The afromontane forests of Transkei, southern Africa. I: The importance of phytogeography and past utilization to the study of forest patches and a description of a sampling strategy

A brief overview of the distribution and exploitation of forests in southern Africa is presented as a basis for a sampling design and classification of forests. A sampling strategy was adopted for the quantitative study of disjunct forest patches in Transkei. The approach, which has not been used in southern Africa, is described