Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, Volume 74, Issue 2 (2019)

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Influence of some abiotic factors on the activity patterns of trapdoor spiders, scorpions and camel spiders in a central South African grassland
Jan A. Neethling & Charles R. Haddad
Pages: 107-114
Published online: 16 Apr 2019
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Microalgae in two freshwater lakes and an estuary as a result of groundwater contamination from households
G. C. Bate, G. F. Matcher, S. Venkatachalam, I. Meiklejohn & R. A. Dorrington
Pages: 115-125
Published online: 08 Apr 2019
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Commodification of forestlands and assault on indigenous knowledge within forest-dependent communities of Cross River State, Nigeria
Godwin Etta Odok
Pages: 126-131
Published online: 03 Jun 2019
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Acute and sub-chronic antihypertensive properties of Taraxacum officinale leaf (TOL) and root (TOR)
Olukayode O. Aremu, Charlotte M. Tata, Constance R. Sewani-Rusike, Adebola O. Oyedeji, Opeoluwa O. Oyedeji, Ephraim T. Gwebu & Benedicta N. Nkeh-Chungag
Pages: 132-138
Published online: 12 Jul 2019
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Neutral models predict biogeographical patterns of soil microbes at a local scale in Mediterranean heathlands, South Africa
I. Moroenyane, S.B.M. Chimphango, K. Dong, B. Tripathi, D. Singh & J.M. Adams
Pages: 139-150
Published online: 23 May 2019
AbstractforNeutral models predict biogeographical patterns of soil microbes at a local scale in Mediterranean heathlands, South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (928.4 KB) | EPUB
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Pharmacognostic, antimicrobial and mosquito repellent properties of Acalypha fimbriata (Euphorbiaceae) leaf extract
U.S. Onoabedje, S.I. Inya-Agha, C.O. Ezugwu, M.O. Agbo & E.A. Onoabedje
Pages: 151-162
Published online: 04 Jun 2019
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Objective detection of stripe patterns in satellite imagery caused by gravity waves: Lessons learnt from the southern hemisphere
Alexander Jann
Pages: 163-172
Published online: 29 May 2019
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Progress in rainfall-runoff modelling – contribution of remote sensing
Terence Mushore, Timothy Dube, Cletah Shoko, Domnic Mazvimavi & Mhosisi Masocha
Pages: 173-179
Published online: 17 Apr 2019
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Insights into the use of metal complexes of thiourea derivatives as highly efficient adsorbents for ciprofloxacin from contaminated water
Kovo G. Akpomie, Omotola M. Fayomi, Chidinma C. Ezeofor, Rufus Sha’Ato & Werner E. Van Zyl
Pages: 180-188
Published online: 12 Jul 2019
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The effects of tourism, economic development and population growth on a small rural area of South Africa
G. C. Bate & R. H. Taylor
Pages: 189-201
Published online: 04 Jun 2019
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Book Reviews

Review
Death and Compassion: The Elephant in Southern African Literature
by Dan Wylie. 2018. Johannesburg, Wits University Press. Price ZAR390. Pp. 267. ISBN 978 1 77614 218 7 (paperback)
Wendy Woodward
Pages: 202-203
Published online: 08 Mar 2019
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Dress as Social Relations: An Interpretation of Bushman Dress
by Vibeke Maria Viestad. 2018. Johannesburg, Wits University Press. Price: ZAR650. Pp. 191. ISBN: 978 1 77614-191-3 (hardback). Also available as Web PDF and EPUB.
Jane Carruthers
Pages: 204-205
Published online: 14 Feb 2019
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The Haarlem Shipwreck (1647): The Origins of Cape Town
by Bruno Werz. 2017. Pretoria, Unisa Press. Price ZAR399.00. Pp. 171. ISBN: 978 1 86888 839 9 (paperback)
Jane Carruthers
Pages: 206-207
Published online: 19 Mar 2019
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Writing the Ancestral River – A Biography of the Kowie
by Jacklyn Cock. 2018. Wits University Press. Price: R350. Pp 193. ISBN: 978-1-77624-187-6 (Hardback), ISBN: 978-1-77614-188-3 (Web PDF).
Lani van Vuuren
Pages: 208-209
Published online: 02 Apr 2019
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Geological Adventures in the Fairest Cape. Unlocking the Secrets of its Scenery
by John Rogers. 2018. Pretoria, Council for Geoscience of South Africa. Price: ZAR350. Pp. 320. ISBN: 978-1-920 226-84-8
Richard Viljoen
Pages: 210-211
Published online: 21 May 2019
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