A scheme of major categories of the vegetation in and adjacent to the fynbos biome is given as a second approximation after Acocks1 Veld Types (1953). A four tier hierarchy is presented with nineteen categories of vegetation. The major subdivisions recognized on the basis of their structural, environmental and floristic characteristics are: Cape Fynbos Shrublands; a mosaic of Cape Fynbos Shrublands and Subtropical elements; Cape Transitional Small-Leafed Shrublands; Cape Transitional Large-Leafed Shrublands; Subtropical Transitional Thicket; Afromontane Forest; and Karroid Shrublands.
In addition a vegetation map on which these categories were recognized was produced independently using Landsat imagery.
Reference:
Moll, EJ et al. 1984. Description of major vegetation categories in and adjacent to the Fynbos biome. National Scientific Programmes Unit: CSIR, SANSP Report 83, Mar 1984, pp 35
Moll, E., Campbell, B., Cowling, R., Bossi, L., Jarman, M., & Boucher, C. (1984). Description of major vegetation categories in and adjacent to the Fynbos biome (CSIR). National Scientific Programmes Unit: CSIR. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2321
Moll, EJ, BM Campbell, RM Cowling, L Bossi, ML Jarman, and C Boucher Description of major vegetation categories in and adjacent to the Fynbos biome. CSIR. National Scientific Programmes Unit: CSIR, 1984. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2321
Moll E, Campbell B, Cowling R, Bossi L, Jarman M, Boucher C. Description of major vegetation categories in and adjacent to the Fynbos biome. 1984 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2321
