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Habel, Jan Christian, Camilo Zamora, Dennis Rödder, Mike Teucher, Ivon Cuadros-Casanova, and Christina Fischer. "Using indicator species to detect high quality habitats in an East African forest biodiversity hotspot." Biodiversity and Conservation 30, no. 3 (2021): 903–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02124-8.

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AbstractSpecies demanding specific habitat requirements suffer, particularly under environmental changes. The smallest owl of Africa, the Sokoke Scops Owl (Otus ireneae), occurs exclusively in East African coastal forests. To understand the movement behaviour and habitat demands of O. ireneae, we combined data from radio-tracking and remote sensing to calculate Species Distribution Models across the Arabuko Sokoke forest in southern Kenya. Based on these data, we estimated the local population size and projected the distribution of current suitable habitats. We found that the species occurs on

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Burgess, Neil D., Colby Loucks, Sue Stolton, and Nigel Dudley. "The potential of forest reserves for augmenting the protected area network in Africa." Oryx 41, no. 2 (2007): 151–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0030605307001895.

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AbstractThe protected area network of Africa has grown from nothing to over 2 million km2 in the past 110 years. This network covers parts of all biomes and priority areas for biodiversity conservation but protected area gaps remain, as identified at the 5th World Parks Congress in 2003. Forest reserves, managed by Forest Departments, are typically excluded from global protected area lists, but in Africa they are found in 23 countries and cover at least 549,788 km2, adding 25% to the conservation estate. Forest reserves protect 5.3% (2,027 km2) of the dry forest habitats, 5% (165,285 km2) of l

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Azeria, Ermias T., Isabel Sanmartín, Stefan Ås, Allan Carlson, and Neil Burgess. "Biogeographic patterns of the East African coastal forest vertebrate fauna." Biodiversity and Conservation 16, no. 4 (2007): 883–912. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-006-9022-0.

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Traynor, C. H., and T. R. Hill. "Resource demand estimates for sustainable forest management: Mngazana Mangrove Forest, South Africa." Bothalia 38, no. 1 (2008): 103–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v38i1.274.

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Since democratization in 1994, South African forest policies have promoted sustainable forest management. However, implementation has been problematic due to limited information concerning forest product utilization. This paper investigates and quantifies timber use from the Mngazana Mangrove Forest. Eastern Cape Province. South Africa. Three local communities utilize stems of the mangrove species Rhizophora mucronata Lam. and Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lam. for building construction. There were two distinct building shapes, circular and rectangular. On average. 155 stems were used for circula

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Bleher, Bärbel, Christina J. Potgieter, David N. Johnson, and Katrin Böhning-Gaese. "The importance of figs for frugivores in a South African coastal forest." Journal of Tropical Ecology 19, no. 4 (2003): 375–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467403003420.

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For many tropical forests a tendency for fruit production to fluctuate seasonally has been established, with pronounced peaks of abundance and periods of fruit scarcity during which a few important resources maintain frugivore communities. However, there is a lack of studies in subtropical forests on community phenology and on the identification of important resources. In this study, community-wide fruit availability and its use by the local frugivore community was investigated in the subtropical coastal dry forest of Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve, South Africa over 13 mo from July 1997 to July 1

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DESCHODT, CHRISTIAN M., and ADRIAN L. V. DAVIS. "New southern African species and a revalidation in the dung beetle genus Gyronotus van Lansberge, 1874 (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) with an updated key." Zootaxa 4624, no. 2 (2019): 275–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4624.2.10.

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Three new species are described in the genus Gyronotus van Lansberge, 1874 (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), from upland grasslands of South Africa. They are Gyronotus dracomontanus Deschodt & Davis, new species, Gyronotus ovalis Deschodt & Davis, new species and Gyronotus kearneyorum Deschodt & Davis, new species. The South African coastal forest species, Gyronotus marginatus Péringuey, 1888, status revised, is removed from synonymy with Gyronotus pumilus (Boheman, 1857) and revalidated at species level. An updated key to all South African and eSwatini species is provided.

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Habel, Jan Christian, Elisabeth Koc, Roland Gerstmeier, Axel Gruppe, Sebastian Seibold, and Werner Ulrich. "Insect diversity across an afro-tropical forest biodiversity hotspot." Journal of Insect Conservation 25, no. 2 (2021): 221–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-021-00293-z.

