TIERBERG-KAROO-RESEARCH-CENTER - HISTORY, PHYSICAL-ENVIRONMENT, FLORA AND FAUNA

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作者
MILTON, SJ [1 ]
DEAN, WRJ [1 ]
KERLEY, GIH [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PORT ELIZABETH,DEPT ZOOL,PORT ELIZABETH 6000,SOUTH AFRICA
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10.1080/00359199209520254
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The Tierberg Karoo Research Centre near Prince Albert in the southern Karoo is intended for long-term ecological monitoring and manipulative studies. This paper summarizes information on the management history, geology, soils, climate and vegetation and includes preliminary checklists of 189 vascular plant species, 25 ant, 90 bird, 18 reptile and 18 mammal species known to occur on the 1 km2 study site. In comparison with arid shrublands in North America, Australia, Israel and elsewhere in southern Africa, grasses and annual forbs are scarce, succulents abundant and there are few alien taxa.
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