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Aspects of Life

A Natural History of Southern Africa

Photographs by Nigel Dennis
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa, South Africa
Imprint: Struik Publishers
Published: 1st May 1997
Dimensions: w 270mm h 308mm d 17mm
Weight: 1256g
ISBN-10: 1868259293
ISBN-13: 9781868259298
Barcode No: 9781868259298
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Synopsis
Produced in association with a popular television series in South Africa, this text focuses on 13 different ecosystems or geographical regions in southern Africa and Madagascar. Emphasis within each chapter is upon the variety of life processes, including unusual behavioural and ecological phenomena. After a look at the evolutionary processes and the interrelations between organisms within each region, each chapter concludes with an overview of the impact that humankind has make upon the environment concerned. Regions/ecosystems covered include: Namaqualand; Madagascar rainforests; coral reefs and lagoons; Knysna forests; wetlands and estuaries; Fynbos (Cape Floral Kingdom); Okavanga Delta; savannah ecosystem; the southern oceans; island systems; Karoo ecosystem; Kalahari Desert; and urban environments.

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