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Abstract Tropical forests host a remarkable proportion of global arthropod diversity. Yet, arthropod communities living in tropical forests are still poorly studied, particularly for dry forests of Eastern Africa. The aim of this study was to analyse community structures, species richness and relative abundances of insects across a heterogeneous forest consisting of various forest types. We collected insects in the lower canopies with light traps across the Arabuko Sokoke forest, part of the East African coastal forest biodiversity hotspot in southeast Kenya. Sampling was conducted across thre

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Johnson, S. D., and W. R. Liltved. "Hawkmoth pollination of Bonatea speciosa (Orchidaceae) in a South African coastal forest." Nordic Journal of Botany 17, no. 1 (1997): 5–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-1051.1997.tb00286.x.

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Nzunda, Emmanuel Fred. "Sprouting, succession and tree species diversity in a South African coastal dune forest." Journal of Tropical Ecology 27, no. 2 (2011): 195–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467410000659.

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Abstract:Sprouting may play a significant role in maintenance of plant diversity where prevailing disturbance frequency and severity allows. When disturbance frequency and severity decrease, strong sprouters may be outcompeted. As a result, species composition and diversity may change. This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between sprouting, succession and species diversity in a coastal dune forest that currently suffers from low-severity, chronic disturbance due to sea winds and loose sand substrate. Historically, the site was occupied by shifting cultivators who left the

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Habel, Jan Christian, and Werner Ulrich. "Ecosystem functions in natural and anthropogenic ecosystems across the East African coastal forest landscape." Biotropica 52, no. 4 (2020): 598–607. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/btp.12780.

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Matamba, Emmanuel, Leigh R. Richards, Michael I. Cherry, and Ramugondo V. Rambau. "DNA barcoding of the mesic adapted striped mouse, Rhabdomys dilectus in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa." Vertebrate Zoology 71 (August 11, 2021): 503–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/vz.71.e68897.

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Abstract South African small mammals are under-represented in DNA barcoding efforts, particularly from the eastern forested regions of the country. This study reports DNA barcoding of Rhabdomys taxa from previously unsampled parts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa. The complete mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene was sequenced for 101 Rhabdomys sp. individuals from 16 localities from all three main forest groups (coastal, mistbelt, and scarp forests). Molecular data were supplemented with external morphological measurements, including those deemed po

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Bhugeloo, Astika, Syd Ramdhani, Kabir Peerbhay, Olivier Kambol Kambaj, and Sershen. "Forest canopy gaps offer a window into the future The case of subtropical coastal forests within an urban matrix in South Africa." Forest Systems 30, no. 1 (2021): e003. http://dx.doi.org/10.5424/fs/2021301-16914.

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Aim of the study: Alien and indigenous species emergence patterns within canopy gaps in urban subtropical forests are poorly understood. This study compared canopy gap floristics in relation to abiotic and physical characteristics across three subtropical urban forests differing in disturbance history.Area of study: Three Northern Coastal Forests of varying disturbance histories found in coastal subtropical urban KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa (SA).Materials and methods: Closed canopy ( n = 15 quadrats per forest ) and four gaps from three size classes (‘small’ < 25 m2, ‘medium’ 25 - 45

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SUNSERI, THADDEUS. "THE POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF THE COPAL TRADE IN THE TANZANIAN COASTAL HINTERLAND, c. 1820–1905." Journal of African History 48, no. 2 (2007): 201–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021853707002733.

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ABSTRACTBetween 1830 and 1880 copal was the major trade commodity from mainland Tanzania apart from ivory. Unlike ivory, copal was a product of a distinct environment, the lowland forests of the East African coastal hinterland. This region's copal was the best in the world for making high-value carriage varnish. It therefore found a ready market in the West, especially New England, whose traders brought cotton textiles to trade with East Africans for copal. The monopolization by hinterland polities of the copal–cloth trade nexus enabled them to consolidate politically as a sub-entrepôt of the

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Andanje, Samuel A., Andrew E. Bowkett, Bernard Risky Agwanda, et al. "A new population of the Critically Endangered Aders’ duiker Cephalophus adersi confirmed from northern coastal Kenya." Oryx 45, no. 3 (2011): 444–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003060531000181x.

