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A Method for Direct Assessment of the “Non Rainfall” Atmospheric Water Cycle: Input and Evaporation From the Soil

A bird pollinator shows positive frequency dependence and constancy of species choice in natural plant communities

scientific article

A case study of landholder attitudes and behaviour toward the conservation of renosterveld, a critically endangered vegetation type in Cape Floral Kingdom, South Africa

scientific article published on 24 May 2007

A dynamic modeling tool to anticipate the effectiveness of invasive plant control and restoration recovery trajectories in South African fynbos

scientific article

A landscape-scale assessment of the long-term integrated control of an invasive shrub in South Africa

article

A major subtropical fruit pest accumulates in crop fields and spills over to a wild host

A new genus and eight new species of Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) fromProteaspecies in South Africa

article

A new research strategy for integrating studies of paleoclimate, paleoenvironment, and paleoanthropology

scientific article published in March 2015

A standardized response to biological invasions

scientific article published on 01 July 2009

Acacia saligna seed banks: Sampling methods and dynamics, Western Cape, South Africa

article

Active seed sowing can overcome constraints to passive restoration of a critically endangered vegetation type

scientific article

Adoption, use and perception of Australian acacias around the world

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Alien tree invasion into a South African montane grassland ecosystem: impact of Acacia species on rangeland condition and livestock carrying capacity

Allelopathic effects of invasiveEucalyptus camaldulensison germination and early growth of four native species in the Western Cape, South Africa

article

An assessment of the reproductive biology and ecology of selected rare and endangered Oxalis species

scientific article published in 2007

An assessment of threatened ecosystems of the Little Karoo

scientific article published in 2008

An index to measure the conservation attitudes of landowners towards Overberg Coastal Renosterveld, a critically endangered vegetation type in the Cape Floral Kingdom, South Africa

article

Are Socioeconomic Benefits of Restoration Adequately Quantified? A Meta-analysis of Recent Papers (2000-2008) inRestoration Ecologyand 12 Other Scientific Journals

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Are We Destroying Our Insurance Policy? The Effects of Alien Invasion and Subsequent Restoration

Are ecosystem services adequately quantified?

scientific article published on 13 May 2016

Are fleshy fruits of alien shrubs a preferred food resource for avian frugivores in the Cape Floristic Region?

scientific article published in 2010

Arid ecosystems and academia: How competition and facilitation interactions shape community structure and function

article

Arthropod diversity in the infructescences of three Protea species

scientific article published in 2009

Assessing restoration potential of a critically endangered vegetation type following alien acacia removal

scientific article published on 05 April 2018

Assessing the Evidence Base for Restoration in South Africa

article

Assessing the success of experimental rehabilitation on a coastal mineral sands mine in Namaqualand, South Africa

Assessment of post-burn removal methods for Acacia saligna in Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, with consideration of indigenous plant recovery

article

Benefits of water-related ecological infrastructure investments to support sustainable land-use: a review of evidence from critically water-stressed catchments in South Africa

scientific article published on 28 April 2021

Best practice for the use of scenarios for restoration planning

Biocultural diversity: a Mongolian case study

scientific article published in 2019

Bird and insect pollinators differ in specialization and potential pollination services along disturbance and resource gradients

scientific article published in 2023

Both complete clearing and thinning of invasive trees lead to short-term recovery of native riparian vegetation in the Western Cape, South Africa

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Can riparian seed banks initiate restoration after alien plant invasion? Evidence from the Western Cape, South Africa

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Challenges in invasive alien plant control in South Africa

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Coexistence of plant species in a biodiversity hotspot is stabilized by competition but not by seed predation

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Comparing invasive alien plant community composition between urban, peri-urban and rural areas; the city of Cape Town as a case study

Competitive interactions between the alien invasive annual grass Avena fatua and indigenous herbaceous plants in South African Renosterveld: the role of nitrogen enrichment

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Conservation begins after breakfast: The relative importance of opportunity cost and identity in shaping private landholder participation in conservation

Demography and Ecophysiology of Cycas siamensis in a Deciduous Dipterocarp Forest of Northeast Thailand ⬇️

scientific article published in 2002

Determinants of the Fynbos/Succulent Karoo biome boundary: Insights from a reciprocal transplant experiment

scientific article published in 2015

Determining the relationship between invasive alien species density and a country’s socio-economic status

article

Direct environmental impacts of solar power in two arid biomes: An initial investigation

Do frugivorous birds concentrate their foraging activities on those alien plants with the most abundant and nutritious fruits in the South African Mediterranean-climate region?

