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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.〔World Wildlife Fund Staff. (2008) WWF Full Report: Maputaland coastal forest mosaic (AT0119).〕〔Lemmens, R.H.M.J. (2005).〕 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.〔Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. S. & Wassenaar, T. D. 2006. A checklist of spiders from the herbaceous layer of a coastal dune forest ecosystem at Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (Arachnida: Araneae). African Invertebrates 47: 63-70.〕 ==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 Wild Banana 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「KwaZulu-Natal Dune Forest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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