Research Article

Effects of Prosopis velutina Invasion on Soil Characteristics along the Riverine System of the Molopo River in North-West Province, South Africa

Table 1

Site locations and dominated plants species at five sites of Prosopis velutina invasion.

SiteCoordinatesDominant plant speciesSite type

Tshidilamolomo I25o 48′54.26″S
24o 41′50.57″E
Prosopis velutina
Senegalia mellifera
Vachellia hebeclada
Grazing,
densely invaded with P. velutina

Tshidilamolomo II25o 49′31.54″S
24o 40′58.01″E
Prosopis velutina
Senegalia mellifera
Vachellia hebeclada
Ziziphus mucronata
Grazing,
densely invaded with P. velutina

Mabule25o 46′23.87″S
24o 33′14.93″E
Prosopis velutina
Vachellia hebeclada
Vachellia tortilis
Ziziphus mucronata
Grazing, water point,
lightly invaded with P. velutina

Black heat farm25o 40′26.65″S
24o 14′33.74″E
Grewia flava
Prosopis velutina
Vachellia hebeclada
Ziziphus mucronata
Rotational grazing,
lightly invaded with P. velutina

Bray25o 27′41.42″S
23o 42′05.05″E
Mellia azedarach
Prosopis velutina
Vachellia erioloba
Grazing
lightly invaded with P. velutina