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Desert Biome
The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, pp.300-323
Strelitzia, 19, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
2006
Abstract
The desert of South Africa is a part of the hyperarid region fringing the western South Atlantic seaboard, southern Angola (Mossamedes Desert) and Namibia (Namib Desert). The great age of aridity (presumably dating back to Late Miocene), extraordinary high diversity of organisms (including many endemics), a wide spectrum of adaptations to arid environments and the inclusion of both winter- and summer-rainfall areas make these desert areas one of the most interesting hyperarid regions in the world...
Details
- Title
- Desert Biome
- Authors/Creators
- N JürgensP Desmet (Contributor)M Rutherford (Contributor)Ladislav Mucina (Contributor)R Ward (Contributor)
- Contributors
- Ladislav Mucina (Editor) - Murdoch University, Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and SustainabilityMichael C. Rutherford (Editor)
- Publication Details
- The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, pp.300-323
- Series
- Strelitzia; 19
- Publisher
- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI); Pretoria, South Africa
- Identifiers
- 991005580053807891
- Copyright
- © Published by and obtainable from: South African National Biodiversity Institute © Photographs: photographers as cited
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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