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Item	47169
ISBN:	0-621-1394-8
UDC Class:	631.4(680)
Title:	Veld Types of South Africa
Subtitle:	Memoir No. 57
Language:	English
Subjects:	Vegetation Ecology, Botanical Survey, Veld Types, Veld Conservation, Veld Management, Plant Species Identification.
Series Title:	Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa
Series Section Number:	No. 57
Publication Date:	1988
Publisher's Name:	Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, South Africa.
Place of Publication:	Pretoria
Project Sponsor:	Botanical Research Institute
Corporate Author:	Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply
Author:	Acocks, J.P.H. (Author) & Leistner, O.A. (Editor)
Material Extent:	162 pages; incl. main text with tables, diagram, colour text maps (5), black & white photos, list of references and index to plant species.
Material Characteristics:	Printed, bound, book with five, 1;7,000,00 scale, colour maps and black and white photographs.
Material Type:	Perfect bound with printed cover.
Summary Abstract:	This is the third edition (publ. in 1988) of the book "Veld Types of South Africa" by P.H. Acocks, which was originally published in 1952. The book presents a very comprehensive account and characterisation of the various Veld Types of South Africa. The Veld Types are grouped and described according to their botanical-vegetational composition and occurrence in specific habitats, including; Coastal Tropical Forest Types, Inland Tropical Forests, Tropical Bush and Savanna Types (Bushveld), Karoo and Karroid Types, Temperate and Transitional Forest and Scrub Types, and Sclerophyllous Bush Types. The document includes five printed colour (text) maps at scale 1:7,000,000 each, and numerous black and white photographs of Veld Types and plant species.
Country Now:	South Africa
Region:	Southern Africa
Nearest City:	Pretoria
Northernmost Latitude (decimal degrees):	-22.125
Southernmost Latitude (decimal degrees):	-34.9
Easternmost Longitude (decimal degrees):	33
Westernmost Longitude (decimal degrees):	16.4
Map Scale:	7000000

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