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BL
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993842
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b748212
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| Title & Author
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The Karoo : : ecological patterns and processes /\ edited by W. Richard J. Dean and Suzanne J. Milton.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, U.K. ;New York, NY, USA :: Cambridge University Press,, 1999.
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1 online resource (xxii, 374 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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0511039654
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: 0511053371
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: 0511174985
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: 0511541988
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: 0521554500
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: 6610417008
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: 9780511039652
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: 9780511053375
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: 9780511155079
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: 9780511174988
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: 9780511541988
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: 9780521554503
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: 9786610417001
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0521554500
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0521554550
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-368) and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part one Biogeographic patterns and the driving variables; Part two Form and function; Part three Dynamics; Part four Human impacts; Part five Comparisons; References; Index.
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| Abstract
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A comprehensive synthesis of ecological studies of this unique southern African biome, presenting information on biogeographic patterns and life processes, form and function of animals and plants, foraging ecology, landscape-level dynamics and anthropogenic influences.
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| Subject
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Ecology-- South Africa-- Karoo.
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Écologie des déserts-- Afrique du Sud-- Karroo.
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Écologie-- Afrique du Sud-- Karroo.
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Ecology.
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NATURE-- Ecology.
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NATURE-- Ecosystems Habitats-- Wilderness.
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SCIENCE-- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry-- Environmental)
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Ecology.
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South Africa, Karoo.
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| Dewey Classification
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577/.09687/15
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| LC Classification
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QH195.S6K36 1999eb
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| Added Entry
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Dean, W. Richard J., (William Richard John),1940-
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Milton, Suzanne J., (Suzanne Jane),1952-
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