Palaeoecology of Africa, volume 17

J.A. Coetzee, E.M. van Zinderen Bakker, both Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein. H.J. Deacon, SASQUA guest-editor.

• Foreword; Preface; Geology, geomorphology, palynology, palaeontology and archaeology in the fynbos region, southernmost Africa; Cenozoic geology of the Southern Cape coastal plain, particularly the area between the Kafferkuils and Gouritz Estuaries; The Cenozoic history of the southern Cape coastal landscape; Microfloral elements in the Neogene of the south[1]western Cape Province and their phytogeographic significance; Late Pleistocene cave deposits in the southern Cape: Current research at Klasies River; Preliminary interpretation of micromammalian remains from the 1984 excavations at Klasies River Mouth 1A, Cape Province, South Africa tans: Large and small \puddles' in the landscape; The palaeohydrology of the Okavango Delta — Some pre[1]liminary results; Pans in the southwestern Kalahari: A preliminary Report; Geoarchaeology of the Haaskraal Pan: A preliminary palaeoenvironmental model; Where did all the young men go during 0-18 stage 2? Geomorphology, soils, trace fossils, palynology and isotopes: Studies of past environments; Contemporary periglacial phenomena in the Natal Drakensberg, South Africa; Significance of parent rock type in the development and distribution of soils in the Kruger National Park, south of the Olifants River; Termite casts in Tsondab Sandstone? Pollen analysis and palaeoenvironmental interpretation of Late Quaternary sediment exposures in the eastern Orange Free State, South Africa; Carbon isotope ecology of herbivores and Carnivores; Stable carbon isotope analysis of bone apatite: The implications for dietary and palaeoenvironmental reconstruction; Historical biogeography; Historical biogeography: Theme and South African Variations; The formulation of hypotheses on Quaternary vegetation history: General approach and an example from the south eastern Cape; Nature’s Valley: A refugium for rare Southern Cape Forest species; Significance of different centres of diversity in subfamilies of Poaceae in southern Africa; Aspects of the phylogeny, evolution and biogeography of the genus Leucadendron (Proteaceae); Biogeographical relationships of the Namibian bryoflora; The biogeography of the pulmonate family Arionidae (Mollusca); Distribution patterns and biogeography of non-tropical southern African freshwater fishes; Lizard distribution as palaeoenvironmental indicators in the south-western Cape; Some features of African larger carnivore historical Biogeography; Environmental changes at Verlorenvlei; Book review.