This volume is the second in a series of syntheses of existing knowledge of the karoo biome. The first volume summarized what is currently known on the physical environment of the biome namely geology, soils, climate, hydrology, geohydrology and soil erosion. The focus of this volume is vegetation and its history. Included are chapters on vegetation physiognomy, plant growth, vegetation change, phytogeography, palaeo-ecology, palaeontology and archaeology
Reference:
Cowling, RM and Roux, PW. 1987. Karoo biome: a preliminary synthesis. Part 2 - vegetation and history. National Scientific Programmes Unit: CSIR, SANSP Report 142, 1987, pp 140
Cowling, R., & Roux, P. (1987). Karoo biome: a preliminary synthesis. Part 2 - vegetation and history (CSIR). National Scientific Programmes Unit: CSIR. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2372
Cowling, RM, and PW Roux Karoo biome: a preliminary synthesis. Part 2 - vegetation and history. CSIR. National Scientific Programmes Unit: CSIR, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2372
Cowling R, Roux P. Karoo biome: a preliminary synthesis. Part 2 - vegetation and history. 1987 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2372
