Environmental factors that influence species diversity of floodplain plant communities in different flooding phases in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

• Published in: Bothalia Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: Tsheboeng, Gaolathe, Bonyongo, Mphaphi, Murray-Hudson, Mike
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Biodiversity Conservation; flood plain; Environmental factors; flooding; Okavango Delta and vegetation

Background and objectives: Species composition and distribution in seasonal floodplain plant communities are influenced by variation in flooding. However, the influence of intra-flooding variation phases on the diversity of seasonalfloodplain plant communities has not been studied in the Okavango De...