br />

99.3<br />

75.9<br />

82.1<br />

68.6<br />

85.7<br />

42.5<br />

95.2<br />

67.8<br />

99.7<br />

99.5<br />

96.4<br />

99.2<br />

99.0<br />

99.3<br />

ECOSYSTEM<br />

STATUS<br />

Endangered:Low<br />

Least Threatened<br />

Vulnerable<br />

Endangered: Low<br />

Vulnerable<br />

Endangered: Low<br />

Vulnerable<br />

Least Threatened<br />

Least Threatened<br />

Endangered: Low<br />

Least Threatened<br />

Vulnerable<br />

Endangered: Low<br />

Least Threatened<br />

Least Threatened<br />

Least Threatened<br />

Vulnerable<br />

Least Threatened<br />

Vulnerable<br />

Least Threatened<br />

Endangered: High<br />

Least Threatened<br />

Vulnerable<br />

Least Threatened<br />

Least Threatened<br />

Least Threatened<br />

Least Threatened<br />

Least Threatened<br />

Least Threatened<br />

% OF TARGET<br />

PROTECTED<br />

70.4<br />

0.0<br />

3.3<br />

5.8<br />

0.0<br />

0.0<br />

6.3<br />

226.2<br />

0.0<br />

0.0<br />

3.5<br />

70.0<br />

24.7<br />

32.9<br />

366.3<br />

523.7<br />

0.0<br />

307.9<br />

0.0<br />

82.1<br />

26.3<br />

71.7<br />

60.5<br />

522.6<br />

524.7<br />

324.2<br />

525.8<br />

526.3<br />

416.3<br />

PROTECTION<br />

STATUS<br />

Moderately P.<br />

Not P.<br />

Hardly P.<br />

Poorly P.<br />

Not P.<br />

Not P.<br />

Poorly P.<br />

Well P.<br />

Not P.<br />

Not P.<br />

Hardly P.<br />

Moderately P.<br />

Poorly P.<br />

Poorly P.<br />

Well P.<br />

Well P.<br />

Not P.<br />

Well P.<br />

Not P.<br />

Moderately P.<br />

Poorly P.<br />

Moderately P.<br />

Moderately P.<br />

Well P.<br />

Well P.<br />

Well P.<br />

Well P.<br />

Well P.<br />

Well P.<br />

(BASED ON<br />

TARGET)<br />

BIOME<br />

Grassland<br />

Grassland<br />

Grassland<br />

Grassland<br />

Grassland<br />

Grassland<br />

Grassland<br />

Grassland<br />

Grassland<br />

Grassland<br />

Grassland<br />

Savanna<br />

Savanna<br />

Savanna<br />

Savanna<br />

Savanna<br />

Savanna<br />

Savanna<br />

Savanna<br />

Savanna<br />

Savanna<br />

Savanna<br />

Savanna<br />

Savanna<br />

Savanna<br />

Savanna<br />

Savanna<br />

Savanna<br />

Savanna<br />

BIOME<br />

NATURAL %<br />

55.4<br />

55.4<br />

55.4<br />

55.4<br />

55.4<br />

55.4<br />

55.4<br />

55.4<br />

55.4<br />

55.4<br />

55.4<br />

74.9<br />

74.9<br />

74.9<br />

74.9<br />

74.9<br />

74.9<br />

74.9<br />

74.9<br />

74.9<br />

74.9<br />

74.9<br />

74.9<br />

74.9<br />

74.9<br />

74.9<br />

74.9<br />

74.9<br />

74.9<br />

continued overleaf<br />

Avii<br />

APPENDIX

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