FRESHWATER METADATA JOURNAL

Title

Metadata for macrophyte data from the Boro-Xudum seasonal floodplains of the Okavango Delta

Author(s)

Michael Murray-Hudson, Kaelo Makati, Ineelo Mosie & Piotr Wolski

Abstract

This study covered the southern parts of the Okavango Delta - the seasonally flooded Xudum and Boro distributary systems. It was a single campaign aimed at collecting and analysing floodplain vegetation species and abundance data, to establish relationships with hydroperiod for exploratory scenario modelling. A stratified random sample of 30 sites was surveyed for species composition and abundance between mid-March and mid-July 2007, using multiple 1 sq m quadrats along transects orthogonal to the floodplain long axis. Minimum sampled area at each site was 30 sq m. Hydroperiod was established based on three sets of remote sensing data: 1:50,000 analogue aerial photography from 2001, Landsat (annual) and MODIS (monthly) data from 2000-2007, and ground truthing from 2007.

Keywords

herbaceous macrophytes, seasonal floodplains, Okavango Delta, hydroperiod, tropical wetlands, flood pulse, occurrence, relative abundance

How to cite this article

Murray-Hudson, M., Makati, K., Mosie, I. & Wolski, P., 2019. Metadata for macrophyte data from the Boro-Xudum seasonal floodplains of the Okavango Delta. Freshwater Metadata Journal 45: 1-8. https://doi.org/10.15504/fmj.2019.45