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Bibliography: Land Degradation in South Africa project
The following comprises a reference list of over 2200 entries relevant to the
subject of desertification and land degradation in South Africa. It was
produced as part of a collaborative project undertaken by the National Botanical
Institute and the Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies; acknowledging the
contributions of Environmental Monitoring Group, the Department of Environmental
Affairs and Tourism and the Department of Agriculture.
The original reference database is available in Reference Manager V.7.0
(Research Information Systems) format.
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Ref ID : 1593
1. Anonymous Combat desertification. Pretoria:National Department of
Agriculture. , 1919.
Reprint : In File,
Keywords : DESERTIFICATION ASSESSMENT; DESERTIFICATION CONTROL
Notes : This is a brief, easily readable pamphlet outlining: the definition of
desertification; what are its causes; its effects and how to combat it.
Ref ID : 2082
2. Anonymous Plant invaders: beautiful but dangerous. Stirton, C. Cape
Town:Department of Nature and Environmental Conservation, Provincial
Administration. , 1978.
Reprint : Not in File,
Ref ID : 2032
3. Anonymous Biology and Ecology of Weeds, The Hague:Junk, 1982.
Reprint : Not in File,
Ref ID : 1505
4. Anonymous Settlement in Botswana and the historical development of a human
landscape, Gaberone:Botswana Society & Heinemann, 1982.
Reprint : Not in File,
Keywords : BOTSWANA; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
Ref ID : 144
5. Anonymous Agriculture. In: Strategy and guidelines for the physical
development of the republic of Ciskei. edited by Page, D. 1982,p. 130-155.
Reprint : In File,
Keywords : AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNAL AREA; CISKEI; EASTERN CAPE;
SAVANNA; GRASSLAND; LAND USE
Notes : In this chapter the rural land use, production figures and general
characteristics of agriculture are described as well as the development schemes
presently underway.
Ref ID : 886
6. Anonymous Population growth and resource demands. In: Environmental concerns
in South Africa, edited by Fuggle, R.F. and Rabie, M.A.Cape Town:Juta & Co, Ltd,
1983,p. 23-29.
Reprint : In File,
Keywords : POPULATION; CARRYING CAPACITY
Ref ID : 2161
7. Anonymous Invasive alien organisms in the terrestrial ecosystems of the
fynbos biome, South Africa. Macdonald, I.A.W. and Jarman, M.L. Pretoria:Council
for Scientific and Industrial Research. 85, 1984.
Reprint : Not in File,
Keywords : FYNBOS
Notes : South African National Scientific Programmes report no. 85, Council for
Scientific and Industrial Research.
Ref ID : 890
8. Anonymous The extent of infestations and past control operations for two
groups of woody invasive species. In: Management of invasive alien plants in the
fynbos biome, edited by Macdonald, I.A.W., Jarman, M.L., and Beeston,
P.Pretoria:Foundation for Research Development, 1985,p. 97-131.
Reprint : In File,
Keywords : ALIEN PLANTS; DESERTIFICATION CONTROL; MAPS
Notes : The extent of alien infestations throughout the whole biome has never
been measured. Estimates of the extent of infestations of particular alien
species within portions of the biome have been made using aerial photographs and
ground surveys. Most of these surveys lack comparability, particularly in
respect of the minimum density which is considered to constitute an infestation.
Estimates have been made of the total extent of infestations within the biome
but these vary widely and are generally imprecisely defined. The latest
vegetation map of the biome shows transformed areas but does not discriminate
between dense alien infestations, plantations, agricultural fields and urban
areas. Low density infestations are not distinguished from natural vegetation.
In order to critically evaluate the current extent of infestation it is
necessary to know the extent of past control measures. In this workshop, an
attempt is made to develop a first biome-wide assessment of the extent of
infestations and of past control measures.
Ref ID : 626
9. Anonymous The karoo biome: a preliminary synthesis. Part 1 - physical
environment. South African National Scientific Programmes Report. Cowling, R.M.,
Roux, P.W., and Pieterse, A.J.H. Pretoria:Foundation for Research Development.
