Textural characteristics, mode of transportation and depositional environment of the Stormberg Group in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: evidence from grain size and lithofacies ana... by Chima Priscilla, Baiyegunhi Christopher

“…The Stormberg Group comprises the Molteno, Elliot and Clarens formations and is one of four stratigraphical groups that make up the Karoo Supergroup in South Africa. The group is the highest unit in the Karoo Basin, representing the final phase of preserved sedimentation. …”
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Systematics of the southern African genus Ixia (Iridaceae). 1. The <i>I.</i> <i>rapunculoides</i> complex by P. Goldblatt, J. C. Manning

“…sobolifera from the Western and Little Karoo, which has linear leaves, nodding spikes and flowers and corms with stolons. …”
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Man, nature and conservation by D. Hey

“…Consider for example, our extensive beaches of golden sands, spectacular rocky headlands, rugged mountain chains, vast Karoo's, desert landscapes, rolling grasslands, acacia studded savannas and the unique bushveld where we are gathered today.…”
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Thymelaeaceae by J. C. Manning, J. S. Boatwright

“…Lasiosiphon rigidus, a new species from the Tankwa Karoo and two new combinations in the genus for South Africa.…”
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Conditioned duality between supercontinental ‘assembly’ and ‘breakup’ LIPs by Martin B. Klausen

“…A counterintuitive observation of Precambrian breakup LIPs outcropping as smaller fragments that are more peripherally located along craton margins, compared to assembly LIPs as well as the Phanerozoic Karoo breakup LIP, is explained by different preservation potentials during subsequent supercontinental cycles. …”
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A tale of two towns: Water provision and management in the towns of Beaufort West and Vanrhynsdorp, c. 1900–1970 by Wessel P. Visser, Daniel R. Rademan

“…The Karoo region of South Africa receives some of the lowest annual precipitation in South Africa. …”
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Floral hosts of leaf-cutter bees (Megachilidae) in a biodiversity hotspot revealed by pollen DNA metabarcoding of historic specimens. by Annemarie Gous, Connal D Eardley, Steven D Johnson, Dirk Z H Swanevelder, Sandi Willows-Munro

“…We found no significant difference in the mean number of plant taxa visited in the Succulent Karoo and Savanna regions, but the widespread group visited significantly more floral hosts. …”
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A chronostratigraphic framework for the upper Stormberg Group: Implications for the Triassic-Jurassic boundary in southern Africa by Bordy, E, Abrahams, M, Sharman, G, Viglietti, P, Benson, RBJ, McPhee, BW, Barrett, PM, Sciscio, L, Condon, D, Mundil, R, Rademan, Z, Jinnah, Z, Clark, JM, Suarez, CA, Chapelle, KEJ, Choiniere, JN

“…The upper Stormberg Group (Elliot and Clarens formations) of the main Karoo Basin is well-known for its fossil vertebrate fauna, comprising early branching members of lineages including mammals, dinosaurs, and testudinates. …”

Osmium-isotope evidence for two pulses of increased continental weathering linked to Early Jurassic volcanism and climate change by Percival, L, Cohen, A, Davies, M, Dickson, A, Hesselbo, S, Jenkyns, H, Leng, M, Mather, T, Storm, M, Xu, W

“…These observations also indicate that the environmental impact of the Karoo–Ferrar LIP was not limited solely to the T-OAE…”

Evidence from South Africa for a protracted end-Permian extinction on land by Viglietti, PA, Benson, RBJ, Smith, RMH, Botha, J, Kammerer, CF, Skosan, Z, Butler, E, Crean, A, Eloff, B, Kaal, S, Mohoi, J, Molehe, W, Mtalana, N, Mtungata, S, Ntheri, N, Ntsala, T, Nyaphuli, J, October, P, Skinner, G, Strong, M, Stummer, H, Wolvaardt, FP, Angielczyk, KD

“…We analyzed a unique database of 588 fossil tetrapod specimens from South Africa’s Karoo Basin, spanning ∼4 My, and 13 stratigraphic bin intervals averaging 300,000 y each. …”

A phytosociological reconnaissance of the Mountain Zebra National Park by P. T van der Walt

“…Brief discussions on the phytogeography of the Karoo and the physiography and climate of the Park are included. …”
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Human response and adaptation to drought in the arid zone: lessons from southern Africa by P.J. O'Farrell, P. M.L. Anderson, S. J. Milton, W. R.J. Dean

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Human response and adaptation to drought in the arid zone: lessons from southern Africa by P.J. O'Farrell, P. Anderson, S. Milton, W. Dean

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Monthly geographically weighted regression between climate and vegetation in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa: Clustering pattern shifts and biome-dependent accuracies by Solomon G. Tesfamichael, Yegnanew A. Shiferaw, Margaret Phiri

“…Assessment of R2 by biome showed the importance of biomes in characterizing GWR of climate and vegetation, with better correlations found in low biodiversity (Succulent Karoo and Nama-Karoo biomes) than in higher biodiversity (Forest and Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biomes) zones. …”
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Systematics of the hypervariable <i>Moraea tripetala</i> complex (Iridaceae: Iridoideae) of the southern African winter rainfall zone by P. Goldblatt, J. C. Manning

“…M. grandis, from the western Karoo, has virtually free filaments and leaves often ± plane distally; closely allied M. amabilis, also with ± free filaments and often hairy leaves, is centred in the western Karoo and Olifants River Valley. …”
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Human response and adaptation to drought in the arid zone: lessons from southern Africa by P.J. O'Farrell, P. Anderson, S. Milton, W. Dean

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The relationship between transposable elements and ecological niches in the Greater Cape Floristic Region: A study on the genus Pteronia (Asteraceae) by Zuzana Chumová, Zuzana Chumová, Alexander Belyayev, Terezie Mandáková, Terezie Mandáková, Vojtěch Zeisek, Eva Hodková, Kristýna Šemberová, Douglas Euston-Brown, Pavel Trávníček

“…Our results suggest that the environmental transition from the Succulent Karoo to the Fynbos is accompanied by TEs burst, which is likely also driving phylogenetic divergence. …”
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Petrographical and geophysical investigation of the Ecca Group between Fort Beaufort and Grahamstown, in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by Baiyegunhi Christopher, Nxantsiya Zusakhe, Pharoe Kinshasa, Baiyegunhi Temitope L., Mepaiyeda Seyi

“…The appearance of dolerite intrusions at the targeted depth (3000 - 5000 m) for gas exploration could pose a serious threat to fracking of the Karoo for shale gas.…”
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Bone microstructure and the evolution of growth patterns in Permo-Triassic therocephalians (Amniota, Therapsida) of South Africa by Adam K. Huttenlocker, Jennifer Botha-Brink

“…We present a phylogenetic survey of limb bone histology and growth patterns in therocephalians from the Middle Permian through Middle Triassic of the Karoo Basin, South Africa. Histologic sections were prepared from 80 limb bones representing 11 genera of therocephalians. …”
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Five new species of <i>Lachenalia</i> (Hyacinthaceae) from arid areas of Namibia and South Africa by G. Duncan

“…Five new species of  Lachenalia are described:  L. nutans G.D.Duncan from southwestern Namibia,  L. attenuata W.F.Barker ex G.D Duncan from the Roggeveld Plateau. Little Karoo and southern Cape; L doleritica G.D.Duncan from the Bokkeveld Plateau;  L lactosa G.D.Duncan from the Lowland Fvnbos of the Hermanus District, and  L leipoldtii G D Duncan from the Olifants River Valley and Little Karoo…”
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