Biodiversity of South Africa |
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- Afrotropical realm
- Marine biodiversity of South Africa
- Temperate Southern Africa
- Western Indo-Pacific
- Wildlife of South Africa
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National taxon checklists |
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Regional taxon checklists and other minor lists |
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- List of marine animals of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay
- List of green seaweeds of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay
- List of brown seaweeds of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay
- List of red seaweeds of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay
- Related:
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Biodiversity hotspots and Centres of diversity |
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- Succulent Karoo
- Cape Floristic Region
- Griqualand West Centre
- Albany Centre
- Drakensberg Alpine Centre
- Soutpansberg Centre
- Wolkberg Centre
- Sekhukhuneland Centre
- Barberton Centre
- Maputaland-Pondoland Region
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Ecoregions |
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- List of ecoregions in South Africa
Tropical and subtropical
moist broadleaf forests | |
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Tropical and subtropical grasslands,
savannas, and shrublands |
- Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
- Southern Africa bushveld
- Zambezian and mopane woodlands
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Montane grasslands
and shrublands |
- Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands
- Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
- Highveld grasslands
- Maputaland–Pondoland bushland and thickets
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Mediterranean forests,
woodlands, and scrub |
- Albany thickets
- Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
- Montane fynbos and renosterveld
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| Deserts and xeric shrublands |
- Kalahari xeric savanna
- Nama Karoo
- Succulent Karoo
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| Tundra | |
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| Mangroves | |
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| Marine ecoregions |
- Agulhas ecoregion
- Benguela ecoregion
- Delagoa ecoregion
- Natal ecoregion
- Southeast Atlantic ecoregion
- Southwest Indian ecoregion
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Biomes and Vegetation classification |
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- List of vegetation types of South Africa
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Protected areas of South Africa |
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South
African
National
Parks |
- Addo Elephant National Park
- Agulhas National Park
- Augrabies Falls National Park
- Bontebok National Park
- Camdeboo National Park
- Garden Route National Park
- Tsitsikamma National Park
- Wilderness National Park
- Golden Gate Highlands National Park
- Karoo National Park
- Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
- Kruger National Park
- Mapungubwe National Park
- Marakele National Park
- Mokala National Park
- Mountain Zebra National Park
- Namaqua National Park
- Table Mountain National Park
- Tankwa Karoo National Park
- West Coast National Park
- ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
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Biosphere
reserves |
- Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve
- Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve
- Kogelberg Nature Reserve
- Kruger to Canyons Biosphere
- Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve
- Waterberg Biosphere
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Marine
protected
areas of
South
Africa | | Coastal |
- Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area
- Amathole Marine Protected Area
- Betty's Bay Marine Protected Area
- Bird Island Marine Protected Area
- De Hoop Marine Protected Area
- Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area
- Goukamma Marine Protected Area
- Helderberg Marine Protected Area
- Hluleka Marine Protected AreaI
- iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area
- Jutten Island Marine Protected Area
- Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
- Malgas Island Marine Protected Area
- Marcus Island Marine Protected Area
- Namaqua National Park Marine Protected Area
- Pondoland Marine Protected Area
- Robben Island Marine Protected Area
- Rocherpan Marine Protected Area
- Robberg Marine Protected Area
- Sardinia Bay Marine Protected Area
- Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected Area
- Stilbaai Marine Protected Area
- Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area
- Trafalgar Marine Protected Area
- Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area
- uThukela Banks Marine Protected Area
- Walker Bay Whale Sanctuary
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| Offshore |
- Agulhas Bank Complex Marine Protected Area
- Agulhas Front Marine Protected Area
- Agulhas Muds Marine Protected Area
- Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area
- Amathole Offshore Marine Protected Area
- Benguela Bank Marine Protected Area
- Benguela Muds Marine Protected Area
- Browns Bank Complex Marine Protected Area
- Browns Bank Corals Marine Protected Area
- Cape Canyon Marine Protected Area
- Childs Bank Marine Protected Area
- iSimangaliso Offshore Marine Protected Area
- Namaqua Fossil Forest Marine Protected Area
- Orange Shelf Edge Marine Protected Area
- Prince Edward Islands Marine Protected Area
- Protea Banks Marine Protected Area
- Southeast Atlantic Seamounts Marine Protected Area
- Southwest Indian Seamount Marine Protected Area
- Port Elizabeth Corals Marine Protected Area
- uThukela Banks Marine Protected Area
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Management
organisations | |
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Biodiversity research in SA |
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- Bolus Herbarium
- Iziko South African Museum
- National Research Foundation
- South African National Collection of Fungi
Research
organisations |
- Animal Demography Unit
- BirdLife South Africa
- South African Association for Marine Biological Research
- South African Environmental Observation Network
- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
- South African National Biodiversity Institute
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Research
projects |
- African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme
- National Biodiversity Assessment
- National Vegetation Map Project
- Reef Atlas Project
- SeaKeys
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Citizen science
databases |
- iNaturalist
- iSpot
- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology Virtual Museum
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Botanical
gardens |
- Durban Botanic Gardens
- Free State National Botanical Garden
- Garden Route Botanical Garden
- Hantam National Botanical Garden
- Harold Porter National Botanical Garden
- Johannesburg Botanical Garden
- Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden
- Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
- KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden
- Lowveld National Botanical Garden
- Makana Botanical Gardens
- Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden
- North-West University Botanical Garden
- Pretoria National Botanical Garden
- Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden
- University of KwaZulu-Natal Botanical Garden
- Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
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| Taxonomists | |
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Related |
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- Biodiversity
- Biosphere
- Ecotourism
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Environmental impact of recreational diving
- Low impact diving
- International Union for Conservation of Nature
- Marine protected area
- National park
- Nature conservation
- Nature reserve
- Scuba diving tourism
- South African Sustainable Seafood Initiative
- World Register of Marine Species
- World Wide Fund for Nature
| Regional biodiversity |
- Biodiversity of Cape Town
- List of nature reserves in Cape Town
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| Legislation |
- Marine Living Resources Act, 18 of 1998
- National Environmental Management Act, 1998
- National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 10 of 2004
- National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 24 of 2008
- National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 57 of 2003
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| Publications |
- List of field guides to South African biota
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 Categories: Biodiversity of South Africa - Index
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