124:ii-115, 1986. This report, the first of three volumes, forms part of the
Karoo Biome Project. One of the aims is to synthesize existing knowledge of the
Karoo biome and so provide a foundation for further research in areas where it
is considered necessary. It is a multi-authored publication covering a wide
range of topics. This first volume summarizes what is currently known on the
physical environment of the biome; namely geology, soils, climate, hydrology,
geohydrology and soil erosion. Other aspects of the karoo biome will be covered
in the succeeding volumes.
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Keywords : SOIL EROSION; NAMA KAROO; SUCCULENT KAROO; CLIMATE; SOIL NUTRIENTS;
HYDROLOGY; EROSION
Ref ID : 2049
10. Anonymous The ecology and management of biological invasions in southern
Africa, South Africa:Oxford University Press, 1986.
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Keywords : SOUTHERN AFRICA
Ref ID : 221
11. Anonymous The karoo biome: a preliminary synthesis. Part 2 - vegetation and
history. South African National Scientific Programmes Report. Cowling, R.M. and
Roux, P.W. Pretoria:Foundation for Research Development. 142:ii-133, 1987. This
volume is the second in a series of syntheses of existing knowledge of the karoo
biome. The first volume summarized what is currently known on the physical
environment of the biome namely geology, soils, climate, hydrology, geohydrology
and soil erosion. The focus of this volume is vegetation and its history.
Included are chapters on vegetation physiognomy, plant growth, vegetation
change, photogeography, palaeo-ecology, palaeontology and archaeology.
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Keywords : SOIL EROSION; NAMA KAROO; SUCCULENT KAROO; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY;
ARCHAEOLOGY; STOCKING RATE; ALIEN PLANTS; GRAZING EFFECTS; KAROO
DESERTIFICATION; VELD MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE; HYDROLOGY; EROSION; VEGETATION CHANGE
Ref ID : 2009
12. Anonymous Biological invasions. A global perspective. Chichester, UK:John
Wiley & Sons, 1988.
Reprint : Not in File,
Ref ID : 382
13. Anonymous An erosion hazard assessment technique for Ciskei.Rhodes
University. , 1989. Doctoral Dissertation.
Reprint : Not in File,
Keywords : SOIL EROSION; COMMUNAL AREA; EASTERN CAPE; CISKEI
Ref ID : 1507
14. Anonymous The shaping of South African society 1652 - 1840, Cape Town:Maskew
Miller, 1989.
Reprint : Not in File,
Keywords : POPULATION; POVERTY; BETTERMENT PLANNING
Ref ID : 2256
15. Anonymous Veld management in the Eastern Cape, Pretoria:Department of
Agriculture and Water Supply, 1989.
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Keywords : VELD MANAGEMENT; EASTERN CAPE
Ref ID : 956
16. Anonymous Proceedings of the SARCCUS workshop on drought, June 1989, held
under the auspices of the SARCCUS Subcommittee for Agrometeorology and
Climatology. du Pisanie, A.L.Anonymous Pretoria:Southern African Regional
Commission for the Conservation and Utilisation of the Soil (SARCCUS). :1-63,
1990. Long term climate prediction based on the physical laws of nature remains
the ultimate goal of meteorologists. Progress has been slow but is promising
and some work on long term rainfall oscillations over southern Africa may be
used to predict rainfall anomalies on an decadel time scale. The relationship
between rainfall anomalies over SA and the phase of the Southern Oscillation
(SO) provided the stimulus for extensive research with the express purpose of
providing seasonal summer rainfall predictions. The first of these, valid for
the period December to March, were issued during October 1986. The predictions
referred to areas over central SA. Further drought was predicted for the
1986/87 summer season while normal to above normal rainfall conditions were
predicted for the next two summer seasons. The reliability of these predictions
are discussed. 06-1989.
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Keywords : DROUGHT; SOIL EROSION; CLIMATE; RAINFALL; SOUTHERN AFRICA
Ref ID : 1298
17. Anonymous Giong Green: people, politics and the enviroment in South Africa.
Cape Town:Oxford University Press, 1991.pp. 1-262.
Reprint : Not in File,
Notes : availible in N.B.I. library.
Ref ID : 1297
18. Anonymous A harvest of discontent: the land question in South Africa, Cape
Town:IDASA, 1991.pp. 1-274.
Reprint : Not in File,
Notes : availible at E.R.C. library.
Ref ID : 1296
19. Anonymous Restoring