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Egoli Granite Grassland (Mesic Highveld Grassland) is an

endangered vegetation type of the Witwatersrand in Gauteng, South Africa
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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.

Description

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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See also

References

  1. ^ Mucina & Rutherford, p. 398
  2. ^ Mucina & Rutherford, p. 399

Bibliography

  • Mucina, Ladislav; Rutherford, Michael C. (2006). The Vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland (PDF). .