TABLE 1 in A checklist of spiders from the herbaceous layer of a coastal dune forest ecosystem at Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (Arachnida: Araneae)

TABLE 1 Vegetation types in different-aged stands sampled at Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa during November & December 1995. Stand ageVegetation typeHeight of vegetationUnderstoreyRehabilitating coastal dune forest2-yearAcacia kosiensis0.7 mPercentage vegetation cover belowshrubland30 cm is relatively high in open areas(>80%) and low in shrubby areas(<50%)8-yearAcacia kosiensis1.5–3 mSparse undergrowth and a low per-shrublandcentage ground cover (<40%)12-yearAcacia kosiensis7–9 mModerately thick undergrowth; a highwoodlandpercentage ground cover (>80%)16-yearAcacia kosiensis9–12 mRelatively thick undergrowth; a highwoodlandpercentage ground cover (90–100%)Mature secondary coastal dune forestc.100-yearClosed canopy with12–>15 mUndergrowth patchy; true sub-canopyhigh tree diversitylayer; percentage ground cover is re-latively low (<50%)