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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Little Karoo"”.
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Tails through time: leopard population dynamics in the Little Karoo
… 2017, 2022), in the mixed-use landscape of the Little Karoo in the Western Cape, South Africa. In 2012, a total of 141 paired camera stations were used for a total of 13,050 trap days resulting in 29 unique leopard captures. In 2017, a total of 40 paired camera stations were used for a total of …
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Tails through time: leopard population dynamics in the Little Karoo
… 2017, 2022), in the mixed-use landscape of the Little Karoo in the Western Cape, South Africa. In 2012, a total of 141 paired camera stations were used for a total of 13,050 trap days resulting in 29 unique leopard captures. In 2017, a total of 40 paired camera stations were used for a total of …
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A systematic conservation assessment of habitat transformation and degradation in the Little Karoo, South Africa
… focuses on the state of the environment of the Little Karoo and is comprised of three main analyses. In the first analysis, a fine-scale vegetation map of the Little Karoo (Vlok et aI., 2005) comprised of 369 vegetation units and 56 habitats within 6 biomes (or sub-units of a biome) was linked …
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Current status and impact (2004-2015) of indigenous ungulate herbivory on the vegetation of Sanbona Wildlife Reserve in the Little Karoo
… concern in semi-arid rangelands of the Succulent Karoo where the evolutionary history of grazing is not clear and the compatibility of large herbivores in confined areas remains to be demonstrated. The establishment of Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, a 54 000 hectare private game reserve in the Little …
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The short-term effect of rehabilitation on ecosystem services in the semi-arid succulent Karoo lowlands and the Little Karoo, South Africa
This study has shown that using active rehabilitation in combination with improved management strategies (e.g. rest from grazing) may induce recovery of certain ecosystem services within practically relevant time scales. However, these benefits might not be tangible for landowners or society as of …
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The impacts of indigenous herbivore grazing over five years (2004 - 2008) on vegetation dynamics in four distinct vegetation types of the winter-rainfall Little Karoo
… 000 ha and has four dominant vegetation types: Little Karoo Quartz Vygieveld, Western Little Karoo, Montagu Shale Renosterveld and previously transformed Renosterveld classified here as Old Lands. There was no significant change in vegetation dynamics between the fenced or open plots. There were …
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Habitat use, feeding ecology and the impact of re-introduced elephants (Loxodonta africana) on trees within a restricted conservation area in the semi-arid, Little Karoo, South Africa
… on the 540 km2 Sanbona Wildlife Reserve in the Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa, raised concerns over the possible negative impacts that these animals may have on the biodiversity of the property, especially the tree component. The main objectives of this study were to determine the home …
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Assessing intra-seasonal land surface change and long term trends in the succulent Karoo biome using coarse resolution satellite and interpolated rainfall surfaces
The Succulent Karoo is a biodiversity hot spot situated along the west coast of southern Africa. While it is predominantly recognized as a west coast vegetation type its borders stretch as far east as Steytlerville in the Little Karoo. The area contains the largest number of endemic succulent …
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Camera traps as sensor networks for space-time exploration of terrestrial mammal communities
… terrestrial mammal community that occurs in the Little Karoo of South Africa. In Chapter 1, the species-habitat relationship along a ruggedness gradient was studied. Using resource selection functions and multivariate statistics, this chapter showed that the strength of affinities, which mammals …
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Impacts of degradation on critically endangered Oudtshoorn Gannaveld
In the Succulent Karoo biome of South Africa vegetation degradation by overgrazing is a recognized threat to biodiversity. In the eastern Little Karoo region of the Western Cape Province, ostrich farming has degraded large areas of natural vegetation, particularly in the Gannaveld habitat of the …
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Variasies in die verskrifteliking van Kaapse Afrikaans: ’n sosiolinguistiese ondersoek
… the Boland, Noord Boland, the Overberg and the Little Karoo). Because of the strong associations Kaaps has with coloured people and their level of literacy (Willemse, 2012), this variety is considered by Dyers (2015:57) as one of the most stigmatised varieties of Afrikaans. The motivation for …