The ecology of Namibian fairy circles and the potential role of sand termites (Psammotermes allocerus Silvestri) in their origin
Regularly-dispersed patterning in the landscape occurs globally, both in the form of vegetated patches or gaps of bare earth within a vegetated matrix. Most theories link these periodic patterns to various biotic factors including selective grazing, allelopathy, nests of social insects, and competit...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2017
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22910 |