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Do soil properties constrain species richness? Insights from boundary line analysis across several biomes in south western Africa

Down, but not out: Recent decline of Berg–Breede River whitefish ( Barbus andrewi ) in the upper Hex River, South Africa ⬇️

scientific article published on 28 March 2017

Drought induced xylem embolism in four riparian trees from the Western Cape Province: Insights and implications for planning and evaluation of restoration

scientific article published in 2008

Drought-tolerance of an invasive alien tree, Acacia mearnsii and two native competitors in fynbos riparian ecotones

Ecological research and conservation management in the Cape Floristic Region between 1945 and 2015: History, current understanding and future challenges

Ecological restoration of ecosystems degraded by invasive alien plants in South African Fynbos: Is spontaneous succession a viable strategy?

scientific article published on 15 July 2020

Ecophysiological traits associated with the competitive ability of invasive Australian acacias

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Ecosystem services provided by South African palmiet wetlands: A case for investment in strategic water source areas

scientific article published on 07 January 2019

Edge effects on plant composition and functional type distribution in renosterveld fragments of the Tygerberg

article

Effect of alien plant invasion on riparian seed bank assembly rules

article

Effect of an intensive mechanical removal effort on a population of non-native rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss in a South African headwater stream

scholarly article by Jeremy Shelton et al published 7 March 2017 in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Effect of land cover and ecosystem mapping on ecosystem-risk assessment in the Little Karoo, South Africa

scientific article

Effect of soil type and climatic conditions on the growth and flowering phenology of three Oxalis species in the Western Cape, South Africa

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Effect ofProsopis(mesquite) invasion and clearing on vegetation cover in semi-arid Nama Karoo rangeland, South Africa

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Effectiveness of private land conservation areas in maintaining natural land cover and biodiversity intactness

scientific article published in 2020

Effects of alien plant management and fire on soil seed banks and regeneration in the Cape Peninsula National Park, South Africa

scientific article published in 2004

Effects of alien plant management, fire and soil chemistry on selected soil microbial populations in the Table Mountain National Park, South Africa

scientific article published in 2005

Effects of intraspecific and community density on the lifetime fecundity of long-lived shrubs

scientific article published in 2013

Environmental drivers of demographic variation across the global geographical range of 26 plant species

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Erratum to: Opportunities and challenges for mainstreaming ecosystem services in development planning: perspectives from a landscape level

article

Establishing the links between economic development and the restoration of natural capital

article

Evaluating Nature-Based Solutions for Water Management in Peri-Urban Areas

scientific article published on 25 February 2023

Experimental effects of water stress on semi-arid Karoo seedlings: implications for field seedling survivorship

Exploring integrative research in the context of invasive alien plant management

scientific article published on 27 March 2019

Exploring the Gap between Ecosystem Service Research and Management in Development Planning

article

Exploring the dynamics of research collaborations by mapping social networks in invasion science

scientific article published on 19 June 2018

Fire and life history affect the distribution of plant species in a biodiversity hotspot

scientific article published in 2019

Flowering phenology of South African Oxalis—possible indicator of climate change?

scientific article published in 2006

Foliar nitrogen dynamics of an invasive legume compared to native non-legumes in fynbos riparian zones varying in water availability

scientific article

Foraging potential of underground storage organ plants in the southern Cape, South Africa.

scientific article published on 13 November 2016

Fostering collaboration for knowledge and action in disaster management in South Africa

article

Framework for Planning and Evaluation of Nature-Based Solutions for Water in Peri-Urban Areas

scientific article published in 2022

François van der Heyden (1962 - 2000)

Frugivorous birds visit fruits of emerging alien shrub species more frequently than those of native shrub species in the South African Mediterranean climate region

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Functional traits explain the Hutchinsonian niches of plant species

scientific article published on 27 December 2019

Functional traits shape plant–plant interactions and recruitment in a hotspot of woody plant diversity

scientific article published on 11 December 2023

Fynbos Proteaceae as model organisms for biodiversity research and conservation

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Genetic and morphological comparisons of a potentially invasive weed (Argemone ochroleuca) from its natural (Mexico) and invaded (South Africa) habitat

scientific article published in 2007

Grazing capacity change on a small Mediterranean-type South African offshore island following the control of invasive alien European rabbits (<i>Oryctolagus cuniculus</i>)

scientific article published in 2022

Guidelines for improved management of riparian zones invaded by alien plants in South Africa

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Guiding restoration of riparian ecosystems degraded by plant invasions: Insights from a complex social-ecological system in the Global South ⬇️

scientific article

Heat and smoke pre-treatment of seeds to improve restoration of an endangered Mediterranean climate vegetation type

scientific article published on 07 November 2016

Horizon scanning for South African biodiversity: A need for social engagement as well as science

scientific article published on 28 September 2019

How well do endemic wetland plant species perform in water purification?