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AbstractAders’ duiker Cephalophus adersi is a small antelope endemic to the coastal forests of east Africa. Threatened by habitat loss and hunting, the species is categorized as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Until recently Aders’ duiker was known to persist only on Zanzibar, Tanzania, and in the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest National Reserve, Kenya. However, in 2004 a sighting of a single individual was reported from the Dodori forest in northern coastal Kenya, raising the possibility that the species survives elsewhere. Subsequently, an opportunistic camera-trap survey was conducted in

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NIEDBAŁA, WOJCIECH, ELIZABETH A. HUGO-COETZEE, and SERGEY G. ERMILOV. "New Notophthiracarus species (Acarina, Oribatida, Phthiracaridae) and overview of the distribution of the genus in South Africa." Zootaxa 4647, no. 1 (2019): 231–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4647.1.16.

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Notophthiracarus (Oribatida, Phthiracaridae) is a large genus of ptyctimous oribatid mites with species in Australasian, Ethiopian, Neotropical, Oriental and Subantarctic regions, mostly in tropical and subtropical areas. Herein, we describe two new species from the Western Cape of South Africa: Notophthiracarus sidorchukae Niedbała sp. nov. and Notophthiracarus spathulatus Niedbała sp. nov. Each is represented by adult specimens collected from soil in a coastal forest in the Kaaimansgat estuary, the only documented locality. These two bring the known South African fauna of Notophthiracarus to

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Roberts, Peter D., Michael J. Somers, Rehema M. White, and Jan A. J. Nel. "Diet of the South African large-spotted genetGenetta tigrina (Carnivora, Viverridae) in a coastal dune forest." Acta Theriologica 52, no. 1 (2007): 45–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf03194198.

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Geldenhuys, C. J. "Richness, composition and relationships of the floras of selected forests in southern Africa." Bothalia 22, no. 2 (1992): 205–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v22i2.847.

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Species lists of 14 widely separated forests representing particular geographic regions in southern Africa were used to study the size and composition of the individual floras, the similarities between them, and possible determinants of the observed patterns. The forests contain 1 438 species which belong to 155 families and 661 genera. The growth form spectra show specific patterns amongst the individual forests such as an abundance of ferns in montane forests, and of woody plants and vines in coastal forests. The richness of a forest flora increases with increasing altitudinal range within t

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Ngumbau, Veronicah Mutele, Quentin Luke, Mwadime Nyange, et al. "An annotated checklist of the coastal forests of Kenya, East Africa." PhytoKeys 147 (May 12, 2020): 1–191. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.147.49602.

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The inadequacy of information impedes society’s competence to find out the cause or degree of a problem or even to avoid further losses in an ecosystem. It becomes even harder to identify all the biological resources at risk because there is no exhaustive inventory of either fauna or flora of a particular region. Coastal forests of Kenya are located in the southeast part of Kenya and are distributed mainly in four counties: Kwale, Kilifi, Lamu, and Tana River County. They are a stretch of fragmented forests ca. 30−120 km away from the Indian Ocean, and they have existed for millions of years.

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Ngumbau, Veronicah Mutele, Mwadime Nyange, Neng Wei, et al. "A New Species of Croton (Euphorbiaceae) from a Madagascan Lineage Discovered in Coastal Kenya." Systematic Botany 45, no. 2 (2020): 242–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1600/036364420x15862837791294.

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Abstract—Croton kinondoensis, a new species from Kenya, is described and illustrated here with photographs. It is found in the sacred Kaya Kinondo Forest, one of the last remaining coastal forests patches in Kenya. Its morphology and systematic position based on ITS and trnL-F DNA sequence data clearly place it within the Adenophorus Group of Croton, a clade of ca. 15 species otherwise known only from Madagascar and the Comoros Archipelago. Its closest affinities appear to lie with Croton mayottae, from the island of Mayotte, and C. menabeensis, from northwestern Madagascar. This new species l

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Obiri, John A. F., and Michael J. Lawes. "Chance versus determinism in canopy gap regeneration in coastal scarp forest in South Africa." Journal of Vegetation Science 15, no. 4 (2004): 539–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02293.x.

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TILBURY, COLIN R., and KRYSTAL A. TOLLEY. "A new species of dwarf chameleon (Sauria; Chamaeleonidae, Bradypodion Fitzinger) from KwaZulu Natal South Africa with notes on recent climatic shifts and their influence on speciation in the genus." Zootaxa 2226, no. 1 (2009): 43–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2226.1.4.

