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Did the flora match the fauna? Acocks and historical changes in Karoo biota

Author: Dean, W R J ; Milton, S J Date: 2003 Years of observation in Karoo veld convinced JP Acocks that the perennial grasses that he occasionally encountered in barren Karoo landscapes were remnants of pre-colonial vegetation. He maintained that desertification, caused by overgrazing ... Read more
'Emerging ecosystems' - a washing-stone for ecologists, economists and sociologists?

Author: Milton, S J Date: 2003 Two recent workshops have debated the relatively novel concept of the emerging ecosystem. Here I summarize the discussions that took place in the second of the two meetings, held in Brasilia in May this year, and examine its relevance for ... Read more
Evidence for induced pseudo-vivipary in Pennisetum setaceum (Fountain grass) invading a dry river, arid Karoo, South Africa

Author: Milton, S J ; Dean, W R J ; Rahlao, S J Date: 2008 We report the development of rootless plantlets in inflorescences of Pennisetum setaceum (Fountain grass) invasive in the Gamka River in the Karoo National Park, South Africa. The pseudo-vivipary appeared to have been induced by inundation ... Read more
Human response and adaptation to drought in the arid zone: lessons from southern Africa

Author: O'farrell, P J ; Anderson, P M L ; Milton, S J ; Dean, W R J Date: 2009 Human adaptation and response to drought is primarily through evasion or endurance. A review of historical agricultural practices in southern Africa demonstrates evidence of drought evasion response strategies in well-established transhumance ... Read more
Scaling up from site-based research to a national research and monitoring network: lessons from Tierberg Karoo Research Centre and other design considerations

Author: Dean, W R J ; Milton, S J ; O'Connor, T G ; Mills, A J Date: 2007 South Africa is in the process of setting up a national environmental observatory system (SAEON) to monitor and gain a predictive understanding of the effects of climate change and land use on biodiversity, carbon and nutrient fluxes, soils ... Read more c b

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