Synopsis: "In this magnificent book,
Chris and Tilde Stuart document the natural history of an extraordinary continent. Filled with beautiful
photographs, the reader will enjoy a fascinating journey through the seven major habitats of Africa;
savanna, dryland, forest, highland, Cape heathland, the fresh waters and the coastal zone. Detailed
descriptions of the mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, and the vegetation that makes each
habitat their home accompany each chapter. Chris and Tilde Stuart examine the future of Africa's habitats
and discuss the effectiveness of conservation measures across the continent."
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Aspects of Life
A Natural History of Southern Africa
Klappentext: "Aspects of Life
is a splendid thirteen-part series of textual and visual essays on southern Africa's impressive natural
heritage, each chapter focusing on a particular region and its ecology. The various environments - all of
them distinctive, most of them uncover threat - are profiled in their pristine enchantment, their
landscapes, their plants and their animals, and the intricate relationships within these ecosystems, vividly
captured in all their beauty and complexity. Here, among others, are the giant yellowwoods of the southern
seaboard, remnants of the great forests that once inhabited much of the subcontinent; the river estuaries
that rank among the earth's most productive environments; the mysterious rainforests of Madagascar, their
evolutionary wonders, and the island's lovely offshore coral reefs; the Succulent Karoo, the Great Karoo and
the Namib, and their intriguingly adaptive life forms; the wondrous diversity of the Cape Floral Kingdom;
and the Okavango swamps, the world's most striking inland delta and one of Africa's last great wetland
wildernesses. In each case the authors briefly consider the interaction between man's activity and the
natural world, and the often damaging environmental effects of the growing human presence. Their comments,
however, are descriptive rather than judgemental, and recognise the harsh practicalities of daily life in
the developing world. Aspects of Life is published in association with an acclaimed television series
of the same title, broadcast in 1996."
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The Living Deserts of Southern
Africa
von Barry Lovegrove,
Fotos von Anthony Bannister, Peter
Pickford, Daryl Balfour u.a.
Klappentext: "For generations the
deserts of southern Africa have fascinated scientists and travellers alike. They teem with life: ants and
elephants, cryptic 'stone plants' and colourful daisies, strikingly marked gemsbok and dainty dik-diks have
all found a home in the sub-continent's seemingly barren wastes. So, too, have cartwheeling spiders,
fog-basking beetles, thermally hitchhiking moles, fruit-eating hyenas, succulent plants with built-in
windows, and the still-enigmatic welwitschia. How do they cope with scarce and, even worse, unpredictable
rainfall, temperatures that fluctuate from extreme cold to extreme heat in a matter of hours, food supplies
that are few and far between? And, having coped with all these, how do they protect themselves against
predators and, most important of all, how do they manage to breed successfully? In The Living Deserts of
Southern Africa Dr. Barry Lovegrove unravels many of the mysteries associated with life in southern
Africa's four desert biomes: the Desert, the Arid Savanna, the Succulent Karoo and the Nama Karoo. He
explains how and why such great diversity of plants and insects, mammals, reptiles and birds successfully
exist in these arid regions, illustrating many of his examples with graphs and diagrams. A respected
zoologist himself, Dr. Lovegrove has compiled much of the information from scientific papers and journals
that are seldom seen by the non-specialist, and he presents it in a highly readable style. The resulting
book, designed for the serious student and the academic as well as for the interested nature-lover, will
surely be a definitive reference work for many years. The excellent photography that complements the text
captures the stark beauty of the bone-dry habitats and portrays their denizens in intriguing detail.
Contributing photographers include such wildlife experts as Anthony Bannister, Peter Pickford and Daryl
Balfour. Come drought or flood, the fragile desert ecosystem always seems to adjust and survive. Yet the
interference of man invariably disturbs its delicate balance, and in an in-depth final chapter Dr. Lovegrove
addresses conservation issues and gives an objective overview of potential threats to the continued
existence of deserts. His book is as much a plea for sensible management of these sensitive areas as it is a
fund of fascinating information."
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The Living Shores of Southern
Africa
von Margot Branch (Text & Illustrationen), George Branch (Text) & Anthony Bannister (Fotos)
Gebundene Ausgabe, 344 Seiten, 165
Farbfotos auf 60 Tafeln, 235 Schwarzweißfotos, Farbillustrationen auf 12 Tafeln,
Schwarzweißillustrationen, Diagramme, Karten C. Struik Publishers
(Südafrika), 1981, ISBN 0-86977-115-9
Klappentext: "The southern African
coastline has excited marine biologists and oceanographers for generations. A great deal of research has
been undertaken, winning international acclaim, but it has remained locked away in scientific journals
largely inaccessible to the layman. In The Living Shores of Southern Africa, Professor George Branch
writes with a vitality born of his great enthusiasm for the sea, and in so doing shares with the widest
audience the excitement of marine biology and the adventure of recent discoveries. In Part 1 Professor
Branch explains the interplay between marine life forms and their environments, be it the open sea, rocky
shores, sandy beaches, kelp beds or fragile estuaries. He explores the forces that control sea animals and
plants, and the ways in which they have adapted to their habitats. He probes, too, man's many-faceted
relationship with the sea. Part 2 deals in greater detail with the major groups of plants and invertebrate
animals. Here, separate chapters are devoted to the characteristics and biology of each group. A powerful
dimension is added to the book by its fine illustrations. Over 100 of Anthony Bannister's outstanding colour
photographs (including nine colour plates of molluscs for identification of common shells) provide an
exciting element to the lavish illustrations. They are complemented by the numerous black and white
photographs and many excellent line drawings that allow easy identification of the common seashore animals
and plants. Margo Branch's unique water-colours of seaweeds make their own contribution. This valuable book
has been endorsed by the Zoological Society of Southern Africa, and will surely become the standard
reference on the subject."
