Information about the Cape Floristic Region Biodiversity Hotspot was developed using the ecosystem profile (PDF - 1.3 MB) and the book Hotspots Revisited, which cites:

Baard, E.H.W. 1993. Distribution and status of the geometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus, in South Africa. Biological Conservation 63: 235-239.

Baard, E.H.W. 1995. Kaapse Skilpaaie. Kaapstad, South Africa: Kaapse Natuurbewaring.

Baard, E.H.W. 1997. A conservation strategy for the geometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus. In Proceedings: Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and Turtles - An International Conference. pp. 324-329. New York: The New York Turtle and Tortoise Society.

Bond, P. & Goldblatt, P. 1984. Plants of the cape flora: A descriptive catalogue. Journal of South African Botany Supplementary, Vol. 13.

Branch, B. 1994. Field Guide to the Snakes and Reptiles of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers.

Cowling, R.M., Holmes, P.M. & Rebelo, A.G. 1992. Plant diversity and endemism. In R.M. Cowling. (Ed.), The Ecology of Fynbos: Nutrients, Fire and Diversity. pp. 62-112. Cape Town: Oxford University Press.

Cowling, R.M. & Richardson, D.M. 1995. Fynbos: South Africa’s Unique Floral Kingdom. Cape Town: Fernwood Press.

Cowling, R.M., Richardson, D.M. & Mustart, P.J. 1997. Fynbos. In R.M. Cowling, D.M. Richardson & S.M. Pierce. (Eds.), The Vegetation of Southern Africa. pp. 99-130. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.

Cowling, R.M. & Pressey, R.L. 2003. Introduction to systematic conservation planning in the Cape Floristic Region. Biological Conservation 122: 1-13.

Day, D. 1981. Vanished Species. New York: Gallery Books.

Deacon, H.J. 1992. Human settlement. In R.M. Cowling. (Ed.), The Ecology of Fynbos: Nutrients, Fire and Diversity. pp. 260-270. Cape Town: Oxford University Press.

Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J. C. 2002. Plant diversity of the Cape Region of South Africa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 89: 281-302.

Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J. C. 2000. Cape Plants. Cape Town: National Botanical Institute.

Harrison, J.A., Allan, D.G., Underhill, L.G., Herremans, M., Tree, A.J., Parker, V. & Brown, C.J. (Eds.). 1997. The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Johannesburg: BirdLife.

Johnson, S.D. 1992. Plant-animal relationships. In R.M. Cowling. (Ed.), The Ecology of Fynbos: Nutrients, Fire and Diversity. pp. 175-205. Cape Town: Oxford University Press.

Kruger, F.J. 1979. South African heathlands. In R.L. Specht. (Ed.), Heathlands and Related Shrublands. New York: Elsevier.

Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals. New York: Academic Press.

Linder, H.P., Meadows, M.E. & Cowling, R.M. 1992. History of the cape flora. In R.M. Cowling. (Ed.), The Ecology of Fynbos: Nutrients, Fire and Diversity. pp. 113-134. Cape Town, Oxford University Press.

Mcmahon, L. & Fraser, M. 1988. A Fynbos Year. Cape Town & Johannesburg: David Phillip.

Mills, G. & Hes, L. (Eds.). 1997. The Complete Book of Southern African Mammals. Cape Town: Struik Winchester.

Picker, M.D. & Samways, M.J. 1996. Faunal diversity and endemism of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. Biodiversity and Conservation 5 (5): 591-606.

Rebelo, A.G. 1992. Preservation of biotic diversity. In R.M.Cowling. (Ed.), The Ecology of Fynbos: Nutrients, Fire and Diversity. pp. 309-344. Cape Town: Oxford University Press.

Richarson, D.M., Macdonald, I.A.W., Holmes, P.M. and Cowling, R.M. 1992. Plant and animal invasions. In R.M. Cowling (Ed.). The Ecology of Fynbos: Nutrients, Fire and Diversity. pp. 271-308. Cape Town: Oxford University Press.

Rouget, M., Richardson, D.M., Cowling, R.M., Lloyd, J.W. & Lombard, A.T. 2003a. Current patterns of habitat transformation and future threats to Biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems of the Cape Floristic Region. Biological Conservation 112: 63-85.

Rouget, M., Richardson, D.M., & Cowling, R.M. 2003b. The current configuration of protected areas in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa: Reservation bias and representation of biodiversity patterns and processes. Biological Conservation112: 129-145.

Sinclair, I. & Hockey, P. 1997. The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers.

Skelton, P. 1993. A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Southern Africa. Halfway House: Southern Book Publishers.

Vlok, J.H.J., Euston-Brown, D.I.W. & Cowling, R.M. 2003. Acocks’ Valley Bushveld 50 years on: New perspectives on the delimitation, characterization and origin of thicket vegetation. South African Journal of Botany 69: 27–51.

van Wilgen, B.W., Cowling, R.M. & Burgers, C.J. 1996. Valuation of ecosystem services: A study from South African fynbos. Bioscience 46: 184-189.