A significant proportion of the Earth's surface is desert or in the process of desertification.
The extreme environmental conditions that characterize these areas result in a surface that …

This paper argues that soil salinity needs to be more broadly acknowledged as a driving
factor in plant ecology—not only in the ecology of halophytes—in order to understand and …

This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a
strong evolutionary focus. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis …

Abstract The Succulent Karoo is an arid region, situated along the west coast of southern
Africa. Floristically this region is part of the Greater Cape Flora and is considered one of the …

Namaqualand is a winter-rainfall desert of some 50 000 km 2, located in north-western
South Africa. For a desert ecosystem, the region is characterized by a unique selective …

The plant diversity of the Cape Floristic Region is regarded as being exceptional in an
ecological and evolutionary context. The region supports about double the number of …

Conservation planning has hitherto concentrated largely on the representation of
biodiversity patterns within a system of conservation areas. Only recently has there been an …

This paper demonstrates how the power form of the Species–Area Relationship (SAR) can
be used to set conservation targets for land classes using biodiversity survey data. The log …

The Succulent Karoo Biome covers an interrupted belt of unequal depth spanning the
coastal regions near Lüderitz (Namibia), Namaqualand (on and west of the Escarpment), the …

It is becoming increasingly difficult to manage and expand statutory conservation areas (ie,
parks and formally protected areas). Therefore, alternative opportunities for land …