Patterns of endemism within the Karoo National Park, South Africa
A checklist of 864 plant taxa representing 355 genera and 93 families is given for the Karoo National Park. A total of 121 species are endemic to the Nama-Karoo, with Asteraceae the most common with 33 taxa. followed by Mesembryanthemaceae with 26 taxa. Phytochorological affinities indicate that 19....
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doaj-6c9d0947d4874a55997c6b060ffdd6c52020-11-25T01:21:40ZengSouth African National Biodiversity InstitutBothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation0006-82412311-92842001-09-0131111713310.4102/abc.v31i1.510441Patterns of endemism within the Karoo National Park, South AfricaF. Rubin0A. R. Palmer1C. Tyson2South African National Parks. Scientific ServicesARC Range and Forest InstituteGeodatecA checklist of 864 plant taxa representing 355 genera and 93 families is given for the Karoo National Park. A total of 121 species are endemic to the Nama-Karoo, with Asteraceae the most common with 33 taxa. followed by Mesembryanthemaceae with 26 taxa. Phytochorological affinities indicate that 19.8% of the species are from the Nama- Karoo Biome only, another 19.8% are distributed over two biomes, and 41% of the species have a widespread distribution. The Karoo National Park conserves 30% of the recognized endemics of the Nama-Karoo Biome.https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/510checklistendemic patternsKaroo National Park. South Africa |
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Patterns of endemism within the Karoo National Park, South Africa |
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Patterns of endemism within the Karoo National Park, South Africa |
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Patterns of endemism within the Karoo National Park, South Africa |
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Patterns of endemism within the Karoo National Park, South Africa |
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Patterns of endemism within the Karoo National Park, South Africa |
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patterns of endemism within the karoo national park, south africa |
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South African National Biodiversity Institut |
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Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation |
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0006-8241 2311-9284 |
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2001-09-01 |
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A checklist of 864 plant taxa representing 355 genera and 93 families is given for the Karoo National Park. A total of 121 species are endemic to the Nama-Karoo, with Asteraceae the most common with 33 taxa. followed by Mesembryanthemaceae with 26 taxa. Phytochorological affinities indicate that 19.8% of the species are from the Nama- Karoo Biome only, another 19.8% are distributed over two biomes, and 41% of the species have a widespread distribution. The Karoo National Park conserves 30% of the recognized endemics of the Nama-Karoo Biome. |
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