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Field Guide To Fynbos Fauna

BY CLIFF AND SUBETHA DORSE

Struik Nature, RRP R350

Let's hear it far fynbos, one of the richest floras in the world. So rich, in fact, that Table Mountain alone has more species of plants than the whole of the British Isles. There are more than 9 000 species in an area the size of Malawi, and 150 to 170 unique species per 1 000 km, making it two to three times more speciesdiverse than the world's rainforests. We know

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