Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, Volume 72, Issue 1 (2017)

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The physical and environmental impacts of sand mining
Mngeni Asabonga, Betek Cecilia, Musampa Christopher Mpundu & Nakin Motebang Domenic Vincent
Pages: 1-5
Published online: 10 Aug 2016
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Petrogenetic processes in granitic magmas and their igneous microgranular enclaves from Central Victoria, Australia: match or mismatch?
J.D. Clemens, G. Stevens & M.A. Elburg
Pages: 6-32
Published online: 02 Aug 2016
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Evaluation of cytotoxic effects and antimicrobial activities of Lecaniodiscus cupanioides (Planch.) leaf extract
Kazeem Adekunle Alayande & Anofi Omotayo Tom Ashafa
Pages: 33-38
Published online: 17 Aug 2016
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Minimum temperatures and frost at Grootfontein in the eastern Karoo, South Africa, over 98 years
Justin C.O. du Toit & Timothy G. O’Connor
Pages: 39-46
Published online: 25 Aug 2016
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An overview of trace elements in soils of Keana-Awe Brine-Fields, Middle Benue Trough, Nigeria
Adamu Sallau, Abuh Momoh, Mimonitu Opuwari, Segun Akinyemi & Uriah Lar
Pages: 47-54
Published online: 05 Oct 2016
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Is science quantised? A discussion of hierarchies in science and some consequences
Paul Lyle & Andrew K. Galwey
Pages: 55-62
Published online: 08 Dec 2016
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Paradoxical ambiguity – D.F. Malan and the “Jewish Question”
Milton Shain
Pages: 63-74
Published online: 08 Dec 2016
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Cytotoxicity, antimicrobial and antidiarrhoeal activities of standardised aqueous root extract of Elephantorrhiza elephantina (Burch.)
Sabiu Saheed & Ashafa Anofi Omotayo Tom
Pages: 75-84
Published online: 08 Dec 2016
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Micro-estuary – a new estuary type recognised for South African conditions
G.C. Bate, M. Nunes, B. Escott, A. Mnikathi & J. Craigie
Pages: 85-92
Published online: 08 Dec 2016
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Book Reviews

Review
A Perfect Storm: Antisemitism in South Africa: 1930–1948
Michal Singer
Pages: 93-94
Published online: 29 Nov 2016
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Exploring a Sub-Antarctic Wilderness: A Personal Narrative of the First Biological and Geological Expedition to Marion and Prince Edwards Islands 1965/1966
Bernadette Hince
Pages: 95-96
Published online: 16 Dec 2016
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Essays

Essay
National School Science Essay Competition 2016
Pages: 97-102
Published online: 07 Feb 2017
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Obituary

Obituary
Professor Andre van der Walt
Gerrit Pienaar
Pages: 103-104
Published online: 13 Mar 2017
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