This volume covers topics such as geology, geomorphology, palynology, palaeontology and archaeology in the fynbos region, southern-most Africa.
Foreword; Preface; Geology, geomorphology, palynology, palaeontology and
archaeology in the fynbos region, southernmost Africa; Cenozoic geology of
the Southern Cape coastal plain, particularly the area between the
Kafferkuils and Gouritz Estuaries; The Cenozoic history of the southern Cape
coastal landscape; Microfloral elements in the Neogene of the south[ 1]western
Cape Province and their phytogeographic significance; Late Pleistocene cave
deposits in the southern Cape: Current research at Klasies River; Preliminary
interpretation of micromammalian remains from the 1984 excavations at Klasies
River Mouth 1A, Cape Province, South Africa tans: Large and small \puddles'
in the landscape; The palaeohydrology of the Okavango Delta Some
pre[ 1]liminary results; Pans in the southwestern Kalahari: A preliminary
Report; Geoarchaeology of the Haaskraal Pan: A preliminary
palaeoenvironmental model; Where did all the young men go during 0-18 stage
2? Geomorphology, soils, trace fossils, palynology and isotopes: Studies of
past environments; Contemporary periglacial phenomena in the Natal
Drakensberg, South Africa; Significance of parent rock type in the
development and distribution of soils in the Kruger National Park, south of
the Olifants River; Termite casts in Tsondab Sandstone? Pollen analysis and
palaeoenvironmental interpretation of Late Quaternary sediment exposures in
the eastern Orange Free State, South Africa; Carbon isotope ecology of
herbivores and Carnivores; Stable carbon isotope analysis of bone apatite:
The implications for dietary and palaeoenvironmental reconstruction;
Historical biogeography; Historical biogeography: Theme and South African
Variations; The formulation of hypotheses on Quaternary vegetation history:
General approach and an example from the south eastern Cape; Natures Valley:
A refugium for rare Southern Cape Forest species; Significance of different
centres of diversity in subfamilies of Poaceae in southern Africa; Aspects of
the phylogeny, evolution and biogeography of the genus Leucadendron
(Proteaceae); Biogeographical relationships of the Namibian bryoflora; The
biogeography of the pulmonate family Arionidae (Mollusca); Distribution
patterns and biogeography of non-tropical southern African freshwater fishes;
Lizard distribution as palaeoenvironmental indicators in the south-western
Cape; Some features of African larger carnivore historical Biogeography;
Environmental changes at Verlorenvlei; Book review.
J.A. Coetzee, E.M. van Zinderen Bakker, both Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein. H.J. Deacon, SASQUA guest-editor.
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