Imprint of overgrazing on soil and vegetation of fertility islands in the degraded succulent Karoo, South Africa

Vegetation dynamics after experimental fire disturbance in the arid Succulent Karoo, South Africa

African Journal of Range and Forage Science ◽

10.2989/10220119.2016.1173098 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 131-135 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Helga van der Merwe ◽

Sebataolo Rahlao ◽

Liesel Hein ◽

Suzanne J Milton

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Vegetation Dynamics ◽

Fire Disturbance ◽

Succulent Karoo

Seasonal variability in fungal endophytes from Aizoaceae plants in the Succulent Karoo biodiversity hotspot, South Africa

Journal of Arid Environments ◽

10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.05.004 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 156 ◽

pp. 19-26 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Zelda Pieterse ◽

Theresa A.S. Aveling ◽

Adriaana Jacobs ◽

Don A. Cowan

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Seasonal Variability ◽

Fungal Endophytes ◽

Biodiversity Hotspot ◽

Succulent Karoo

Diversity and seasonality of fungal communities in soil from the Succulent Karoo biodiversity hotspot, South Africa

Journal of Arid Environments ◽

10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.104020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 172 ◽

pp. 104020

Author(s):

Zelda Pieterse ◽

Theresa A.S. Aveling ◽

Adriana Jacobs ◽

Don A. Cowan

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Biodiversity Hotspot ◽

Fungal Communities ◽

Succulent Karoo

Winter growth phenology and leaf orientation in Pachypodium namaquanum (Apocynaceae) in the succulent karoo of the Richtersveld, South Africa

Oecologia ◽

10.1007/bf00329426 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 101 (4) ◽

pp. 472-477 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

P. W. Rundel ◽

R. M. Cowling ◽

K. J. Esler ◽

P. M. Mustart ◽

E. van Jaarsveld ◽

...

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Succulent Karoo ◽

Leaf Orientation

Evaluation of Restoration Techniques for the Succulent Karoo, South Africa

Restoration Ecology ◽

10.1046/j.1526-100x.2003.00192.x ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 308-316 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

P. C. Beukes ◽

R. M. Cowling

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Succulent Karoo ◽

Restoration Techniques

Ecophysiological properties of three biological soil crust types and their photoautotrophs from the Succulent Karoo, South Africa

Plant and Soil ◽

10.1007/s11104-018-3635-4 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 429 (1-2) ◽

pp. 127-146 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Alexandra Tamm ◽

Jennifer Caesar ◽

Natalie Kunz ◽

Claudia Colesie ◽

Hans Reichenberger ◽

...

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Biological Soil Crust ◽

Soil Crust ◽

Succulent Karoo

The Striped Mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) From the Succulent Karoo, South Africa: A Territorial Group-Living Solitary Forager With Communal Breeding and Helpers at the Nest.

Journal of Comparative Psychology ◽

10.1037/0735-7036.118.1.37 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 118 (1) ◽

pp. 37-47 ◽

Cited By ~ 112

Author(s):

Carsten Schradin ◽

Neville Pillay

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Group Living ◽

Communal Breeding ◽

Succulent Karoo ◽

Rhabdomys Pumilio ◽

Territorial Group

Insights into the biodiversity of the Succulent Karoo hotspot of South Africa: the population genetics of a rare and endemic halictid bee, Patellapis doleritica

Conservation Genetics ◽

10.1007/s10592-014-0633-9 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 15 (6) ◽

pp. 1491-1502 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Belinda Kahnt ◽

Antonella Soro ◽

Michael Kuhlmann ◽

Michael Gerth ◽

Robert J. Paxton

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Population Genetics ◽

Succulent Karoo

Rapid succession of Biological Soil Crusts after experimental disturbance in the Succulent Karoo, South Africa

Applied Soil Ecology ◽

10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.04.013 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 263-269 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

S. Dojani ◽

B. Büdel ◽

K. Deutschewitz ◽

B. Weber

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Succulent Karoo ◽

Rapid Succession ◽

Soil Crusts ◽

Experimental Disturbance

Vegetation of the Hantam-Tanqua-Roggeveld subregion, South Africa Part 2: Succulent Karoo Biome related vegetation

Koedoe ◽

10.4102/koedoe.v50i1.148 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Helga Van der Merwe ◽

Margaretha W. Van Rooyen ◽

Noel Van Rooyen

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Satellite Images ◽

Succulent Karoo ◽

Land Type ◽

Botanical Diversity ◽

Mosaic Vegetation ◽

A Priority ◽

The Republic ◽

Western Side ◽

Floristic Data

The Hantam-Tanqua-Roggeveld subregion lies within the Succulent Karoo Hotspot that stretches along the western side of the Republic of South Africa and Namibia. This project, carried out to document the botanical diversity in the Hantam-Tanqua-Roggeveld subregion, was part of a project identified as a priority during the SKEP (Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Programme) initiative in this Hotspot. Botanical surveys were conducted in an area covering over three million hectares. Satellite images of the area and topocadastral, land type and geology maps were used to stratify the area into relatively homogeneous units. An analysis of the floristic data of 390 sample plots identified two major floristic units, i.e. the Fynbos Biome related vegetation and the Succulent Karoo Biome related vegetation. A description of the vegetation related to the Succulent Karoo Biome is presented in this article. Seven associations, 16 subassociations and several mosaic vegetation units, consisting of more than one vegetation unit, were identified and mapped. Various threats to the vegetation in the region were identified during the survey and are briefly discussed.