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A new species of dwarf chameleon is described from a restricted patch of relict indigenous forest in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. Its specific status is confirmed by phylogenetic analyses using molecular markers (1390 bp of mitochondrial 16S and ND2). The node defining this species is highly supported with both analyses (100% posterior probability, 100% bootstrap support). This species (Bradypodion ngomeense sp. nov.) is part of a larger clade of forest species, but is itself confined to a single forest (Ngome Forest). The molecular patterns of other forest restricted species in KZN were

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DAVIS, JEFFREY A. "Density and population estimates of Amani Sunbird Anthreptes pallidigaster in Kenya's Arabuko-Sokoke Forest." Bird Conservation International 15, no. 1 (2005): 53–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0959270905000043.

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The Arabuko-Sokoke Forest (ASF) is the largest area of coastal forest remaining in East Africa. However, encroachment and habitat degradation threaten the existence of many plant and animal species, including the East African endemic Amani Sunbird Anthreptes pallidigaster. The aim of this study was to arrive at an estimate of population size for Amani Sunbirds within the ASF. Forty transects were surveyed over 3 months in 1999. The total length of all transects was 63.572 km. In total, 103 Amani Sunbirds were detected at an estimated density of 36.6 birds/km2. Thus with a total area of 77 km2,

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Burgess, Neil D., Isaac Malugu, Peter Sumbi, et al. "Two decades of change in state, pressure and conservation responses in the coastal forest biodiversity hotspot of Tanzania." Oryx 51, no. 1 (2016): 77–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003060531500099x.

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AbstractWe present an analysis of changes of state, pressures and conservation responses over 20 years in the Tanzanian portion of the Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa biodiversity hotspot. Baseline data collected during 1989–1995 are compared with data from a synthesis of recently published papers and reports and new field work carried out across the region during 2010–2014. We show that biodiversity endemism values are largely unchanged, although two new species (amphibian and mammal) have been named and two extremely rare tree species have been relocated. However, forest habitat continues

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Henderson, L. "Invasive, naturalized and casual alien plants in southern Africa: a summary based on the Southern African Plant Invaders Atlas (SAPIA)." Bothalia 37, no. 2 (2007): 215–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v37i2.322.

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The primary objective of this publication is to provide an overview of the species identity, invasion status, geographical extent, and abundance of alien plants in South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho, based on field records from 1979 to the end of 2000. The dataset is all the species records for the study area in the Southern African Plant Invaders Atlas (SAPIA) database during this time period. A total of 548 naturalized and casual alien plant species were catalogued and invasion was recorded almost throughout the study area. Most invasion, in terms of both species numbers and total species a

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Strümpher, Werner, and Clarke Scholtz. "New species and status changes of small flightless relictual Trox Fabricius from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Trogidae)." Insect Systematics & Evolution 40, no. 1 (2009): 71–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187631209x416723.

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AbstractA new species of Trox, T. mozalae, from coastal sand forest in Mozambique, is described. T. natalensis quadricostatus Scholtz is elevated to species-level and T. natalensis schaborti Scholtz and T. elizabethae van der Merwe & Scholtz are synonymised with it. A key to the subgenus Phoberus MacLeay, to which most of the flightless species in Africa belong, is provided. All species incorporated into the key are illustrated by photographs of habitus and aedeagi. A map is provided of the distribution of each of them.

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Nzunda, Emmanuel F., Megan E. Griffiths, and Michael J. Lawes. "Resprouting versus turning up of leaning trees in a subtropical coastal dune forest in South Africa." Journal of Tropical Ecology 23, no. 3 (2007): 289–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467407004063.

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To survive, leaning trees on steep slopes with loose substrate can either resprout or turn upward to regain the normal vertical orientation of the growing tip. Data from 19 tree species were collected from 20 transects in coastal dune forest. Resprouting was negatively correlated with turning up and species abundance, and positively correlated with leaning and a dead primary stem. In contrast, turning up was associated with low probabilities of leaning and higher species abundance but not with a dead primary stem. Slightly inclined trees turned upwards more than severely inclined ones, which m

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Porembski, Stefan, Jörg Szarzynski, Jan‐Peter Mund, and Wilhelm Barthlott. "Biodiversity and vegetation of small‐sized inselbergs in a West African rain forest (Taı, Ivory Coast)." Journal of Biogeography 23, no. 1 (1996): 47–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2699.1996.00982.x.

