. African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research. Invertebrates -- Africa; Biological diversity -- Africa; Biological diversity. Vol. Ill, part 3, issued May ISth, 1917. THE PLANT ECOLOGY OF DRAKENSBERG RANGE. 511 The Plant Ecology of the Drakensberg Ran ge By J. \V. Bews, ]?, , Professor of Botany, Natal University College. With Plates XXXVI-XXXIX, and 3 text-figures. T. II. III. Contents. Introduction Geology, Topography, and Soil Conditions Climate Plant Formations and Associations 1. Veld Formation . 2. Protea Veld Formation 3. Rocky Senile Formation . 4. Scrub Formatio


. African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research. Invertebrates -- Africa; Biological diversity -- Africa; Biological diversity. Vol. Ill, part 3, issued May ISth, 1917. THE PLANT ECOLOGY OF DRAKENSBERG RANGE. 511 The Plant Ecology of the Drakensberg Ran ge By J. \V. Bews, ]?, , Professor of Botany, Natal University College. With Plates XXXVI-XXXIX, and 3 text-figures. T. II. III. Contents. Introduction Geology, Topography, and Soil Conditions Climate Plant Formations and Associations 1. Veld Formation . 2. Protea Veld Formation 3. Rocky Senile Formation . 4. Scrub Formation 5. Bush Formation . 6. Stream Bank Formation . 7. Vlei Formation . 8. Vegetation of the Movmtain Top 9. Clii: Vegetation . 10. Fynbosch or Mtiquis Formation IV. Succession and Inter-relationships Formations Explanation of Plates. OF THE Plant 562 565 Introduction. The study of the vegetation of Natal from the ecological standpoint was commenced by the writer in 1911, and three papers ^ on the subject have already appeared. Important ' Bews, J. " The Vegetation of Natal," ' Annals of Natal Museum," vol. ii, pt. 3, 1932. "An Ecological Sui-vey of the Midlands of Natal," ibid., vol. ii, pt. 4, 1913. "The Growth Forms of Natal Plants," • Trans, of Roy. Soc. of ,' 1916. VOL. 3, part 3. 34. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Natal Museum (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa). Council. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa : Council of the Natal Museum


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