The Succulent Karoo by Spenser Stafford https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo It's so succulent. en-us 2016-12-02 08:01:46 UTC 2017-05-17 08:08:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png spenser_stafford https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141313936 The hotspot is itself a very fragile ecosystem as evidenced by 28 species of plants dependent exclusively on two types of long-tongued flies]]> 2016-12-02 08:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141313936 Botterboom (Tylecodon paniculatus) spenser_stafford https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141313959 2016-12-02 08:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141313959 De Winton's golden mole spenser_stafford https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141313971 2016-12-02 08:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141313971 Threats? spenser_stafford https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141313977
  • mining activities, overgrazing and the illegal collection and trade of its succulent plants.
  • climate change
    • ]]>     2016-12-02 08:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141313977     Protection? spenser_stafford https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141314035
  • Only 2-3% of the Succulent Karoo habitat is formally protected.
  • Large reserves including: Richtersveld and Namaqua National Parks
  • The National Biodiversity Institute of South Africa also has a number of conservation projects underway, including the Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Programme (SKEP)
    • ]]>     2016-12-02 08:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141314035     Sources: spenser_stafford https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141314060 https://enviroliteracy.org/ecosystems/hotspots-of-biodiversity/succulent-karoo/
    http://www.conservation.org/global/ci_south_africa/where-we-work/succulent-karoo/Pages/succulent-karoo.aspx]]>     2016-12-02 08:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141314060     Fun Facts: spenser_stafford https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141314092 distinguished from other hotspots by its arid or semi-arid climate, allowing for a rich diversity of succulent plants and animals]]> 2016-12-02 08:07:27 UTC https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141314092 spenser_stafford https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141314175 2016-12-02 08:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141314175 Socio-ecological conditons spenser_stafford https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141316839 2016-12-02 08:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/spenser_stafford/APES_SucculentKaroo/wish/141316839