Vegetation Survey And Classification Of Subtropical Forests Of Southern Africa

Author : Ladislav Mucina
Publisher : Springer
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319678313

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Vegetation Survey and Classification of Subtropical Forests of Southern Africa by Ladislav Mucina Pdf

This book highlights classification patterns and underlying ecological drivers structuring the vegetation of selected indigenous subtropical forests in South Africa. It uses original field sampling and advanced numerical data analysis to examine three major types of forest – Albany Coastal Forests, Pondoland Coastal Scarp and Eastern Scarp – all of which are of high conservation value. Offering a unique and systematic assessment of South African ecology in unprecedented detail, the book could serve as a model for future vegetation surveys of forests not only in Africa, but also around the globe.

Author : Gustav Visser,Jan de Waal
Publisher : African Sun Media
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781928480747

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A Century of Geography at Stellenbosch University 1920-2020 by Gustav Visser,Jan de Waal Pdf

A Century of Geography at Stellenbosch University 1920-2020 focuses on the establishment and development of geography as an academic discipline at Stellenbosch, South Africa’s founding geography department. The ways in which the department currently operates are deemed fundamentally joined to its past and pave the way for the evolution of geography and its various subdisciplines going forward. The investigation seeks to highlight the development of the discipline and its institutionalisation as part of the academic offerings of the university, while providing details about the teaching and research conducted, as well as of the people who contributed to these endeavours. It also furnishes the academic geography community at Stellenbosch, and geography more broadly, with some insights into its past development and more recent changes, along with a complete bibliography of conducted research.

Author : Namrita Lall
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780128168219

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Underexplored Medicinal Plants from Sub-Saharan Africa by Namrita Lall Pdf

Underexplored Medicinal Plants from Sub-Saharan Africa: Plants with Therapeutic Potential for Human Health examines a comprehensive selection of rarely explored plants that have been underestimated for their therapeutic value. The book contains monographs of medicinal plants, outlining their botanical description, geographical distribution, ethnobotanical usage, chemical constituents, sample and standard preparations and methods, and pharmacological properties. With expert contributors from South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Cameroon and Nigeria, and the compilation of ethnobotanical, taxonomic and pharmacologic information for each species, this book is a valuable resource for researchers, academics in pharmacology, ethnopharmacology, medicinal plant sciences, and more. Explores the therapeutic potential of a comprehensive selection of underexplored and underutilized medicinal plants in sub-Sahara Africa Provides a summary table of structures of any known natural products, including details of plant source (chapter) and observed activity (e.g. anticancer, antibacterial) Includes contributions from experts from South African, Mauritius, Seychelles, Cameroon and Nigeria

Author : Rodney Moffett
Publisher : UJ Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781776434138

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A Scientific Bibliography of the Far Northern Drakensberg by Rodney Moffett Pdf

This Scientific Bibliography of the “Far Northern Drakensberg” is a continuation by the Afromontane Research Unit of the University of the Free State (ARU) to document published and other similar works on the mountains of the summer rainfall area of South Africa. It follows “A Scientific Bibliography of the Drakensberg, Maloti and Adjacent Lowlands” which was published in 2020 (Moffett 2020), and which covered the area between the North-Eastern Cape and the North-Eastern Free State. The current work extends this northward by including articles and publications dating back to 1875 (E.Cohen, on the Lydenburg goldfields) reaching as far as the Wolkberg and Woodbush near Tzaneen in Limpopo Province. Figure 1 shows the boundary of the area covered, and although referred to as the Far Northern Drakensberg in this work, it is identical to that described as the LMEE, Limpopo, Mpumalanga & Eswatini Escarpment by Clarke et al (2022). Although slightly separate from the “lower” escarpment, the mountainous Barberton and adjacent Eswatini area, as well as the Leolo Mountains in eastern Sekhukhuneland are also included. Details on how the boundary in figure 1 was determined are given in Clark et al (2022). Bibliographies on two further ranges in the summer rainfall area, viz. the Magaliesberg in Gauteng province and the Soutpansberg in Limpopo province are to be the subject of future compilations.

Author : R. M. Cowling,D. M. Richardson,S. M. Pierce
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521548012

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Vegetation of Southern Africa by R. M. Cowling,D. M. Richardson,S. M. Pierce Pdf

Comprehensive illustrated guide to plant science and ecology of southern African vegetation.

Author : Xander van der Maesen,J.M. van Medenbach de Rooy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400902855

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The Biodiversity of African Plants by Xander van der Maesen,J.M. van Medenbach de Rooy Pdf

Proceedings of the XIVth AETFAT Congress, 22-27 August 1994, Wageningen, the Netherlands

Author : Emmanuel N. Chidumayo,Davison J. Gumbo
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781849776547

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The Dry Forests and Woodlands of Africa by Emmanuel N. Chidumayo,Davison J. Gumbo Pdf

The dry forests and woodlands of Sub-Saharan Africa are major ecosystems, with a broad range of strong economic and cultural incentives for keeping them intact. However, few people are aware of their importance, compared to tropical rainforests, despite them being home to more than half of the continent's population. This unique book brings together scientific knowledge on this topic from East, West, and Southern Africa and describes the relationships between forests, woodlands, people and their livelihoods. Dry forest is defined as vegetation dominated by woody plants, primarily trees, the canopy of which covers more than 10 per cent of the ground surface, occurring in climates with a dry season of three months or more. This broad definition - wider than those used by many authors - incorporates vegetation types commonly termed woodland, shrubland, thicket, savanna, wooded grassland, as well as dry forest in its strict sense. The book provides a comparative analysis of management experiences from the different geographic regions, emphasizing the need to balance the utilization of dry forests and woodland products between current and future human needs. Further, the book explores the techniques and strategies that can be deployed to improve the management of African dry forests and woodlands for the benefit of all, but more importantly, the communities that live off these vegetation formations. Thus, the book lays a foundation for improving the management of dry forests and woodlands for the wide range of products and services they provide.

