Vegetation Survey and Classification of Subtropical Forests of Southern Africa
Vegetation Survey and Classification of Subtropical Forests of Southern Africa

Author: Ladislav Mucina

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-12-19

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 3319678310

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This book highlights classification patterns and underlying ecological drivers structuring the vegetation of selected indigenous subtropical forests in South Africa. It uses original field sampling and advanced numerical data analysis to examine three major types of forest – Albany Coastal Forests, Pondoland Coastal Scarp and Eastern Scarp – all of which are of high conservation value. Offering a unique and systematic assessment of South African ecology in unprecedented detail, the book could serve as a model for future vegetation surveys of forests not only in Africa, but also around the globe.

Genome Mapping and Genomics in Animal-Associated Microbes
Genome Mapping and Genomics in Animal-Associated Microbes

Author: Vishvanath Nene

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-11-24

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 3540740422

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Achievements and progress in genome mapping and the genomics of microbes supersede by far those for higher plants and animals, in part due to their enormous economic implication but also smaller genome size. In the post-genomic era, whole genome sequences of animal-associated microbes are providing clues to depicting the genetic basis of the complex host-pathogen relationships and the evolution of parasitism; and to improving methods of controlling pathogens. This volume focuses on a globally important group of intracellular prokaryotic pathogens which affect livestock animals. These include Brucella, Mycobacterium, Anaplasma and Ehrlichia, as well as the protozoan pathogens Cryptosporidium and Theileria, for which genome sequence data is available. Insights from comparative genomics of the microbes described provide clues to the adaptation involved in host-microbe interactions, as well as resources potentially useful for application in future research and product development.

Gay and Lesbian
Gay and Lesbian

Author: Philip Harrison

Publisher: New Africa Books

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9780864865687

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A guide to gay friendly South Africa.

Worlds of Human Rights
Worlds of Human Rights

Author: Bill Derman

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9004250131

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This book engages with contemporary African human rights struggles including land, property, gender equality and legal identity. Through ethnographic field studies it situates claims-making by groups and individuals that have been subject to injustices and abuses, often due to different forms of displacement, in specific geographical, historical and political contexts. Exploring local communities’ complexities and divided interests it addresses the ambiguities and tensions surrounding the processes whereby human rights have been incorporated into legislation, social and economic programs, legal advocacy, land reform, and humanitarian assistance. It shows how existing relations of inequality, domination and control are affected by the opportunities offered by emerging law and governance structures as a plurality of non-state actors enter what previously was considered the sole regulatory domain of the nation state.