The ecotone between the Namaqualand shrublands (Succulent Karoo biome) and Bushmanland Arid Grassland (Nama-Karoo biome) is characterised by transitional (ecotonal) physiognomy (grassland-shrubland mosaic, and grass and shrubs intermingling in arid communities). The authors discuss findings from studies of vegetation distribution patterns and processes at the ecotone, in the context of climate change and ecotone dynamic.
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Shiponeni, N.N., Allsopp, N., Carrick, P.J. et al. 2008. Will a decreasing winter rainfall cause a shift in Succulent Karoo boundaries? Evidence from competition and vegetation-change analyses. Frontiers of Vegetation Science—An Evolutionary Angle. p. 171. Keith Phillips Images, Somerset West
Shiponeni, N., Allsopp, N., Carrick, P., Lück-Vogel, M., Hoffman, M., & Keil, M. (2008). Will a decreasing winter rainfall cause a shift in Succulent Karoo boundaries? Evidence from competition and vegetation-Change analyses., Workflow request;7112 Keith Phillips Images, Somerset West. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5405
Shiponeni, NN, N Allsopp, PJ Carrick, Melanie Lück-Vogel, MT Hoffman, and M Keil. "Will a decreasing winter rainfall cause a shift in Succulent Karoo boundaries? Evidence from competition and vegetation-change analyses" In WORKFLOW REQUEST;7112, n.p.: Keith Phillips Images, Somerset West. 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5405.
Shiponeni N, Allsopp N, Carrick P, Lück-Vogel M, Hoffman M, Keil M. Will a decreasing winter rainfall cause a shift in Succulent Karoo boundaries? Evidence from competition and vegetation-change analyses.. Workflow request;7112. [place unknown]: Keith Phillips Images, Somerset West; 2008. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5405.
N.N. Shiponeni, N. Allsopp, P.J. Carrick, M. Vogel, M.T. Hoffman & M. Keil. 2008. Will a decreasing winter rainfall cause a shift in Succulent Karoo boundaries? Evidence from competition and vegetation-change analyses. Frontiers of Vegetation Science—An Evolutionary Angle. p. 171. Keith Phillips Images, Somerset West