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Brown, Mark. "Annual and seasonal trends in avifaunal species richness in a coastal lowlands forest reserve in South Africa." Ostrich 77, no. 1-2 (2006): 58–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/00306520609485509.

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DESCHODT, CHRISTIAN M., CATHERINE L. SOLE, and CLARKE H. SCHOLTZ. "Upsa centennial, a new genus and species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Endroedyolini) from the Southern Mistbelt forest in South Africa: celebrating 100 years of entomology at the University of Pretoria." Zootaxa 4728, no. 3 (2020): 357–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4728.3.4.

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Upsa centennial Deschodt, Sole & Scholtz, new genus and species is described, celebrating a century of entomology at the University of Pretoria. This new genus in the dung beetle tribe Endroedyolini (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) occurs in the Albany Coastal Mistbelt forest in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. A distribution map and key for all genera and species in the tribe are provided.[Genus Zoobank url: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:92A64613-A8CE-48DF-84D9-7450EA1D40AA]

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Merz, G. "Movement patterns and group size of the African forest elephant Loxodonta africana cyclotis in the Tai National Park, Ivory Coast." African Journal of Ecology 24, no. 2 (1986): 133–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1986.tb00353.x.

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Mergili, M., and S. Privett. "Vegetation and vegetation-environment relationships at Grootbos Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa." Bothalia 38, no. 1 (2008): 89–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v38i1.273.

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The private Grootbos Nature Reserve is located at the Western edge of the Agulhas Plain in the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa, an area characterized by high habitat and floristic diversity. The Reserve is covered in near-natural fynbos shrublands with a few patches of forest and wetland. The main objective of this study was to classify the vegetation into discrete units and relate them to the prevailing environmental conditions. The vegetation was analysed by numerical means (TWINSPAN, DC A, CCA) and mapped on GIS. At the vegetation type level. Forest Thicket and Fynbos formed distincti

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Cloete, E. C., and R. A. Lubke. "Flora of the Kap River Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa." Bothalia 29, no. 1 (1999): 139–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v29i1.585.

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A detailed analysis ot the flora of the newly proclaimed Kap River Reserve (600 ha) is given. The reserve is adjacent to the Fish River and some 5 km from the Fish River Mouth It consists of a coastal plateau up to 100 m a.s.I. which is steeply dissected by the two rivers that partially form the boundary of the reserve. The flora of the reserve was sampled over a period o f three years and plants were collected in all the vegetation types of grassland, thicket and forest. 488 species were collected with a species to family ratio of 4:4. The majority of the taxa recorded represent the major phy

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Kumssa, Diriba B., Rudi J. Aarde, and Theo D. Wassenaar. "The regeneration of soil micro-arthropod assemblages in a rehabilitating coastal dune forest at Richards Bay, South Africa." African Journal of Ecology 42, no. 4 (2004): 346–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.2004.00537.x.

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Couvreur, Thomas L. P., Raymond W. J. M. van der Ham, Youssoufa M. Mbele, Frank M. Mbago, and David M. Johnson. "Molecular and Morphological Characterization of a New Monotypic Genus of Annonaceae, Mwasumbia from Tanzania." Systematic Botany 34, no. 2 (2009): 266–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1600/036364409788606398.

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The coastal lowland rain forests of eastern Africa are well known for their high levels of plant endemism. A new genus of Annonaceae, Mwasumbia, is described from Tanzania, underscoring this high biodiversity and represented by a single species, Mwasumbia alba. The new genus presents several morphological characters suggesting a close relationship to two other African genera, Greenwayodendron and Polyceratocarpus. Maximum parsimony and Bayesian molecular phylogenetic analyses based on two plastid markers, rbcL and the trnL-trnF region, strongly support the close relationship of these three gen

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Voigt, Friederike A., Stefanie Jung, Nina Farwig, and Katrin Böhning-Gaese. "Low fruit set in a dioecious tree: pollination ecology of Commiphora harveyi in South Africa." Journal of Tropical Ecology 21, no. 2 (2005): 179–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s026646740400210x.

