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Van Rooy, Jacques
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Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam)
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dc.date.accessioned |
2010-11-22T06:45:16Z |
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dc.date.available |
2010-11-22T06:45:16Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2010 |
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dc.description.abstract |
A TWINSPAN classification divides southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho) into two main bryofloristic regions: (1) a subtropical or palaeotropical region in the northern, eastern and southern parts, characterised by a predominantly mesophytic moss flora; and (2) a temperate or austral region in the central and western parts of the study area with a xerophytic moss flora. The subtropical region is subdivided into the Zambezian and Afromontane Regions, and the temperate region into the Karoo- Namib and Highlands Regions. The four regions are further subdivided into eight domains: (1) the Zambezian Region into the Caprivi and Bushveld Domains; (2) the Afromontane Region into the Drakensberg and Cape Domains; (3) the Karoo-Namib Region into the Western Cape and Namaqua Domains; and (4) the Highlands Region into the Drakensberg Alpine and Upper Karoo Domains. Meaningful phytogeographical classification of the arid and semi-arid central and northwestern sectors of the study area is dependent on future plant collecting or sampling efforts. |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Van Rooy, J & Van Wyk, AE 2010, 'The bryofloristic regions of southern Africa, 'Journal of Bryology, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 80-91. [http://maney.co.uk/index.php/journals/jbr/] |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0373-6687 |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1179/037366810X12578498136039 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15342 |
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Maney |
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dc.rights |
© British Bryological Society 2010. |
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dc.subject |
Distribution patterns |
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Floristic regions |
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Moss flora |
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Numerical classification |
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TWINSPAN |
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Plant biogeography |
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Bryofloristic regions |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Mosses -- Africa, Southern |
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Plants -- Africa, Southern -- Classification |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Biogeography -- Africa, Southern |
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Plant collecting -- Africa, Southern |
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dc.title |
The bryofloristic regions of southern Africa |
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dc.type |
Article |
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