Tissue succulence in plants: Carrying water for climate change
Tissue succulence in plants involves the storage of water in one or more organs or tissues to
assist in maintaining water potentials on daily or seasonal time scales. This drought …
assist in maintaining water potentials on daily or seasonal time scales. This drought …
Projecting climate change impacts on species distributions in megadiverse South African Cape and Southwest Australian Floristic Regions: opportunities and …
Increasing evidence shows that anthropogenic climate change is affecting biodiversity.
Reducing or stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions may slow global warming, but past …
Reducing or stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions may slow global warming, but past …
The impact of livestock grazing on plant diversity: an analysis across dryland ecosystems and scales in southern Africa
A general understanding of grazing effects on plant diversity in drylands is still missing,
despite an extensive theoretical background. Cross‐biome syntheses are hindered by the …
despite an extensive theoretical background. Cross‐biome syntheses are hindered by the …
Environmental influences on human innovation and behavioural diversity in southern Africa 92–80 thousand years ago
Abstract Africa's Middle Stone Age preserves sporadic evidence for novel behaviours
among early modern humans, prompting a range of questions about the influence of social …
among early modern humans, prompting a range of questions about the influence of social …
Phylogeny of the tribe Indigofereae (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae): Geographically structured more in succulent‐rich and temperate settings than in grass‐rich …
This analysis goes beyond many phylogenies in exploring how phylogenetic structure
imposed by morphology, ecology, and geography reveals useful evolutionary data. A …
imposed by morphology, ecology, and geography reveals useful evolutionary data. A …
Multi-functional landscapes in semi arid environments: implications for biodiversity and ecosystem services
Synergies between biodiversity conservation objectives and ecosystem service
management were investigated in the Succulent Karoo biome (83,000 km 2) of South Africa …
management were investigated in the Succulent Karoo biome (83,000 km 2) of South Africa …
Diploid and tetraploid cytotypes of the flagship Cape species Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis (Asteraceae): variation in distribution, ecological niche, morphology and …
Z Chumová, Z Monier, K Šemberová… - Annals of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims The Greater Cape Floristic Region is one of the world's
biodiversity hotspots and is considered poor in polyploids. To test this assumption, ploidy …
biodiversity hotspots and is considered poor in polyploids. To test this assumption, ploidy …
Climate‐driven rampant speciation of the Cape flora
Aim To test whether the radiation of the extremely rich Cape flora is correlated with marine‐
driven climate change. Location Middle to Late Miocene in the south‐east Atlantic and the …
driven climate change. Location Middle to Late Miocene in the south‐east Atlantic and the …
Shaping of modern southern African biomes: Neogene vegetation and climate changes
FH Neumann, MK Bamford - Transactions of the Royal Society of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Long-term trends in climate, hydrology and geomorphology contributed to the formation of
the current biomes of southern Africa. The Neogene terrestrial fossil record is patchy, due to …
the current biomes of southern Africa. The Neogene terrestrial fossil record is patchy, due to …
Low-cost efficient magnetic adsorbent for phosphorus removal from water
Adsorption using magnetic adsorbents makes the phosphorus removal from water simple
and efficient. However, most of the reported magnetic adsorbents use chemically …
and efficient. However, most of the reported magnetic adsorbents use chemically …