Annals of the South African Museum: Annale Van Die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum, Volume 88South African Museum, 1982 - Natural history |
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VEGETATION The natural vegetation of the area is the macchia-like growth
known in South Africa as fynbos. Kruger (in Day et al. 1979: 2) describes the
main physiographic features of the fynbos as a prevalent sclerophyllous shrub
form, ...
VEGETATION The natural vegetation of the area is the macchia-like growth
known in South Africa as fynbos. Kruger (in Day et al. 1979: 2) describes the
main physiographic features of the fynbos as a prevalent sclerophyllous shrub
form, ...
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The climax vegetation of the clay soils around Elim is, according to Jordaan (
1946: 53), a fynbos mosaic in which, like that of the limestone areas, Proteaceae
predominate. Since the clay soils are good for grain cultivation the climax
vegetation ...
The climax vegetation of the clay soils around Elim is, according to Jordaan (
1946: 53), a fynbos mosaic in which, like that of the limestone areas, Proteaceae
predominate. Since the clay soils are good for grain cultivation the climax
vegetation ...
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Taylor (1978: 204) also has two major subdivisions of the coastal fynbos, but
these are geographically greater than those of Acocks mentioned above. Taylor's
divisions are one on marine sands north of Cape Town and the other 'on
limestone ...
Taylor (1978: 204) also has two major subdivisions of the coastal fynbos, but
these are geographically greater than those of Acocks mentioned above. Taylor's
divisions are one on marine sands north of Cape Town and the other 'on
limestone ...
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| Title | Annals of the South African Museum: Annale Van Die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum, Volume 88 Volume 88 of Annals of the South African Museum, South African Museum Annals of the South African Museum: Annale Van Die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum, South African Museum |
| Contributor | South African Museum |
| Publisher | South African Museum, 1982 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 9 Dec 2009 |
| ISBN | 0868130214, 9780868130217 |
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