Bushveld: Ecology and Management

Seventeen of South Africa's most prominent bush experts share their knowledge about ecology and management of the Bushveld.
van der Walt, P. T.; Gertenbach, Willem; Eckhardt, Holger; van der Merwe, Izak; Jonker, Herman; Coetzee, Ben; Joubert, Salomon; Venter, Freek; Bredenkamp, George; van Rooyen, Noel; Fourie, Gert; Vahrmeijer, Hans; Barnard, Johan; Trollope, Winston; Conroy,
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Title: Bushveld. Ecology and Management
Author: P. T. van der Walt
Publisher: Briza Publications
Pretoria, South Africa 2010
ISBN 9781875093946 / ISBN 978-1-875093-94-6
Softcover, 21 x 24 cm, 160 pages, throughout colour photographs

Description:

This book paints a picture of many facets of the Bushveld, from its geology, soil patterns, climate, character, special plants and giant trees to the management of this much-loved part of southern Africa. If such a vibrant harmony is not expertly managed and utilised, precious little of its charm will remain to be enjoyed by people. Many questions about the dynamics of the bush are answered. The emphasis is on conservation for utilisation, as the Bushveld does not belong to only a select few. The bush has always been a shelter and home to a variety of peoples, from the hunter-gatherers of the Stone Age to modern people still enjoying and utilising the Bushveld today (even if sometimes only over weekends). It is also the site of the first gold melting-furnaces at the southern tip of Africa. Who does not know about Mapungubwe's famous gold foil rhinoceros? And for those without the luxury of shops and chemists, the Bushveld offers a treasure of nutritious and medicinal veld plants as a means of living and survival. Bushveld: Ecology and Management has been written by skilled and distinguished experts with decades of experience of the bush and knowledge of the veld, aiming to reveal this wonder to their readers.

Content: Bushveld Ecology and Management

Foreword: Peet van der Walt
Author's Gallery
Map of regional names of the Bushveld
Position and landscape of South Africa's Bushveld Biome
WHAT IS THE BUSHVELD?
Herman Jonker: What makes the Bushveld unusual, appealing and exciting?
Izak van der Merwe: Conservation and utilisation of the Bushveld
Salomon Joubert: Nature and spell of the bush
THE LOWVELD IS BUSHVELD
Freek Venter: Geology of the Bushveld
Willem Gertenbach: Bushveld climate
CHARACTER OF THE BUSH
Holger Eckhardt: Grass and bush in harmony
Willem Gertenbach: Bushveld seasons
A TREASURE OF PLANT PATTERNS
Willem Gertenbach: Mopane veld
Ben Coetzee: Red bushwillow veld
Ben Coetzee: Knob-thorn/marula veld
George Bredenkamp: Riverine bush
Noel van Rooyen: Sour bushveld
Noel van Rooyen: Arid bushveld
BUSH MANAGEMENT
Willem Gertenbach: Flexible bush management-
Gert Fourie: Bush clearance and veld rehabilitation -
Hans Vahrmeijer: Poisonous plants
Winston Trollope: Veld fire
Holger Eckhardt: Monitoring of bushveld - structure and composition
Daan Conroy: Conservation for utilisation: Value for tourism
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BUSH
Gert Fourie: The ideal game farm
Peet van der Walt: How old is that giant tree?
Tap de Beer: Properties of bushveld wood
Johan Barnard: Big trees
SURVIVAL IN THE BUSH
Johan Verhoef: Man in a bush environment - a century-old interaction
Hans Vahrmeijer: Food of the veld