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Author: Vincent Carruthers Publisher: Protea Boekhuis ISBN: 9781485300427 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 0
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Carruthers describes the fauna and flora of the Magaliesberg Biosphere and the relationships between species and their environment and reminds us that the fragile habitats can be easily violated by over-exploitation.
Author: Vincent Carruthers Publisher: Protea Boekhuis ISBN: 9781485300427 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 0
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Carruthers describes the fauna and flora of the Magaliesberg Biosphere and the relationships between species and their environment and reminds us that the fragile habitats can be easily violated by over-exploitation.
Author: Christof Mauch Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 9780742546486 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 244
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Shades of Green examines the impact of political, economic, religious, and scientific institutions on environmental activism around the world. Discussing issues unique to different parts of the world, Shades of Green shows that environmentalism around the globe has been strengthened, weakened, or suppressed by a variety of local, national, and international concerns, politics, and social realities.
Author: Vincent Carruthers Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa ISBN: 1775845990 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 419
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The Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site situated in the heart of the Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve is the jewel in South Africa’s evolutionary crown: an area ‘of outstanding universal value’, it has attracted world-wide interest and furnished key evidence about where, when and how we came to be. The greater Magaliesberg area is peppered with some 200 caves and has a unique geology, history and biodiversity. For decades now, specialists have been combing the area to uncover evidence of our heritage. In his spectacular new title, Vincent Carruthers guides readers along a timeline, from the birth of our planet through to developments of the twenty first century. Along the way he documents the formation of our landscapes and the emergence of life, the rise of hominins, the stone and iron ages, early settlement, migrations, wars and modern developments in the Magaliesberg – the entire evolution of life up to the present, as we know it. Vividly illustrated with photographs, maps and diagrams, Cradle of Life portrays the intrigue and importance of the site, taking readers on a magical journey of discovery. Sales points: Authoritative handling of a complex topic; lavishly illustrated with colourful photos and diagrams; chronological detailing of key events from the beginning of time up to the modern age; accessible and appealing to a wide range of users, from visitors to students, enthusiasts and academics
Author: Trefor Jenkins Publisher: NYU Press ISBN: 1776142306 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 390
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A study of the 'Cradle of Humanity and its history. The 'Cradle of Humankind' (COH), bordering Gauteng and the North-West Province, was declared a World Heritage Site for the wealth of the human and animal fossils found there. Research based on fossils found in the area as well as signs of early human habitation have shed new light on the evolution of humankind and on the significant role that southern Africa played in the development of modern humans. A Search for Origins aims to provide an overview of the history of the COH, and of the important discoveries that have been made there, for a non-specialist audience. A number of general accounts have been written which have concentrated on the palaeontological discoveries made there. No systematic account written by specialists in their disciplines has, however, been published about the wider history of the COH and surrounding areas. In particular, no overview spanning the evolution of early plant and animal life, human development and recent and colonial history as reflected in discoveries linked to the COH, has been attempted. This edited volume frames the scientific advances that have been made in the COH against the intellectual and political background out of which they emerged. The multi-disciplinary approach - from a wide range of specialists -is innovative and ground-breaking.
Author: Terence McCarthy Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa ISBN: 1920544267 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 508
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This book addresses some of the puzzles in nature: Why do the coastlines of Africa and South America match? Why is Table Mountain flat? Why is there pumice stone on the beaches of Arniston? What causes a tsunami? How does rock get folded? etc. The simple explanations – geological, mineralogical, astronomic, whatever the field – are targeted at those with little knowledge in these fields. The book is vividly illustrated and supported with full-colour photographs.
Author: Fransje van Riel Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa ISBN: 0143529781 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 205
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... baboons are neither devils nor saints but animals who like us have very individual personalities, experience a wide range of emotions and possess a capacity for reasoning.' These are the words of Kobie Kruger, best selling wildlife author, in her foreword to Life with Darwin. Of all the primates in Africa, the Chacma Baboon has arguably received the least attention in terms of comprehensive behavioural studies. Life with Darwin is an account of the work of Karin Saks who, through fostering orphaned baby baboons and attempting to rehabilitate them back into the wild, had the opportunity to observe and record the activities of a number of wild baboon troops. Through her daily interaction with them she brings fresh perspectives to our knowledge of an animal society that is both complex and well ordered. It is a fresh and accessible look at a species that has not always been sympathetically regarded, and its insights go a long way towards redressing this attitude.
Author: Vincent Carruthers
Author: Vincent Carruthers
Author: Christof Mauch
Author: Vincent Carruthers
Author: Herbert Wrigley Wilson
Author: Trefor Jenkins
Author: Terence McCarthy
Author: Fransje van Riel
Author: Geological Society of South Africa
Author: Geological Survey (South Africa)
Author: Geological Survey (South Africa)