Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, Volume 73, Issue 2 (2018)

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Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, Volume 73, Issue 2 (2018)

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A review of four decades of atmospheric trace gas measurements at Cape Point, South Africa
Casper Labuschagne, Brett Kuyper, Ernst-Günther Brunke, Thumeka Mokolo, Danie van der Spuy, Lynwill Martin, Ernst Mbambalala, Bhawoodien Parker, M. Anwar H. Khan, Michael T. Davies-Coleman, Dudley E. Shallcross & Warren Joubert
Pages: 113-132
Published online: 28 Jun 2018
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Blackwater in South African estuaries with emphasis on the Mgobezeleni Estuary in northern KwaZulu-Natal
G.C. Bate, M. Mkhwanazi & J. Simonis
Pages: 133-142
Published online: 28 Nov 2017
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Nature and possible origins of hyper-arid floodplain islands: exemplified by the Kuiseb river, Namibia
Susan Ringrose, Mary Seely, Wilma Matheson, Lin Cassidy, Thebe Kemosidile, Sorcha Diskin & Stephan Coetzee
Pages: 143-157
Published online: 22 Mar 2018
AbstractforNature and possible origins of hyper-arid floodplain islands: exemplified by the Kuiseb river, Namibia | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Geochemistry of Ahoko claystone-shale sequence, south eastern Bida Basin, Nigeria: implications for tectonic setting, provenance and source area weathering
S.A. Akinyemi, O.F. Adebayo, H.Y. Madukwe, A.O. Aturamu, O.A. OlaOlorun, W.M. Gitari, A. Momoh & A.O. Ojo
Pages: 158-171
Published online: 05 Jan 2018
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Spatial assessment of ecosystem service trade-offs and synergies in Zimbabwe
Sharon Chawanji, Mhosisi Masocha & Timothy Dube
Pages: 172-179
Published online: 09 Feb 2018
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The effects of an acidic environment on selected geophagic clayey samples and its impact on the bioavailability of certain elements
Godwin Uchenna Okereafor, Antoine F. Mulaba-Bafubiandi, Tendani E. Sebola, Nkemdinma C. Uche-Okereafor & Vuyo Mavumengwana
Pages: 180-185
Published online: 08 Feb 2018
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Circulating endothelial and endothelial progenitor cells in microvascular repairs in pancreatic hyperglycaemic-induced damage: a review
Danie J. Le Roux & Venant Tchokonte-Nana
Pages: 186-192
Published online: 19 Jun 2018
AbstractforCirculating endothelial and endothelial progenitor cells in microvascular repairs in pancreatic hyperglycaemic-induced damage: a review | Full Text | References | PDF (747.2 KB)
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Importance of CaMKII activation in the regulation of adiposomes and ATP concentration in rat skeletal muscle
Jitcy S. Joseph, Ademola O. Ayeleso & Emmanuel Mukwevho
Pages: 193-197
Published online: 27 Jul 2018
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Pain Forms the Character: Doc Bester, cat hunters and sealers
Alessandro Antonello
Pages: 198-199
Published online: 14 Dec 2017
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Warriors, Dilettantes & Businessmen: Bird collectors during the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries in Southern Africa
Frederick R. Davis
Pages: 200-201
Published online: 14 Dec 2017
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Wildlife at War in Angola: The rise and fall of an African Eden
Jeffrey A. McNeely
Pages: 202-204
Published online: 14 Dec 2017
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The Cowboy Capitalist: John Hays Hammond, the American West and the Jameson Raid
Jane Carruthers
Pages: 205-206
Published online: 28 Nov 2017
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National Park Science: A century of research in South Africa
Donald Worster
Pages: 207-208
Published online: 22 Mar 2018
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Book Review
Manual of Afrotropical Diptera, Vol. 1. Introductory chapters and keys to Diptera families / Manual of Afrotropical Diptera, Vol. 2. Nematocerous Diptera and lower Brachycera
Clarke H. Scholtz
Pages: 209-210
Published online: 05 Apr 2018
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Protean Paradox George Edward Cory (1862–1935): Negotiating life and South African history
Thula Simpson
Pages: 211-212
Published online: 07 Jun 2018
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The Annotated Old Fourlegs
Lyn Britz
Page: 213
Published online: 06 Jul 2018
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Obituary

Obituary
H. Basil S. Cooke, FRSSAf (1915–2018)
D. Margaret Avery (FRSSAf)
Page: 214
Published online: 10 Jul 2018
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Erratum

Erratum
Page: 215
Published online: 08 May 2018
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Erratum
Page: 216
Published online: 22 Feb 2018
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