How wide is the “knowing-doing” gap in invasion biology?

article by Karen J. Esler et al published 3 July 2010 in Biological Invasions

Hydrological responses of a valley-bottom wetland to land-use/land-cover change in a South African catchment: making a case for wetland restoration

article

Identifying Challenges to Building an Evidence Base for Restoration Practice

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Identifying research questions for the conservation of the Cape Floristic Region

scientific article published on 19 September 2019

Impact of Prosopis (mesquite) invasion and clearing on the grazing capacity of semiarid Nama Karoo rangeland, South Africa

article

Impact of alien pines on local arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities-evidence from two continents

scientific article

Impact ofProsopis(mesquite) invasion and clearing on vegetation species composition and diversity in semi-arid Nama-Karoo rangeland, South Africa

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Impacts of ploughing and introduction of commercial fynbos species on the diversity of sandstone fynbos on the Agulhas Plain, South Africa

scientific article published in 2010

Inclusion of ecosystem services in the management of municipal natural open space systems

scientific article published on 19 December 2023

Insights into invasion and restoration ecology: Time to collaborate towards a holistic approach to tackle biological invasions

scientific article

Integrating multiple perspectives on the human-nature relationship: A reply to Fletcher 2016

Invasion, alien control and restoration: Legacy effects linked to folivorous insects and phylopathogenic fungi

scientific article published on 08 August 2016

Invasive Australian Acacia seed banks: Size and relationship with stem diameter in the presence of gall-forming biological control agents ⬇️

scientific article published on 16 August 2017

Invasive plant removal increases insect herbivory pressure on a native tree due to an increase in resource quality

scientific article

Is Solanum mauritianum a preferential food resource for native frugivores in the Cape Floristic Region?

scientific article published in 2009

Levers and leverage points for pathways to sustainability

scientific article published on 24 July 2020

Linking functional traits to impacts of invasive plant species: a case study

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Linking research to management: Restoring fynbos riparian vegetation following alien plant invasion

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Low impact of fragmentation on genetic variation within and between remnant populations of the typical renosterveld species Nemesia barbata in South Africa

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Managing roads, rivers and power line servitudes as biodiversity corridors through the landscape

scientific article published in 2007

Mapping Invasive Herbaceous Plant Species with Sentinel-2 Satellite Imagery: Echium plantagineum in a Mediterranean Shrubland as a Case Study

scientific article published in 2023

Mechanistic reconciliation of community and invasion ecology ⬇️

scientific article

Medium-term vegetation recovery after removal of invasive Eucalyptus camaldulensis stands along a South African river

scientific article published in 2018

Microbial community patterns in soils of the Sand fynbos

scientific article published in 2009

Microbial diversity and community structure in Fynbos soil

scientific article

Mismatches between demographic niches and geographic distributions are strongest in poorly dispersed and highly persistent plant species

scientific article published on 06 February 2020

Mite (Acari) diversity in the infructescences of Protea species

scientific article published in 2008

Mite (Acari) diversity in the infructescences of three Protea species

article published in 2009

Namaqualand, South Africa – an overview of a unique winter-rainfall desert ecosystem

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No Evidence-Based Restoration Without a Sound Evidence Base: A Reply to Guldemond et al

article

Nutrient Addition and Moisture Promote the Invasiveness of Crimson Fountaingrass (Pennisetum setaceum)

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Open access and academic imperialism

scientific article published on 26 November 2018

Opportunities and challenges for mainstreaming ecosystem services in development planning: perspectives from a landscape level

article

Perceived impacts of woody encroachment on ecosystem services in Hluhluwe, South Africa

scientific article published in January 2022

Performance of invasive alien fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum) along a climatic gradient through three South African biomes

scholarly article by Sebataolo J. Rahlao et al published March 2014 in South African Journal of Botany

Phenotypic plasticity among Echium plantagineum populations in different habitats of Western Cape, South Africa

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Physiological responses to folivory and phytopathogens in a riparian tree, Brabejum stellatifolium , native to the fynbos biome of South Africa

scientific article

Pioneers and Perches-Promising Restoration Methods for Degraded Renosterveld Habitats?

