Abstract
Abstract In southern Africa, stratified, closed canopy forests are regarded as relict from former wetter phases. In the eastern Cape such forests are found on the slopes of the Great Escarpment and at one coastal site south of the town of Alexandria. This Alexandria forest is anomalous with regard to its coastal situation, substrate, climatic environment and geographical location. In an attempt to identify the environmental factors controlling forest survival, an interdisciplinary study was undertaken employing biogeographical techniques and computer factor analysis. The results point to water availability as the principle control of forest distribution in the Alexandria area.
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