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KwaZulu-Natal Dune Forest
KwaZulu-Natal Dune Forest is a subtropical forest type that was once found almost continuously along the coastal dunes of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This vegetation type develops in sheltered areas behind the littoral zone, where with some protection from the salt wind it may develop with canopies as tall as 30 m. It still exists in protected areas, but much has been degraded by human activity. Coastal dune forest covers approximately 1% of the land area of KwaZulu-Natal, and is a habitat type seriously threatened from human population pressure and development, particularly titanium mining. List of trees (incomplete) * '' Allophylus natalensis'' – Dune false currant * ''Deinbollia oblongifolia'' – Dune soap-berry * '' Dracaena aletriformis'' – Large-leaved dragon tree * '' Euclea natalensis'' – Natal guarri * ''Ficus burtt-davyi'' – Veld fig * '' Mimusops caffra'' – Coastal red milkwood * ''Sideroxylon inerme'' – White milkwood * ''Strelitzia nicolai'' – Natal wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dune Forest
A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. An area with dunes is called a dune system or a dune complex. A large dune complex is called a dune field, while broad, flat regions covered with wind-swept sand or dunes with little or no vegetation are called ''ergs'' or ''sand seas''. Dunes occur in different shapes and sizes, but most kinds of dunes are longer on the stoss (upflow) side, where the sand is pushed up the dune, and have a shorter ''slip face'' in the lee side. The valley or trough between dunes is called a ''dune slack''. Dunes are most common in desert environments, where the lack of moisture hinders the growth of vegetation that would otherwise interfere with the development of dunes. However, sand deposits are not restricted to deserts, and dunes are also found along sea shores, along streams in semiarid climates, in areas of glacial outwash, and in other areas where poorly cemented san ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