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The Magnificent Natural Heritage
of South Africa
von Johann Knobel (Fotos) & George J. Bredenkamp (Redaktion), Vorwort von Peter Borchert,
Textbeiträge von George J. Bredenkamp, Coert J. Geldenhuys, John Hanks, Annelise le Roux, June Wendy Lloyd,
Roy Allen Lubke, Wayne Matthews, Dave Richardson, Gretel van Rooyen, Noel van Rooyen, Danny Walmsley &
Jay Walmsley
Klappentext: "South Africa is blessed
with an abundance of natural riches. Not only does it have an amazing number and variety of bird, mammal and
reptile species, but it is the only country on earth to house one of the world's six floral kingdoms within
its boundaries - the fynbos region - and more plant species can be found here than in any other temperate
region of comparable size. This rich living tapestry is spread over an infinitely varied topography, ranging
from the spectacularly rugged coastline to lofty peaks that rise to more than 3,000 metres. And, everywhere,
the landscape teems with wildlife, astounding in its variety and adaptation to the environment. Only Brazil
and Indonesia, both in the tropics, are known to have biodiversity indices higher than that of South Africa.
Fundamental to unravelling this extraordinary natural wealth is an understanding of the biomes of the land -
large natural regions, each with its own distinctive vegetation shaped by differences in climate and
topography. From arid Nama karoo to lush forest, from archetypal African savanna to waving grassland, from
aromatic fynbos to sun-baked succulent karoo and fragmented thicket, this wide spectrum of habitats holds
one of the keys to the living diversity of South Africa. Johann Knobel spent 20 years photographing the
natural wealth of South Africa, capturing on camera the very essence of every biome, each with its own
unique flora, fauna and character. In this book, as series of evocative essays, written by experts in their
respective fields, is combined with Johann's exceptional photographs, to present a holistic look at the
natural wonders of this country. Each chapter is devoted to a separate biome, portraying its land and life
forms in images and words. Woven through the text is the recurrent theme that the conservation of these
biological riches is not an end in itself, but that humankind will be the ultimate beneficiary. The
southernmost African country has a truly unique natural history, and all of its riches - both floral and
faunal - have been quintessentially revealed in this, The Magnificent Natural Heritage of South Africa."
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The Magnificent Natural Heritage
of South Africa (2nd Edition)
von Johann Knobel (Fotos) & George J. Bredenkamp (Redaktion), Vorwort von Peter Borchert,
Textbeiträge von George J. Bredenkamp, Coert J. Geldenhuys, John Hanks, Annelise le Roux, June Wendy Lloyd,
Roy Allen Lubke, Wayne Matthews, Dave Richardson, Gretel van Rooyen, Noel van Rooyen, Danny Walmsley &
Jay Walmsley
Gebundene Ausgabe, 2. Auflage, 160 Seiten,
226 Farbfotos, 1 Farbkarte Sunbird Publishers (Südafrika), März 2006, ISBN 1-919938-38-9
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Synopsis: "Nowhere in the world can
one find such diversity and natural richness in so small an area as in southern Africa - from the timeless
deserts of Namibia to the snow-capped peaks of the Drakensberg and Cape Fold mountains; from the flowering
extravaganza of the fynbos to the great expanses of African bushveld. The story of the natural history of
southern Africa is an ancient and complex one. Here are found some of the oldest rocks on earth, and none of
the major geological formations is youthful. Evidence of the first known life on our planet has been found
in the region; fossils of the first creatures that crawled out of the primeval seas to colonize the land;
some of the earliest reptiles and mammals; perhaps mankind itself, as well as various intermediate forms
between ourselves and our simian ancestors - these are all an integral part of the region's history. The
Natural History of Southern Africa looks at the interrelationships between the region's main ecosystems
and the organisms that are found within them. It describes how this land has been moulded over centuries by
forces of wind, water and sun, and how plants and animals have adapted to their constantly changing
environment; how the various components of the natural world are intricately linked, and how a change to one
component has a ripple effect throughout the environment. The secrets of the sub-continent's ecological
wonders are revealed in David Bristow's evocative text, while Gerald Cubitt's magnificent colour photographs
capture the drama and dynamics of nature's many moods and appearances. This unique natural environment - and
its tenuous existence in the face of man's advances - is sensitively presented by two people who love the
region and have spent many years exploring and studying it."
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