Drought, climate change and vegetation response in the succulent karoo, South Africa

For the winter-rainfall region of South Africa, the frequency of drought is predicted to increase over the next 100 years, with dire consequences for the vegetation of this biodiversity hotspot. We analysed historical 20th century rainfall records for six rainfall stations within the succulent karoo...

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Main Authors: M. Hoffman, P. Carrick, L. Gillson, A. West
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2009-12-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
Online Access:http://192.168.0.108/index.php/sajs/article/view/10058

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