Succulent karoo biome

L Mucina, N Jürgens, A le Roux… - … of South Africa …, 2006‏ - researchportal.murdoch.edu.au
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Mucina, Ladislav; Jürgens, Norbert; le Roux, Annelise; et.al. https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/outputs/bookChapter/Succulent-Karoo-Biome/991005580053207891/filesAndLinks?index=0 …

Role of aeolian dust in sha** landscapes and soils of arid and semi-arid South Africa

JR McAuliffe, LD McFadden, MT Hoffman - Geosciences, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
The deposition of fine aeolian sediment profoundly influences the morphology of several
different landscapes of the arid and semi-arid western portion of South Africa. Such …

Biological soil crusts of the Succulent Karoo: a review

B Weber, A Tamm, S Maier… - African Journal of …, 2018‏ - Taylor & Francis
The Succulent Karoo is characterised by a dense coverage of biological soil crusts
(biocrusts) belonging to different types and successional stages. Whereas the …

Do phylogenetic community metrics reveal the South African quartz fields as terrestrial-habitat islands?

DA Zhigila, TL Elliott, U Schmiedel… - Annals of …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims The quartz fields of the Greater Cape Floristic Region
(GCFR) are arid and island-like special habitats, hosting~ 142 habitat-specialized plant …

[HTML][HTML] Drought-induced mortality of an endemic leaf succulent, Argyroderma delaetii, in a South African biodiversity hotspot

KA Grey, NL Atkinson - South African Journal of Botany, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The biodiversity of the Knersvlakte, located in the Succulent Karoo biodiversity hotspot of
South Africa, is predicted to experience an increase in severe drought events during this …

Lethal effects of experimental warming approximating a future climate scenario on southern African quartz‐field succulents: a pilot study

CF Musil, U Schmiedel, GF Midgley - New Phytologist, 2005‏ - Wiley Online Library
Here we examine the response of succulents in a global biodiversity hot spot to
experimental warming consistent with a future African climate scenario.• Passive daytime …

[HTML][HTML] Testing the concept of edaphism for the quartz island flora of the Knersvlakte, South Africa

PM Eibes, F Schaffrath, J Oldeland… - South African Journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Edaphically unusual sites harbor a flora that is often unique in its taxonomic as well as
functional composition and contain many endemic species. While this edaphic endemism …

Non rainfall moisture interception by dwarf succulents and their relative abundance in an inland arid South African ecosystem

I Matimati, CF Musil, L Raitt, E February - Ecohydrology, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Dwarf succulents persist in the arid Succulent Karoo despite the low‐water storage
capacities of their contracted leaves and stems that are inadequate for enduring severe and …

How does grazing intensity affect different vegetation types in arid Succulent Karoo, South Africa? Implications for conservation management

DH Haarmeyer, U Schmiedel, J Dengler… - Biological Conservation, 2010‏ - Elsevier
The Knersvlakte in the Succulent Karoo Biome (South Africa) is known for its high plant
diversity and endemism. In the course of establishing a conservation area there, we …

Mild experimental climate warming induces metabolic impairment and massive mortalities in southern African quartz field succulents

CF Musil, PDR Van Heerden, CD Cilliers… - … and experimental botany, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Current thermal regimes for many southern African succulent species of the subfamily
Ruschioideae, which rapidly diversified during the cooler Pleistocene period, may be close …