edited by W. Richard J. Dean and Suzanne J. Milton.
New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press,
1999.
1 online resource (xxii, 374 pages) :
illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-368) and index.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part one Biogeographic patterns and the driving variables; Part two Form and function; Part three Dynamics; Part four Human impacts; Part five Comparisons; References; Index.
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A comprehensive synthesis of ecological studies of this unique southern African biome, presenting information on biogeographic patterns and life processes, form and function of animals and plants, foraging ecology, landscape-level dynamics and anthropogenic influences.
Karoo.
Ecology-- South Africa-- Karoo.
Écologie-- Afrique du Sud-- Karroo.
Écologie des déserts-- Afrique du Sud-- Karroo.
Ecology.
NATURE-- Ecology.
NATURE-- Ecosystems & Habitats-- Wilderness.
SCIENCE-- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry-- Environmental)