Potential impact of viticulture expansion on habitat types in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

The wine industry in the Western Cape, South Africa has expanded over the past decade, particularly since the lifting of trade sanctions in 1992. Wine grapes are cultivated on fertile soils upon which threatened biodiversity habitat units of the Cape Floristic Region occur naturally. There is a conc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biodiversity and conservation 2004-06, Vol.13 (6), p.1075-1100
Hauptverfasser:	Fairbanks, Dean H.K., Hughes, Catherine J., Turpie, Jane K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cultivation Economic analysis Fruit cultivation Fynbos Habitats Land use Soil fertility Vineyards Viticulture Wineries & vineyards Wines
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