Fynbos : ecology, evolution, and conservation of a megadiverse region /

South Africa's Greater Cape Floristic Region has intrigued biologists for centuries. It has achieved iconic status as a locus of megadiversity - a place to study the ecological underpinnings of massive evolutionary radiations in fynbos and associated vegetation types. Advances over the past two...

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Other Authors: Allsopp, Nicky (Editor), Colville, Jonathan F. (Editor), Verboom, G. Anthony (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:South Africa's Greater Cape Floristic Region has intrigued biologists for centuries. It has achieved iconic status as a locus of megadiversity - a place to study the ecological underpinnings of massive evolutionary radiations in fynbos and associated vegetation types. Advances over the past two decades in unravelling the complexities of GCFR ecology and evolution are presented. The region has yielded significant contributions on adaptive radiations of large lineages, conservation science, pollination biology, invasive plant biology, and palaeoanthropology.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 382 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191791949
0191791946
9780191669101
0191669105