Rhizosphere Diazotrophs and Other Bacteria Associated with Native and Encroaching Legumes in the Succulent Karoo Biome in South Africa by Esther K. Muema, Emma T. Steenkamp, Stephanus N. Venter

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Palynofacies patterns of the Highveld coal deposits (Karoo Basin, South Africa): Clues to reconstruction of palaeoenvironment and palaeoclimate by Wheeler Alexander, Götz Annette E.

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A multi-criteria approach of assessing groundwater potential, recharge and flow in the transboundary Tuli Karoo Basin by Primrose C. Tinonetsana, Webster Gumindoga, Donald T. Rwasoka

“…Quantitative estimates of amount of groundwater resources are required in the transboundary Tuli Karoo Basin to better manage and promote sustainable conjunctive use of the aquifer. …”
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Burrow casts from the<i> Lystrosaurus-Procolophon </i>Assemblage-zone, Karoo Sequence, South Africa by G.H. Groenewald

“…Five types of burrow casts from the Lystrosaurus- Procolophon Assemblage-zone (Palingkloof Member and Katberg Formation, Triassic, Karoo sequence. South Africa) are associated with casts of desiccation cracks and red mudstone. …”
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Possible trace fossils of putative termite origin in the Lower Jurassic (Karoo Supergroup) of South Africa and Lesotho by E.M. Bordy, A.J. Bumby, O. Catuneanu, P.G. Eriksson

“…Complex structures in the sandstones of the Lower Jurassic aeolian Clarens Formation (Karoo Supergroup) are found at numerous localities throughout southern Africa, and can be assigned to five distinct architectural groups: (1) up to 3.3-m high, free-standing, slab-shaped forms of bioturbated sandstones with elliptical bases, orientated buttresses and an interconnecting large burrow system; (2) up to 1.2-m high, free-standing, irregular forms of bioturbated sandstones with 2-cm to 4-cm thick, massive walls, empty chambers and vertical shafts; (3) about 0.15-m to 0.25-m high, mainly bulbous, multiple forms with thin walls (larger than 2 cm), hollow chambers with internal pillars and bridges; (4) about 0.15-m to 0.2-m (maximum 1-m) high, free-standing forms of aggregated solitary spheres associated with massive horizontal, orientated capsules or tubes, and meniscate tubes; and (5) about 5 cmin diameter, ovoid forms with weak internal shelving in a close-fitting cavity. …”
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Possible trace fossils of putative termite origin in the Lower Jurassic (Karoo Supergroup) of South Africa and Lesotho by E.M. Bordy, A.J. Bumby, O. Catuneanu, P.G. Eriksson

“…Complex structures in the sandstones of the Lower Jurassic aeolian Clarens Formation (Karoo Supergroup) are found at numerous localities throughout southern Africa, and can be assigned to five distinct architectural groups: (1) up to 3.3-m high, free-standing, slab-shaped forms of bioturbated sandstones with elliptical bases, orientated buttresses and an interconnecting large burrow system; (2) up to 1.2-m high, free-standing, irregular forms of bioturbated sandstones with 2-cm to 4-cm thick, massive walls, empty chambers and vertical shafts; (3) about 0.15-m to 0.25-m high, mainly bulbous, multiple forms with thin walls (larger than 2 cm), hollow chambers with internal pillars and bridges; (4) about 0.15-m to 0.2-m (maximum 1-m) high, free-standing forms of aggregated solitary spheres associated with massive horizontal, orientated capsules or tubes, and meniscate tubes; and (5) about 5 cmin diameter, ovoid forms with weak internal shelving in a close-fitting cavity. …”
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Possible trace fossils of putative termite origin in the Lower Jurassic (Karoo Supergroup) of South Africa and Lesotho by E.M. Bordy, A.J. Bumby, O. Catuneanu, P.G. Eriksson

“…Complex structures in the sandstones of the Lower Jurassic aeolian Clarens Formation (Karoo Supergroup) are found at numerous localities throughout southern Africa, and can be assigned to five distinct architectural groups: (1) up to 3.3-m high, free-standing, slab-shaped forms of bioturbated sandstones with elliptical bases, orientated buttresses and an interconnecting large burrow system; (2) up to 1.2-m high, free-standing, irregular forms of bioturbated sandstones with 2-cm to 4-cm thick, massive walls, empty chambers and vertical shafts; (3) about 0.15-m to 0.25-m high, mainly bulbous, multiple forms with thin walls (larger than 2 cm), hollow chambers with internal pillars and bridges; (4) about 0.15-m to 0.2-m (maximum 1-m) high, free-standing forms of aggregated solitary spheres associated with massive horizontal, orientated capsules or tubes, and meniscate tubes; and (5) about 5 cmin diameter, ovoid forms with weak internal shelving in a close-fitting cavity. …”
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Reduced plate motion controlled timing of Early Jurassic Karoo-Ferrar large igneous province volcanism by Ruhl, M, Jenkyns, H, Mather, TA, Macniocaill, C

