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Table 5 Geology (rock type) and lithology (soil type) associated with each population

From: Blow me down: A new perspective on Aloe dichotoma mortality from windthrow

Population

Rock type

Soil type

Brandberg

granite

leptosols/rock outcrops

Omaruru River

complex geology

leptosols/rock outcrops

Spitzkoppe

granite

leptosols/rock outcrops

Tinkas River

quartzite/granite

leptosols/rock outcrops

Remhoogte

quartzite/limestone

leptosols

Hauchabfontein

limestone

leptosols

Gorab

quartzite

leptosols/regosols

Namtib

granite

leptosols/regosols

Carolinahof

sandstones/limestones/shales

calcisols

Kliphoek

sandstone/shale

leptosols

Grunau

dolorite

leptosols/regosols

Bulletrap

gneiss

leptosols

Rooifontein

gneiss

arenosols/leptosols

Gannabos

shale

cambisols

  1. Populations above and below the bold line fall in the summer and winter rainfall zones, respectively.