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ArchaeologyScientific Reports
Geoarchaeological investigation of occupation deposits in Blombos Cave in South Africa indicate changes in site use and settlement dynamics in the southern Cape during MIS 5b-4
Geoarchaeological investigation of occupation deposits in Blombos Cave in South Africa indicate changes in site use and settlement dynamics in the southern Cape during MIS 5b-4

Geoarchaeological investigation of occupation deposits in Blombos Cave in South Africa indicate changes in site use and settlement dynamics in the southern Cape during MIS 5b-4

Magnus M. Haalanda, Christopher E. Millerb, Ole F. Unhammera, Jerome P. Reynarde, Karen L. van Niekerka, Bertrand Ligouisg, Susan M. Mentzerc,d, Christopher S. Henshilwood Abstract The...

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ArchaeologyScientific Reports
Hidden in plain sight: A microanalytical study of a Middle Stone Age ochre piece trapped inside a micromorphological block sample
Hidden in plain sight: A microanalytical study of a Middle Stone Age ochre piece trapped inside a micromorphological block sample

Hidden in plain sight: A microanalytical study of a Middle Stone Age ochre piece trapped inside a micromorphological block sample

Magnus M. Haaland, André M. Strauss, Elizabeth C. Velliky, Susan M. Mentzer, Christopher E. Miller, Karen L. van Niekerk, Christopher S. Henshilwood Abstract A complete Middle Stone Age ochre...

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Fauna Ecology and ConservationScientific Reports
<strong>Identification of the landscape and bioclimatic characteristics that contribute to maintaining the allopatric distribution ranges of the Northern Black Korhaan </strong><em>Afrotis afraoides</em><strong> and the Southern Black Korhaan </strong><em>Afrotis afra</em>
<strong>Identification of the landscape and bioclimatic characteristics that contribute to maintaining the allopatric distribution ranges of the Northern Black Korhaan </strong><em>Afrotis afraoides</em><strong> and the Southern Black Korhaan </strong><em>Afrotis afra</em>

Identification of the landscape and bioclimatic characteristics that contribute to maintaining the allopatric distribution ranges of the Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides and the Southern Black Korhaan Afrotis afra

Abstract The Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides and the Southern Black Korhaan Afrotis afra were previously considered conspecific, but were subsequently separated based...

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Scientific ReportsWater
Water resources in the Klein Karoo: the challenge of sustainable development in a water-scarce area
Water resources in the Klein Karoo: the challenge of sustainable development in a water-scarce area

Water resources in the Klein Karoo: the challenge of sustainable development in a water-scarce area

Abstract The Klein Karoo is situated in the Western Cape, South Africa, and is characterised by low rainfall (100–450 mm yr–1). The Klein Karoo is situated in the primary catchment of the Gouritz...

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Scientific ReportsWater
Social-Ecological Resilience in a Dry Environment: People and Water Resources in the Little Karoo
Social-Ecological Resilience in a Dry Environment: People and Water Resources in the Little Karoo

Social-Ecological Resilience in a Dry Environment: People and Water Resources in the Little Karoo

ABSTRACT The Little Karoo is a semi-arid environment with highly variable rainfall and has a history of recurrent floods and droughts. The historical development of the social-ecological system...

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Scientific ReportsSpekboom Carbon Sequestration Thicket
Prescribing Innovation within a Large-Scale Restoration  Programme in Degraded Subtropical Thicket in South Africa
Prescribing Innovation within a Large-Scale Restoration  Programme in Degraded Subtropical Thicket in South Africa

Prescribing Innovation within a Large-Scale Restoration  Programme in Degraded Subtropical Thicket in South Africa

Abstract: Commonly cited requirements for bridging the “science-practice divide” between  practitioners and scientists include: political support, communication and experimentation. ...

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Scientific ReportsSpekboom Carbon Sequestration Thicket
Rate of Carbon Sequestration at Two Thicket Restoration Sites in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Rate of Carbon Sequestration at Two Thicket Restoration Sites in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Rate of Carbon Sequestration at Two Thicket Restoration Sites in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Abstract  Ecosystem carbon storage in intact thicket in the Eastern Cape, South Africa exceeds 20 kg/m2, which is an unusually large amount for a semiarid ecosystem. Heavy brows ing by goats...

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