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Namaqualand—A brief overview of the physical and floristic environment by Desmet, P.G.

“…This paper provides a brief introduction to the physical environment of Namaqualand as well as an overview of patterns of plant diversity. The diverse array of…”
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Integrating Biosystematic Data into Conservation Planning: Perspectives from Southern Africa's Succulent Karoo by Desmet, P. G., Cowling, R. M., Ellis, A. G., Pressey, R. L., Funk, Vicki, Sakai, Ann K.

“…In this paper we explore the role that biosystematists can play in conservation planning. Conservation planning concerns the location and design of reserves…”
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Patch creation by fossorial rodents: a key process in the revegetation of phytotoxic arid soils by Desmet, P.G, Cowling, R.M

“…The recolonization by plants of overburden dumps created more than 20 years ago by opencast diamond-mining activities on the west coast of South Africa is very…”
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Biodiversity, habitat and range-size aspects of a flora from a winter-rainfall desert in north-western Namaqualand, South Africa by Desmet, P.G, Cowling, R.M

“…We examined patterns of richness and endemism in relation to phylogeny (family membership), growth form and habitat in the flora of an arid (< 60 mm annual…”
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From representation to persistence: requirements for a sustainable system of conservation areas in the species-rich mediterranean-climate desert of southern Africa by Cowling, R. M., Pressey, R. L., Lombard, A. T., Desmet, P. G., Ellis, A. G.

“…Conservation planning has hitherto concentrated largely on the representation of biodiversity patterns within a system of conservation areas. Only recently has…”
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Picking up the pieces: a biosphere reserve framework for a fragmented landscape - The Coastal Lowlands of the Western Cape, South Africa by Heijnis, CE, Lombard, A T, Cowling, R M, Desmet, P G

“…The coastal lowlands of the Western Cape (CLWC) form part of the fynbos biome, an area renowned for its high levels of plant diversity and endemism. The…”
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Population ecology of tree succulents (Aloe and Pachypodium) in the arid western Cape: decline of keystone species by Midgley, J J, Cowling, R M, Hendricks, H, Desmet, P G, Esler, K, Rundel, P

“…Arborescent succulents are conspicuous elements of the arid flora of the far north-western Cape Province. In the Richtersveld and two adjacent more southerly…”
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Extraordinary High Regional-Scale Plant Diversity in Southern African Arid Lands: Subcontinental and Global Comparisons by Cowling, R. M., Rundel, P. W., Desmet, P. G., Esler, K. J.

“…The Karoo-Namib Region, comprising the arid lands of southern Africa, supports an extraordinarily rich and compositionally unusual flora. This region includes…”
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The population dynamics and life-history attributes of a Pterocarpus angolensis DC. population in the Northern Province, South Africa by Desmet, P.G., Shackleton, C.M., Robinson, E.R.

“…This article examines the population dynamics and life-history attributes of a single P. angolensis population in the Northern Province, South Africa. An…”
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Improving the Key Biodiversity Areas Approach for Effective Conservation Planning by KNIGHT, ANDREW T, SMITH, ROBERT J, COWLING, RICHARD M, DESMET, PHILIP G, FAITH, DANIEL P, FERRIER, SIMON, GELDERBLOM, CAROLINE M, GRANTHAM, HEDLEY, LOMBARD, AMANDA T, MAZE, KRISTAL, NEL, JEANNE L, PARRISH, JEFFREY D, PENCE, GENEVIEVE Q. K, POSSINGHAM, HUGH P, REYERS, BELINDA, ROUGET, MATHIEU, ROUX, DIRK, WILSON, KERRIE A

“…The key biodiversity areas (KBA) approach aims to identify globally important areas for species conservation. Although a similar methodology has been used…”
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Nature Conservation Requires More than a Passion for Species by COWLING, RICHARD M., KNIGHT, ANDREW T., FAITH, DANIEL P., FERRIER, SIMON, LOMBARD, AMANDA T., DRIVER, AMANDA, ROUGET, MATHIEU, MAZE, KRISTAL, DESMET, PHILIP G.

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