“…One of Earth’s largest past environmental perturbations, the Toarcian oceanic anoxic event (T-OAE; ~183 Ma), has been linked to Karoo-Ferrar LIP emplacement. However, the role of mantle plumes in controlling the onset and timing of LIP magmatism is poorly understood. …”

Determination of total organic carbon content using Passey's method in coals of the central Kalahari Karoo Basin, Botswana by Mamphedi Sylvia Mabitje, Mimonitu Opuwari

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Water contestations in the Little Karoo: Liaisons between the Calitzdorp irrigation board and the Calitzdorp (Kannaland) Municipality, 1912- 2013 by Wessel Visser

“…Although a good agricultural-yielding region when adequate rainfall is available the Little Karoo is plagued by regular, recurring and sometimes devastating droughts. …”
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Diagenesis and rock properties of sandstones from the Stormberg Group, Karoo Supergroup in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa by Chima Priscilla, Baiyegunhi Christopher, Liu Kuiwu, Gwavava Oswald

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Modal composition and tectonic provenance of the sandstones of Ecca Group, Karoo Supergroup in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by Baiyegunhi Christopher, Liu Kuiwu, Gwavava Oswald

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Trends in Stable Isotopes and Climate Proxies From Late Changhsingian Ghost Landscapes of the Karoo Basin, South Africa by Robert A. Gastaldo, Neil J. Tabor, Johann Neveling

“…The stable carbon- and oxygen-isotope values derived from in situ pedogenic carbonate-cemented nodules and vertebrate apatite in the Daptocephalus and overlying Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zones of the Balfour Formation, Karoo Basin, South Africa, have formed the basis for previous interpretations of a unidirectional climate trend toward hyper-aridity across the biozone boundary. …”
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Sedimentary facies, stratigraphy, and depositional environments of the Ecca Group, Karoo Supergroup in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa by Baiyegunhi Christopher, Liu Kuiwu

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Alpha and sigma taxonomy of Lystrosaurus murrayi and L. declivis, Triassic dicynodonts (Therapsida) from the Karoo Basin, South Africa by J. Francis Thackeray

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Grain size statistics and depositional pattern of the Ecca Group sandstones, Karoo Supergroup in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by Baiyegunhi Christopher, Liu Kuiwu, Gwavava Oswald

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Assessing the importance of thermogenic degassing from the Karoo Large Igneous Province (LIP) in driving Toarcian carbon cycle perturbations by Thea H. Heimdal, Yves Goddéris, Morgan T. Jones, Henrik H. Svensen

“…The emplacement of the Karoo LIP occurred synchronously with the Toarcian crisis, which is characterized by negative carbon isotope excursions. …”
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Ecology and distribution of large branchiopods (Crustacea, Branchiopoda, Anostraca, Notostraca, Laevicaudata, Spinicaudata) of the Eastern Cape Karoo, South Africa by Annah Mabidi, Matthew S. Bird, Renzo Perissinotto, D. Christopher Rogers

“…A survey of the large branchiopod fauna of the Eastern Cape Karoo region of South Africa was undertaken to provide baseline biodiversity information in light of impending shale gas development activities in the region. …”
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Wildlife-Friendly Livestock Management Promotes Mammalian Biodiversity Recovery on a Semi-Arid Karoo Farm in South Africa by Matthew P. E. Schurch, Matthew P. E. Schurch, Jeannine McManus, Jeannine McManus, Stefan Goets, Lain E. Pardo, Lain E. Pardo, David Gaynor, Igshaan Samuels, Igshaan Samuels, Clement Cupido, Clement Cupido, Vanessa Couldridge, Bool Smuts, Bool Smuts

“…We assessed how mammalian biodiversity, specifically richness and their relative abundances varied on five Karoo farms in South Africa that had been amalgamated and subjected to a transition from traditional livestock grazing techniques (sporadic rotational grazing and lethal predator control) to wildlife-friendly non-lethal predator management, using human shepherding of livestock under a high-density short-duration grazing regime. …”
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Inter-element variation in the bone histology of Anteosaurus (Dinocephalia, Anteosauridae) from the Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone of the Karoo Basin of South Africa by Mohd Shafi Bhat, Christen D. Shelton, Anusuya Chinsamy

“…Here we examine the bone microstructure of multiple skeletal elements of Anteosaurus from the Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone of the Karoo Basin. The bone histology of Anteosaurus magnificus reveals that the cortex is composed of highly vascularized, uninterrupted fibrolamellar bone tissue surrounding the inner spongy medullary region. …”
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