Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, Volume 70, Issue 2 (2015)

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A festschrift for Professor Louis Scott - Part One

Editorial

Editorial
From Past to Present: Changing Climates, Ecosystems and Environments of Arid Southern Africa, a Tribute to Louis Scott
Liora Kolska Horwitz & Peter Holmes
Pages: 101-102
Published online: 24 Jun 2015
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Seven decades of Quaternary palynological studies in southern Africa: a historical perspective
M.E. Meadows
Pages: 103-108
Published online: 02 Feb 2015
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The potential of palynology in fossil bat-dung from Arnhem Cave, Namibia
Eugène Marais, Louis Scott, Graciela Gil-Romera & José S. Carrión
Pages: 109-115
Published online: 15 Jan 2015
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Palaeobiology of the South African savanna and lessons for modern ecologists
Fred Kruger
Pages: 117-125
Published online: 16 Apr 2015
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Repairing compound damage in arid ecosystems – challenges and controversies
Suzanne J. Milton & W. Richard J. Dean
Pages: 127-133
Published online: 24 Jun 2015
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Locust times – monitoring populations and outbreak controls in relation to Karoo natural capital
Joh R. Henschel
Pages: 135-143
Published online: 24 Jun 2015
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Regular Articles

Article
Detecting zinc absorption in contaminated soils with tree species
Seyed Armin Hashemi & Alireza Hosseinzadeh
Pages: 145-148
Published online: 01 Apr 2015
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In-depth analysis of the impacts of rural population growth on the natural environment: a GIS and remote sensing approach
Cletah Shoko, Timothy Dube, Mbulisi Sibanda & Webster Gumindoga
Pages: 149-153
Published online: 16 Mar 2015
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Living with eutrophication in South Africa: a review of realities and challenges
William R. Harding
Pages: 155-171
Published online: 20 Mar 2015
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Operational applications of remote sensing in groundwater mapping across sub-Saharan Africa
Mbulisi Sibanda, Timothy Dube, Khoboso Seutloali & Samuel Adelabu
Pages: 173-179
Published online: 18 Mar 2015
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Assessing the aftermath of the fast track land reform programme in Zimbabwe on land-use and land-cover changes
Melisa M. Matavire, Mbulisi Sibanda & Timothy Dube
Pages: 181-186
Published online: 07 Apr 2015
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Green Chemistry in Africa – its inception and challenges
Ndze Denis Jumbam
Pages: 187-190
Published online: 19 Mar 2015
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Obituary

Obituary
Patricia Berjak FRSSAf (1939–2015)
Jill M. Farrant
Pages: 191-192
Published online: 24 Jun 2015
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