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    Fynbos is a unique plant habitat found in the Western Cape region of South Africa. It contains over 9,600 plant species in an area less than 90,000 square kilometers, giving it higher floral diversity than even the Amazon rainforest. Certain fynbos species have adapted to rely on the intense and fast-spreading bushfires that the dry twigs and leaves help fuel, as fire allows their seeds to sprout. Fynbos supports biodiversity by flowering at different times to attract pollinators and providing foliage for animals like the geometric tortoise.

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    Fynbos is a unique plant habitat found in the Western Cape region of South Africa. It contains over 9,600 plant species in an area less than 90,000 square kilometers, giving it higher floral diversity than even the Amazon rainforest. Certain fynbos species have adapted to rely on the intense and fast-spreading bushfires that the dry twigs and leaves help fuel, as fire allows their seeds to sprout. Fynbos supports biodiversity by flowering at different times to attract pollinators and providing foliage for animals like the geometric tortoise.

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    Ecosystems of South Africa

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    Fynbos is a unique plant habitat found in the Western Cape region of South Africa. It contains over 9,600 plant species in an area less than 90,000 square kilometers, giving it higher floral diversity than even the Amazon rainforest. Certain fynbos species have adapted to rely on the intense and fast-spreading bushfires that the dry twigs and leaves help fuel, as fire allows their seeds to sprout. Fynbos supports biodiversity by flowering at different times to attract pollinators and providing foliage for animals like the geometric tortoise.

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    ECOSYSTEMS

    OF SOUTH
    AFRICA

    FYNBOS BIOME
    WHAT IS FYNBOS?

    FYNBOS IS A TYPE OF PLANT SPECIES AND


    HABIT NATIVE TO THE WESTERN CAPE IN
    SOUTH AFRICA

    THE CAPE HAS HIGHER FLORAL DIVERSITY


    THAN THE AMAZON RAINFOREST BECAUSE
    OF FYNBOS'S HIGH LEVEL OF ENDISM

    MORE THAN 9600 SPECIES CAN BE FOUND


    WITHIN AN AREA LESS THAN 90 000 KM2
    WHERE DO
    YOU FIND
    FYNBOS
    HOW FYNBOS IMPACTS
    BIOTIC FACTORS
    FYNBOS CREATE FLOWERS AT
    DIFFERENT TIMES OF YEAR
    ATTRACTING POLLINATORS

    SOME ANIMALS LIKE THE


    GEOMETRIC TORTOISE EAT
    FYNBOS FOLIAGE
    HOW FYNBOS IMPACTS
    ABIOTIC FACTORS
    CERTAIN SPECIES OF FYNBOS
    REQUIRE BURNING FOR
    SEEDLINGS TO SPROUT, THESE
    SPECIES TEND TO LEAVE DRY
    TWIGS AND LEAVES IN THE
    AREA LEADING TO VERY
    INTENSE FAST SPREADING
    BUSHFIRES
    THANK YOU

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