"This book is intended to introduce readers to the great beauty, diversity and ecological importance of South African insects as found on the so-called Diamond Route. This is a range of nine properties scattered across South Africa that are owned by De Beers and the Oppenheimer family and that exist primarily to promote conservation and research. The invertebrates investigated in this book were observed in the range of habitat types found on the Diamond Route, which include mopane woodland, riverine forest, bankenveld grasslands and the evocative sandscapes of the Kalahari."--P. xv.
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A stepping stone in the process of documenting and conserving South Africa's huge diversity of insect life, this guide provides a concise overview and descriptions of representative insect groups and their ecology in broadly different habitat types. The pictures were taken on the Diamond Route properties belonging to De Beers and the Oppenheimer family, in areas set aside for conservation and research.
Duncan MacFadyen is the manager of research and conservation for E. Oppenheimer & Son and serves on the De Beers Biodiversity and Environmental peer group committees.
Shem Compion is an award-winning nature photographer whose work is published in publications such as Africa Birds and Birding, Country Living Magazine South Africa, Getaway Magazine, and Travel Africa.
