Karoo research update : progress, gaps and threats

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dc.contributor.authorHoffman, Michael T.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCowling, Richard M.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPetersen, Hanaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWalker, Cherrylen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-20T10:31:21Z
dc.date.available2021-07-20T10:31:21Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-29
dc.descriptionCITATION: Hoffman, M. T. et al. 2021. Karoo research update : progress, gaps and threats. South African Journal of Science, 117(1/2):8695, doi:10.17159/sajs.2021/8695.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://sajs.co.za
dc.description.abstractIt has been more than three decades since the conclusion of the Karoo Biome Project (KBP).1 At its height in the late 1980s, the KBP coordinated the efforts of nearly 100 research projects across a range of mainly ecological and agricultural disciplines. In this brief update we examine the research that has occurred in the Nama-Karoo and Succulent Karoo biomes since then and describe the relative contributions made by different disciplines to this body of knowledge. We also highlight efforts to synthesise knowledge across the disciplinary divides. Finally, we identify notable gaps in the research, especially considering the major land-use changes that are occurring across the Karoo. We conclude that new questions should be asked and that significantly greater collaboration between disciplines should be fostered in order to address the pressing challenges facing the Karoo more effectively. This necessitates a far more coordinated response than has been the case to date. Institutional leadership and additional funding will also be required to achieve this.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://sajs.co.za/article/view/8695
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent3 pages : illustrationsen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHoffman, M. T. et al. 2021. Karoo research update : progress, gaps and threats. South African Journal of Science, 117(1/2):8695, doi:10.17159/sajs.2021/8695.
dc.identifier.issn1996-7489 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.17159/sajs.2021/8695
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/110744
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherASSAf
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dc.subjectKaroo Biome Project (KBP)en_ZA
dc.subjectArid regions climate -- South Africa -- Great Karooen_ZA
dc.subjectArid regions ecology -- South Africa -- Great Karooen_ZA
dc.subjectBiodiversity -- South Africa -- Great Karooen_ZA
dc.subjectClimatic changes -- South Africa -- Great Karooen_ZA
dc.subjectBiotic communities -- South Africa -- Great Karooen_ZA
dc.subjectLand use -- South Africa -- Great Karooen_ZA
dc.subjectEnvironmental aspects -- South Africa -- Great Karooen_ZA
dc.subjectSustainable development -- South Africa -- Great Karooen_ZA
dc.subjectGreat Karoo (South Africa) -- Researchen_ZA
dc.titleKaroo research update : progress, gaps and threatsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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