succulent Karoo biome

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biome
gptkbp:area about 111,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:climate arid
gptkbp:conservationThreats climate change
mining
overgrazing
gptkbp:flora gptkb:Crassulaceae_family
Aizoaceae family
Euphorbiaceae family
gptkbp:hasAverageRainfall less than 350 mm per year
gptkbp:hasBiodiversityHotspotStatus true
gptkbp:hasFauna insects
small mammals
reptiles
gptkbp:hasFloweringSeason gptkb:spring
gptkbp:hasHighestPlantDiversity succulent plants per area in the world
gptkbp:hasHumanPopulationDensity low
gptkbp:hasRainfallPattern winter rainfall
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label succulent Karoo biome
gptkbp:knownFor high plant endemism
rich succulent flora
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Namibia
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity mining
tourism
livestock grazing
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Drosanthemum
gptkb:Euphorbia
gptkb:Stapelia
gptkb:Aloe_dichotoma
gptkb:Conophytum
gptkb:Fenestraria
gptkb:Pachypodium_namaquanum
gptkb:Lithops
gptkb:Mesembryanthemum
Cheiridopsis
Gibbaeum
Hoodia
Othonna
Ruschia
Sarcocaulon
Trichodiadema
Tylecodon paniculatus
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Goegap_Nature_Reserve
gptkb:Namaqua_National_Park
gptkb:Richtersveld_National_Park
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Conservation_International
gptkbp:soilType gravelly
rocky
sandy
gptkbp:vegetation shrubs
succulent plants
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richtersveld_National_Park
gptkb:Tsau_ǁKhaeb_National_Park
gptkb:Richtersveld,_South_Africa
gptkb:Ai-Ais_Richtersveld_Transfrontier_Park
gptkb:Tankwa_Karoo_National_Park
gptkb:Karoo_region
gptkb:Ai-Ais/Richtersveld_Transfrontier_Park
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7