10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RENOSTERVELD»
Discover the use of
renosterveld in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
renosterveld and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
There are many different shrublands in the Cape Province, but renosterveld is the
formation that most closely resembles Earth's other four mediterranean scrub
regions. Coastal renosterveld lies along the coastal lowlands at the foot of the ...
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Fire in Mediterranean Ecosystems
east with increasing summer rainfall (Cowling 1983a). Geophytes are common
and diverse with many species endemic to renosterveld (Proches et al. 2006).
Diversity patterns are poorly known but high alpha diversity has been reported in
...
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Advances in the systematics of Hymenoptera.: Festschrift in ...
19°08.799'E, 10 Dec 2007—13 Jan 2008, S van Noort, Malaise trap, GL07-
REN1M01, Nieuwoudtville Shale Renosterveld, SAM-HYM-P025050 (SAMC). 1
female, 2 males, South Africa, Northern Cape, Hantam National Botanical
Garden, ...
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Grasses: Systematics and Evolution
Mean monthly percentages of soil moisture for four soil depths (0-5, S-10, 10-15
and 15-20 cm) for (a) fynbos and (b) renosterveld sites at Fairfield Farm, near
Napier, South Africa for the study period during 1996 and 1997. Data point and ...
Surrey W. L. Jacobs, 2000
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Wildland Fire Management Handbook for Sub-Sahara Africa
Renosterveld is dominated by grey-leaved shrubs of the daisy family, most
prominent of which is the renosterbos, Elytropappus rhinocerotis. The
understorey has varying amounts of grass, with Themeda triandra becoming
prominent in the ...
Johann Georg Goldammer, Cornelis De Ronde, 2004
The plants of the Fynbos Biome together comprise three major vegetation types:
Renosterveld, Strandveld and Fynbos. In addition, small patches of Kloof
Woodland occur on scree slopes and streambanks. Afromontane Forest, Karroid
...
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Old Fields: Dynamics and Restoration of Abandoned Farmland
terveld and led to the dominance of a single species, Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis
, in many west coast renosterveld remnants. The role of large herbivores in
renosterveld is threefold: they disperse seeds of grasses and some geophytes
over ...
Viki A. Cramer, Richard J. Hobbs, 2012
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West Coast: Landscape, People, Food, Texture
Although most of the fertile soils of the Swartland and Sandveld are cultivated for
farming, look out for the few remaining patches of renosterveld, which you'll
usually find in the valleys that tractors and harvesters can't get to – or in areas
given ...
Karena Du Plessis, Vanessa Cowling, 2006
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Conserving Biodiversity in Arid Regions: Best Practices in ...
percent), and shrubs (16 percent) are important components of Renosterveld
vegetation but shrubs are almost absent (1 percent) from modified Karoo
vegetation where annuals make up 36 percent of the species. Plant diversity
within ...
J. Lemons, Reginald Victor, Daniel Schaffer, 2003
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International Life Writing: Memory and Identity in Global ...
Many people in the Cape believed that Elytropappus rhinocerotis (also called
renosterbos, or 'rhinoceros bush' in Afrikaans), the dominant species in
renosterveld, was not a native of the Cape flora. Throughout her career Levyns
disagreed ...
Paul Longley Arthur, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RENOSTERVELD»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
renosterveld is used in the context of the following news items.
Sixth Mass Extinction Really Started Thousands of Years Ago
The renosterveld of South Africa, an exceptionally unique shrubbery biome, betrays a mysterious clue in its name, which is Afrikaans for “rhino field.” There are ... «Voices, Jun 15»
Bigger Cape World Heritage Site is on cards
The kingdom consists of the five biomes, namely: fynbos, renosterveld, succulent karoo, sub-tropical thicket and afromontane forest. Fynbos is the dominant ... «South Africa.info, May 15»
Dump site transformed into Cape nature reserve
The 36-hectare reserve is home to Swartland granite renosterveld and Cape sand fynbos, both of which "suffer a dearth of conservation consideration", the city ... «South Africa.info, Jan 15»
Scouting out Cape's pet-friendly places
Overlooking fields of rolling renosterveld, Aloe Cottage is situated in a small estate just three minutes outside Darling. It's a cute, stylish cottage with a clean, ... «Independent Online, Dec 14»
The man who made the environment 'sexy'
That was where he smelt renosterveld for the first time. At the time it was just part of being in the army, like digging trenches and playing soldiers. This was back ... «Independent Online, Sep 14»
Reunion honours an ancestor
The grave of Zara Schmelen lies hidden, somewhere beneath an untidy tangle of renosterveld that covers much of the graveyard at the foot of the Heuningberg ... «Independent Online, Sep 14»
A Year Ago Today: Spring in South Africa
National Geographic Young Explorer Evan Eifler is working to preserve the endangered ecosystems of South Africa, most notably the renosterveld. «NatGeo News Watch, Aug 14»
Recognizing the Renosterveld: Biodiversity in Peril
It was on this field camp that I first heard of renosterveld and connected with its conservation challenges which reminded me of those of the prairies of my home ... «NatGeo News Watch, Jun 14»
2014 ABSA Cape Epic prologue sets seeding for stage 1.
Pressed for time, teams had to forgo sight-seeing as they dove straight into a rugged, Renosterveld lined trail that descended into the quarry and adjacent ... «Whistler Mountain Bike, Apr 14»
When art and nature merge
“We started in February, identifying plants, harvesting seeds of the local Renosterveld to be propagated,” says Steenkamp. “We made exclusive use of species ... «Independent Online, Jan 14»