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Dioecious plant species differ in floral morphology and rewards between females and males. Pistillate flowers on female plants often lack pollen and can be less attractive to pollinators, which can have consequences for the visitation rates of the sexes. We studied the pollination ecology of the dioecious tree Commiphora harveyi in a coastal scarp forest in eastern South Africa. Floral display, visiting insect species, visitation rate and natural fruit set were recorded. Additionally, we pollinated flowers by hand to determine experimental fruit set. We found that male trees had more and large

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Barratt, Christopher D., Beryl A. Bwong, Robert Jehle, et al. "Vanishing refuge? Testing the forest refuge hypothesis in coastal East Africa using genome-wide sequence data for seven amphibians." Molecular Ecology 27, no. 21 (2018): 4289–308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.14862.

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Shipton, Ceri, James Blinkhorn, Will Archer, et al. "The Middle to Later Stone Age transition at Panga ya Saidi, in the tropical coastal forest of eastern Africa." Journal of Human Evolution 153 (April 2021): 102954. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.102954.

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Ruwanza, Sheunesu, and Charlie M. Shackleton. "Aspect and slope as determinants of vegetation composition and soil properties in coastal forest backdunes of Eastern Cape, South Africa." African Journal of Ecology 55, no. 2 (2016): 211–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aje.12343.

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Tsvuura, Zivanai, Megan E. Griffiths, and Michael J. Lawes. "The Effect of Herbaceous Understory Cover on Fruit Removal and Seedling Survival in Coastal Dune Forest Trees in South Africa." Biotropica 39, no. 3 (2007): 428–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00270.x.

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MARQUARDT, GISELE C., DENISE C. BICUDO, CARLOS E. DE M. BICUDO, MARIE-PIERRE LEDRU, LUC ECTOR, and CARLOS E. WETZEL. "Pseudostaurosira crateri sp. nov. (Fragilariaceae, Bacillariophyta), a new small araphid, fossil diatom species from the Pleistocene (Atlantic Forest, Brazil)." Phytotaxa 496, no. 2 (2021): 105–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.496.2.1.

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Pseudostaurosira crateri sp. nov. is described from fossil material analyzed from a Quaternary sediment core retrieved from the Colônia basin (located in the Brazilian Coastal Plain, Atlantic Forest, São Paulo Metropolitan Region). Light and scanning electron microscopy revealed its morphology and enabled its comparison with morphologically similar species from European and African rivers and lakes. The new species features wide and short vimines, a particular characteristic of the genus Pseudostaurosira, in addition to many other exclusive features that distinguish it from any other species i

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Musila, Simon, Nathan Gichuki, Ivan Castro-Arellano, and Ana Rainho. "Composition and diversity of bat assemblages at Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and the adjacent farmlands, Kenya." Mammalia 84, no. 2 (2020): 121–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2018-0117.

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AbstractRecognized as a global biodiversity hotspot, coastal forests in eastern Africa are currently reduced to fragments amidst human modified habitats. Managing for biodiversity depends on our understanding of how many and which species can persist in these modified areas. Aiming at clarifying how habitat structure changes affect bat assemblage composition and richness, we used ground-level mist nets at Arabuko-Sokoke Forest (ASF) and adjacent farmlands. Habitat structure was assessed using the point-centered quarter (PCQ) method at 210 points per habitat. We captured a total of 24 bat speci

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Lei, Thomas. "Environmental preferences and constraints of Daphne laureola, an invasive shrub in western Canada." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 44, no. 11 (2014): 1462–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2014-0261.

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Daphne laureola L. is an evergreen forest understory shrub native to the Mediterranean regions of Europe and North Africa that has invaded parts of western North America, including coastal British Columbia (BC) and the states of Washington and Oregon. It can form dense thickets that are likely to prevent the establishment and growth of native plants. Despite its expanding range in the west coast regions, not much is known about its environmental preferences and the ecophysiological attributes associated with its presence and distribution. A 2-year study conducted in Victoria, BC, found that D.

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Fanshawe, John H., and Leon A. Bennun. "Bird conservation in Kenya: creating a national strategy." Bird Conservation International 1, no. 3 (1991): 293–315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0959270900000642.

