- Describe it ecological role in the environment
- Biological impacts on the environment of destroying this type of vegetation.
- Economical importance of it for the people of the Western Cape.
- Management strategies involved in protecting it.
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Cape. - Climate: thickets develop in areas where the rainfall is fairly high however; there may
be dry periods that prevent the vegetation from developing into forests. - Soil and geography: most thickets occur in river valleys.
- Flora: the vegetation of this biome includes short trees, low intertwining shrubs and
vines .There are no distinct layers of trees and shrubs, with many large open spaces
found in the thicket biome. thickets in the Eastern Cape are comprised of dense im-
penetrable vegetation dominated by spiny, often succulent trees and shrubs. - Fauna: kudu, monkey, bushbuck, elephant.
Figure 9.12: Thicket vegetation near Uitenhage, Eastern Cape.266 9.3. Biomes