Namaqualand is a winter-rainfall desert of some 50 000 km 2, located in north-western
South Africa. For a desert ecosystem, the region is characterized by a unique selective …

This paper provides a brief introduction to the physical environment of Namaqualand as well
as an overview of patterns of plant diversity. The diverse array of parent material and …

Comprising a land area of ca. 90,000 km2, less than one twentieth (5%) the land area of the
southern African subcontinent, the Cape Floristic Region (CFR) is, for its size, one of the …

Conservation planning has hitherto concentrated largely on the representation of
biodiversity patterns within a system of conservation areas. Only recently has there been an …

Greece is characterized by high plant diversity (5800 species) and endemism (15.6%). This
study attempts a first overall assessment of the taxonomy, distribution, traits and …

The concept of cultural landscapes relates to the multifaceted links between people, place
and identity. From a professional perspective, the concept refers to a category of designated …

This paper traces the history of grazing policy, its conceptual basis, practical
implementations and outcomes, in three southern African countries. In spite of the divergent …

Summary 1 Heavy livestock grazing in Namaqualand, South Africa, is threatening the
region's unique diversity of succulent shrubs. This is especially true in the communally …

The outstanding diversity of biota of the Cape region is expressed differently in major
groups: flowering plants and bees show high species richness in few clades combined with …

Quartz fields are edaphically arid, azonal habitats occurring under different macroclimatic
conditions in several arid regions of southern Africa. They are the exclusive home of 142 …