Climate change effects on land degradation and agriculture in the Swartland, South Africa
Doctoral Thesis
2005
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University of Cape Town
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The Swartland is a region of sparse natural vegetation, consisting of primarily dry-land crop farming. The area is particualarly sensitive to the changing Meditterranean-type climatic conditions and is characterised by undulating terrain and a history of land degradation and soil erosion. This thesis therefore considers how future climate change may impact on soil loss in such a climatically sensitive region of central economic significance for southern Africa.
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Barrable, A. 2005. Climate change effects on land degradation and agriculture in the Swartland, South Africa. University of Cape Town.