Author : Nicky Allsopp,Jonathan F. Colville,G. Anthony Verboom
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191669101

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Fynbos by Nicky Allsopp,Jonathan F. Colville,G. Anthony Verboom Pdf

South Africa's fynbos region has intrigued biologists for centuries. It has achieved iconic status as a locus of megadiversity and therefore a place to study the ecological underpinnings of massive evolutionary radiations. Researchers have made great advances over the past two decades in unravelling the complexities of fynbos ecology and evolution, and the region has contributed significant insights into the adaptive radiations of large lineages, conservation science, pollination biology, invasive plant biology, and palaeoanthropology. Lessons from the fynbos offer much of value for understanding the origin, maintenance, and conservation of diversity anywhere in the world. This book provides the first synthesis of the field for 20 years, bringing together the latest ecological and evolutionary research on the South African global biodiversity hotspots of the Greater Cape Floristic Region - the iconic fynbos and succulent karoo. It explores the historical and modern physical and biological environment of this region, the circumstances and processes which have fostered its remarkable biodiversity, and the role this diversity has played in the emergence of modern humans. It also discusses the challenges of contemporary management and conservation of the region's biodiversity in the face of accelerating global change.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Botany
ISBN : MINN:31951P00775607X

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Bothalia by Anonim Pdf

Author : John F. Fitzgerald
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0792339428

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African Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories and Mitigation Options: Forestry, Land-Use Change, and Agriculture by John F. Fitzgerald Pdf

Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 May-2 June 1995

Author : N. Parthasarathy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319145921

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Biodiversity of Lianas by N. Parthasarathy Pdf

This book “Biodiversity of lianas” under the series “Sustainable development and Biodiversity” is unique as it covers a wide array of topics in this subject covering all continents and will constitute a valuable reference material for students, researchers and forest managers who are concerned with biodiversity, forest ecology and sustainable development of forest resources. It contains peer-reviewed chapters from leading academicians and researchers around the world in the field of Plant Ecology, Taxonomy and related areas of Biodiversity Science but, centered on Lianology and includes original research articles, case studies and reviews (regional and global) in biodiversity, ecology and phytogeography and conservation of lianas from temperate, sub-tropical and tropical forests. The interest in lianas has increased over the last two decades. The ultimate goal of this book is to provide an insight into the patterns of liana diversity, distribution, the role of lianas in structuring forest community, and functional ecology (carbon uptake, ecosystem services, dynamics and invasion), biotechnological tool for conservation of lianas and finally summarizes the significance and the need for conservation of lianas in the changing global environmental scenario.

Author : Martin Fey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781139495295

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Soils of South Africa by Martin Fey Pdf

Soils of South Africa is the first book in seventy years that provides a comprehensive account of South African soils. The book arranges more than seventy soil forms into fourteen groups and then provides, for each group: • maps showing their distribution and abundance throughout South Africa • descriptions of morphological, chemical and physical properties • a detailed account of classification and its correlation with international systems • a discussion of soil genesis which includes a review of relevant research papers • appraisal of soil quality from a land use perspective as well as for its ecological significance • illustrative examples of soil profiles with analytical data and accompanying interpretations. There is also a fascinating account of the special relationship that exists between South African animals and soil environments. Soils of South Africa should interest students and researchers in the earth, environmental and biological sciences, as well as environmental practitioners, farmers, foresters and civil engineers.

Author : Homer LeRoy Shantz,Curtis Fletcher Marbut
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Nature
ISBN : UVA:X000267433

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The Vegetation and Soils of Africa by Homer LeRoy Shantz,Curtis Fletcher Marbut Pdf

Author : Gideon F. Smith,Estrela Figueiredo,Abraham E. van Wyk
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128140086

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Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern Africa by Gideon F. Smith,Estrela Figueiredo,Abraham E. van Wyk Pdf

Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern Africa: Classification, Biology, and Cultivation provides a highly readable, illustrated account of the Kalanchoe species. The book includes an overview of the family Crassulaceae and genus Kalanchoe in global and subcontinental contexts that is followed by information on the taxonomic history of the genus. The characters and ecology of the species are also discussed, including their distribution ranges, where they occur, their habitat preferences, and where the species were formally recorded for the first time. For each indigenous and naturalized species, comprehensive taxonomic, descriptive and other information of interest is provided. This is the must-have resource for plant scientists, plant taxonomists, ethnobotanists, herbarium curators, ecologists, pharmacologists, invasions scientists, horticulturalists and landscape designers. Includes currently accepted scientific names and synonyms, common names in English, morphology, cytology, chemistry, toxicology, biogeography, pollination biology, dispersal, cultivation, biocultural applications, and more Contains a dichotomous identification key and descriptions, providing much needed tools for accurate species identification Provides an extensive sets of illustrations for all species

Author : M. J. A. Werger,Adolf Cornelis van Bruggen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Biogeography
ISBN : UOM:39015001627788

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Biogeography and Ecology of Southern Africa by M. J. A. Werger,Adolf Cornelis van Bruggen Pdf