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Vegetation type endemic to the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Egoli Granite Grassland (Mesic Highveld Grassland) is an
.Distribution
Egoli Granite Grassland occurs over an area centred on the Johannesburg Dome, bounded by central Johannesburg to the south, Thembisa to the east, Muldersdrift to the west and extending until the vicinity of Lanseria International Airport in the north.[1] This is the only vegetation type entirely endemic to Witwatersrand region.
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Threats and conservation
The Egoli Granite Grassland is considered endangered, and only about three per cent of the vegetation type is conserved in statutory reserves (namely
urbanisation.[2]
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References
Bibliography
- Mucina, Ladislav; Rutherford, Michael C. (2006). The Vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland (PDF). ISBN 9781919976211.
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