The highly diverse and unique Cape Floristic Region near the southern tip of South Africa has been a productive testing ground for evolving systematic conservation planning techniques. As protea plant species ranges contract, expand, and shift in response to climate change, new reserve selection ...
Climatic Change (2011) 109:437–452DOI 10.1007/s10584-011-0030-zPan evaporation and wind run decline in the CapeFloristic Region of South Africa (1974–2005):implications for vegetation responsesto climate changeM. Timm Hoffman·Michael D. Cramer·Lindsey Gillson·Michael WallaceReceived: 9 March ...
Chimphango SBM, Potgieter G, Cramer MD. Differentia- tion of the biogeochemical niches of legumes and non- legumes in the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa. Plant Ecology 2015; 216:1583-95; http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1007/s11258-015-0542-0...
The Greater Cape Floristic Region of southern Africa, with an estimated 11,423 native vascular plant species, has one of the richest temperate floras in the world. The newly named Extra Cape Subregion comprises the northern, semi-arid part of the Region. Covering 98 900 km2 and incorporating ...
Cape Floristic Region is a South African UNESCO World Heritage Site: Cape Floral Region Protected Areas in the Western Cape Province, South Afric... More Accommodation convenient to Bikini Beach FIND /South Africa Accommodation/Western Cape Accommodation/Cape Town Accommodation/Cape Helderberg Accommodati...
2003. The current configuration of protected areas in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa - reservation bias and representation of biodiversity patterns ... M Rouget,DM Richardson,RM Cowling - 《Biological Conservation》 被引量: 0发表: 2003年 Historical costs and projected future scenarios for ...
South African Journal of ScienceMager DM, Hui C. A first record of biological soil crusts in the Cape Floristic Region. S Afr J Sci. 2012;108(7/8), Art. #1013, 4 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajs.v108i7/8.1013D.M. Mager, C. Hui, A first record of biological soil crusts...
The Cape Floristic Region (CFR) contains a disproportionate number of southern Africa''s Red Data Book plants (70%), freshwater flsh (57%), amphibians (43%), butterflies (38%), and reptiles (35%), relative to the small area (4%) of the subcontinent which it occupies. With the excepti...
AimTo evaluate the evolutionary dynamics of the ecological niche by quantifying the modes and rates of ecological niche evolution (with a particular focus on climatic parameters) and species diversification.LocationGreater Cape Floristic Region, southern Africa.MethodsUsing the genus Babiana (Iridaceae) ...
Highlights:Home to more than 20,000 native South African plants, set on a sprawling reserve with walking trails In a beautiful setting on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain,Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardensare part of theCape Floristic Region UNESCO World Heritage site. The site was bequeathed to ...