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Bibliography of Fynbos ecology

Author: Jarman, ML ; Cowling, RM ; Haynes, R ; Kruger, FJ ; Pierce, SM ; Moll, G Date: Aug 1981 References to 814 publications are presented, together with keyword listings and a keyword index. This bibliography forms part of the Phase I review and synthesis activity of the Fynbos Biome Project. Read more
Description of major vegetation categories in and adjacent to the Fynbos biome

Author: Moll, EJ ; Campbell, BM ; Cowling, RM ; Bossi, L ; Jarman, ML ; Boucher, C Date: Mar 1984 A scheme of major categories of the vegetation in and adjacent to the fynbos biome is given as a second approximation after Acocks1 Veld Types (1953). A four tier hierarchy is presented with nineteen categories of vegetation. The major ... Read more
Description of the Karoo Biome project

Author: Cowling, RM Date: 1986 The ecological characteristics and ecological problems of the karoo biome are briefly described. A conceptual basis and guidelines for the development of the Karoo Biome Project are outlined by addressing project goals, project structure and ... Read more
Disturbance and the dynamics of fynbos biome communities

Author: Cowling, RM ; Le Maitre, David C ; McKenzie, B ; Prys-Jones, RP ; Van Wilgen, BW Date: 1987 This volume comprises invited review and research papers dealing with the effects of disturbance on the dynamics of fynbos biome communities. Since fire is the most important disturbance factor in the biome, most contributions concentrate ... Read more
Karoo biome: a preliminary synthesis. Part 2 - vegetation and history

Author: Cowling, RM ; Roux, PW Date: 1987 This volume is the second in a series of syntheses of existing knowledge of the karoo biome. The first volume summarized what is currently known on the physical environment of the biome namely geology, soils, climate, hydrology, geohydrology ... Read more
The karoo biome: a preliminary synthesis. Part 2- vegetation and history

Author: Cowling, RM ; Roux, PW Date: 1987 The karoo biome comprises the arid and semi-arid dwarf shrub lands and open grassland of South Africa. In comparison to other South African biomes, ecological patterns and processes in this biom are poorly understood, despite its size and ... Read more
Karoo biome: a preliminary sythesis. Part 1 - physical environment

Author: Cowling, RM ; Roux, PW ; Pieterse, AJH Date: 1986 This report, the first of three volumes, forms part of the Karoo Biome Project. One of the aims is to synthesize existing knowledge of the Karoo biome and so provide a foundation for further research in areas where it is considered necessary. ... Read more
Structural characterization of vegetation in the fynbos biome

Author: Campbell, BM ; Cowling, RM ; Bond, W ; Kruger, FJ ; Bands, DP ; Boucher, C ; Moll, EJ ; Taylor, HC ; Van Wilgen, BW Date: Aug 1981 A proposed system for the standardization of descriptive terminology for structural characterization of vegetation in the Fynbos Biome is presented in tabular form. Specific applications of the system are described and illustrations of some ... Read more

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