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SummaryKenya possesses one of the richest and most diverse avifaunas in Africa: this reflects the country's varied habitats and the fact that it lies at the intersection of several biogeographic zones. Some 1,070 species have been recorded; nine are national endemics and 14 can be considered globally threatened. A number of other species or groups are of particular national concern. Alteration and degradation of habitats is taking place rapidly, mainly due to human population growth combined with increased urbanization and industrialization. Overall, forests are the most threatened habitats; t

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Mogue Kamga, Suzanne, Raoul Niangadouma, Fred W. Stauffer, Bonaventure Sonké, and Thomas L. P. Couvreur. "Two new species of Raphia (Palmae/Arecaceae) from Cameroon and Gabon." PhytoKeys 111 (November 6, 2018): 17–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.111.27175.

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Raphia (Arecaceae, Calamoideae) is the most diverse genus of African palms with around 20 species. Two new species from Cameroon and Gabon, Raphiagabonica Mogue, Sonké &amp; Couvreur, sp. nov. and Raphiazamiana Mogue, Sonké &amp; Couvreur, sp. nov. are described and illustrated. Their affinities are discussed and the conservation status of each species is assessed. For both species, distribution maps are provided. Raphiagabonica is restricted to two small populations from central Gabon, where it occurs on hillsides on tierra firme soil, and close to small streams. Its preliminary IUCN

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Siebert, S. J., L. Fish, M. M. Uiras, and S. A. Izindine. "Grass assemblages and diversity of conservation areas on the coastal plain south of Maputo Bay, Mozambique." Bothalia 34, no. 1 (2004): 61–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v34i1.414.

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A floristic analysis of the grass species assemblages of the Licuati Forest and Maputo Elephant Reserves south of Maputo Bay, Mozambique, is presented. Sampling of grass data was undertaken in six previously described, major vegetation types. TWINSPAN divisions distinguished grass assemblages that are characteristic for these major vegetation types of the study area. The results were supported by an Indirect Gradient Analysis. Further TWINSPAN divisions of a larger Maputaland data set indicated a floristic relationship between grass assemblages of similar major vegetation types in the study ar

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Matthews, W. S., A. E. Van Wyk, and N. Van Rooyen. "Vegetation of the Sileza Nature Reserve and neighbouring areas, South Africa, and its importance in conserving the woody grasslands of the Maputaland Centre of Endemism." Bothalia 29, no. 1 (1999): 151–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v29i1.586.

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An analysis of the plant communities of the Sileza Nature Reserve and surrounding areas (± 4 124 ha) is presented. The study area falls within the Maputaland Centre o f Endemism, which is part ot the Maputaland-Pondoland Region, a centre of plant diversity rich in endemic plants and animals. A TWINSPAN classification, refined by Braun-Blanquet procedures, revealed 12 distinct, mainly grassland plant communities. A hierarchical classification, description and ecological interpretation ot these communities are presented. The level o f the water table, either directly, or indirectly through its r

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MALONZA, PATRICK K., and AARON M. BAUER. "A new species of arboreal forest-dwelling gecko (Hemidactylus: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from coastal Kenya, East Africa." Zootaxa 3786, no. 2 (2014): 192. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3786.2.7.

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Shabangu, FW, and RK Andrew. "Clicking throughout the year: sperm whale clicks in relation to environmental conditions off the west coast of South Africa." Endangered Species Research 43 (December 17, 2020): 475–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/esr01089.

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Knowledge of cetacean occurrence and behaviour in southern African waters is limited, and passive acoustic monitoring has the potential to address this gap efficiently. Seasonal acoustic occurrence and diel-vocalizing patterns of sperm whales in relation to environmental conditions are described here using passive acoustic monitoring data collected off the west coast of South Africa. Four autonomous acoustic recorders (AARs) were deployed on 3 oceanographic moorings from July 2014 to January 2017. Sperm whale clicks were detected year round in most recording sites, with peaks in acoustic occur

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Moyo, B., S. Dube, M. Lesoli, and P. J. Masika. "Herbaceous biomass, species composition and soil properties of keygrazing patches in coastal forest thornveld and two grassland types of theEastern Cape province, South Africa." African Journal of Range & Forage Science 27, no. 3 (2010): 151–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2010.520677.

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Arnone, Robert A., and Paul E. La Violette. "Satellite definition of the bio-optical and thermal variation of coastal eddies associated with the African Current." Journal of Geophysical Research 91, no. C2 (1986): 2351. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/jc091ic02p02351.

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