Islands of nature in South Africa’s capital city

dc.contributor.authorFrisby, Arnold Walter
dc.contributor.authorDeutschlander, Miranda
dc.contributor.authorVan Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam)
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-15T11:55:14Z
dc.date.available2018-03-15T11:55:14Z
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.description.abstractThe Magaliesberg mountain range is ancient, having formed well over two billion years ago. This makes it one of the oldest mountain ranges on our planet and significantly older than relatively recently formed mountain ranges such as the Himalayas. Part of this geological history is clearly preserved in the form of ripple-marked quartzite rocks that may sometimes be encountered when walking in various parts of the mountain range. These ripples, which were laid down under former marine conditions, are perfect reminders of the extreme age of the Magaliesberg and – in part – why the range is so special. Today the Magaliesberg is well known to many nature lovers, hikers, rock climbers and outdoor enthusiasts, due largely to its proximity to – and in parts surrounded by – South Africa’s densely populated administrative capital city, Pretoria in Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentPlant Production and Soil Scienceen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2018en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.botanicalsociety.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationFrisby, A.W., Deutschlander, M. & Van Wyk, A.E. 2017, 'Islands of nature in South Africa’s capital city', Veld & Flora, vol. 103, no. 4, pp. 163-167.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0042-3203
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/64286
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherBotanical Society of SAen_ZA
dc.rightsBotanical Society of SAen_ZA
dc.subjectMagaliesberg mountainen_ZA
dc.subjectHimalayasen_ZA
dc.subjectMountain rangeen_ZA
dc.subjectPretoriaen_ZA
dc.subjectTshwane Metropolitan Municipality (TMM)en_ZA
dc.subjectRidgeen_ZA
dc.subjectFaunaen_ZA
dc.subjectFloraen_ZA
dc.titleIslands of nature in South Africa’s capital cityen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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