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

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. W. Saaed ◽  
S. M. Jacobs ◽  
M. L. Masubelele ◽  
M. I. Samuels ◽  
L. Khomo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Succulent Karoo ◽  
Fertility Islands

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

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helga van der Merwe ◽  
Sebataolo Rahlao ◽  
Liesel Hein ◽  
Suzanne J Milton
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Vegetation Dynamics ◽  
Fire Disturbance ◽  
Succulent Karoo

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

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 ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 472-477 ◽  
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

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

2018 ◽  
Vol 429 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 127-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Tamm ◽  
Jennifer Caesar ◽  
Natalie Kunz ◽  
Claudia Colesie ◽  
Hans Reichenberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Biological Soil Crust ◽  
Soil Crust ◽  
Succulent Karoo

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

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 1491-1502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda Kahnt ◽  
Antonella Soro ◽  
Michael Kuhlmann ◽  
Michael Gerth ◽  
Robert J. Paxton
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Population Genetics ◽  
Succulent Karoo

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

Koedoe ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 50 (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.

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