ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Two key attributes of biodiversity, species richness and endemism are documented, analysed and mapped for the indigenous spermatophyte plant taxa of Namibia. A provisional diversity map is presented ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Oxalis L. has two centres of diversity, one in South-Central America and the other in southern Africa. Previous palynological studies of southern Africa Oxalis revealed four main pollen types, namely ...

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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A map of the different plant communities in a part of the West Coast National Park (WCNP) is presented. The approach of the Zurich-Montpellier school is used for the phytosociological studies. Thirty ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Understanding the processes that drive the invasion of non-native species is often essential for effective management. This thesis focuses on Casuarina spp. – an economically and ecologically important ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Cape Floristic Region (CFR) is situated at the southern tip of Africa and possesses a flora that is unique amongst the floras of the rest of the world, both in terms of its incredibly high ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A biosytematic revision of the seven minor genera of the Hyacinthaceae, including twenty-two species, was undertaken. Muller-Doblies & Muller-Doblies (1997) considered these seven genera (Amphisiphon ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: To estimate nutrient budgets and model nutrient cycling at a whole ecosystem level on sub-Antarctic Marion Island requires information on the spatial variability of plant nutrient concentrations on the ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Very little is known about the diversity of fungi associated with Afromontane forests of the Cape Floristic Region (CFR) of South Africa. The ophiostomatoid fungi include many species, some known as ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigated the composition of Themeda triandra Renosterveld in part of the Grootvadersbosch Conservancy and the effects of selected environmental and management variables to provide guidelines ...