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In this section a sketch will be given in broad outline of the interrelation of climate and vegetation and the indications which can be implied from this correlation for the age of certain vegetation types.
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van Zinderen Bakker, E.M. (1978). Quaternary vegetation changes in southern Africa. In: Werger, M.J.A. (eds) Biogeography and Ecology of Southern Africa. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9951-0_6
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