scientific article published in 2011

Plan S and publishing: reply to Lehtomäki et al. 2019

scientific article published on 19 July 2019

Plant functional diversity, species diversity and climate in arid and semi-arid southern Africa

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Plant functional trait data and reflectance spectra for 22 palmiet wetland species

scientific article published on 30 August 2018

Postfire regeneration of resprouting mountain fynbos shrubs: differentiating obligate resprouters and facultative seeders

scientific article published in 2014

Potential seed dispersal distances of native and non-native fleshy fruiting shrubs in the South African Mediterranean climate region

scientific article published in 2013

Preliminary testing of the Integrated Habitat Assessment System (IHAS) for aquatic macroinvertebrates

Quantification of water purification in South African palmiet wetlands

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Quantifying Functional Biodiversity

Quantifying range structure to inform management in invaded landscapes

scientific article published on 20 October 2020

Quo vadis ecological restoration? A meta-analysis of papers published in Restoration Ecology and in 12 other leading scientific journals, 2000–2008

scientific article published on 07 April 2009

Re-evaluation of a riparian restoration experiment in the Western Cape Province: Status 8 years down the line

scientific article published in 2007

Relationship between soil-stored seed banks and degradation in eastern Nama Karoo rangelands (South Africa)

Reproductive biology and ecology of selected rare and endangered Oxalis L. (Oxalidaceae) plant species

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Responses of nectar-feeding birds to floral resources at multiple spatial scales

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Restoration of invaded Cape Floristic Region riparian systems leads to a recovery in foliage-active arthropod alpha- and beta-diversity

scientific article published on 12 January 2016

Reward quality predicts effects of bird-pollinators on the reproduction of African Protea shrubs

scientific article published in 2015

Riparian vegetation management in landscapes invaded by alien plants: Insights from South Africa

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Riparian vegetation: degradation, alien plant invasions, and restoration prospects

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Road verges facilitate exotic species’ expansion into undisturbed natural montane grasslands

scientific article

Scaling up restoration efforts by simulating the effects of fire to circumvent prescribed burns when preparing restoration sites in South African fynbos ecosystems

scientific article published on 27 November 2022

Scenarios for the management of invasive Acacia species in a protected area: Implications of clearing efficacy

scientific article published on 07 March 2019

Secondary invasion after clearing invasive Acacia saligna in the South African fynbos

scientific article

Seed bank status and dynamics of Acacia saligna at two sites in the Western Cape, South Africa

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Seed dispersal distances by frugivorous birds in the Cape Floristic Region: Predicted distances and movement distributions from ring-recapture records

scientific article published in 2013

Seed dispersal effectiveness: A comparison of four bird species feeding on seeds of invasive Acacia cyclops in South Africa

scientific article published in 2016

Seed survival of Australian in the Western Cape of South Africa in the presence of biological control agents and given environmental variation

scientific article published in 2019

Smoke-induced germination of succulents (Mesembryanthemaceae) from fire-prone and fire-free habitats in South Africa

scientific article published in June 1995

Social processes promoting the adaptive capacity of rangeland managers to achieve resilience in the Karoo, South Africa

scientific article

Social-ecological change: insights from the Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society

scientific article published in 2022

Socio-Environmental Systems (SES) Research: what have we learned and how can we use this information in future research programs

Soil nitrogen availability favours the growth but not germination of secondary invaders after clearing invasive Acacia saligna

scientific article

Soil seed banks of remnant and degraded Swartland Shale Renosterveld

Soil water repellency in riparian systems invaded by Eucalyptus camaldulensis: A restoration perspective from the Western Cape Province, South Africa

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Spatial Variation of “Non-Rainfall” Water Input and the Effect of Mechanical Soil Crusts on Input and Evaporation

Spatio-temporal variation in soil seed banks under contrasting grazing regimes following low and high seasonal rainfall in arid Namibia

Species richness and floristic relationships between mesas and their surroundings in southern African Nama Karoo

scientific article published in 2002

Stakeholder Perceptions of an Ecosystem Services Approach to Clearing Invasive Alien Plants on Private Land

article

Structural and physiological adaptation to light environments in neotropical Heliconia (Heliconiaceae)

article published in 1998

Sucrose application is ineffectual as a restoration aid in a transformed southern African lowland fynbos ecosystem

scholarly article by S. Ruwanza published in May 2012

Sugar landscapes and pollinator-mediated interactions in plant communities

article

System dynamic modelling to assess economic viability and risk trade-offs for ecological restoration in South Africa.

scientific article published on 22 March 2013

Temperature mediates the impact of non-native rainbow trout on native freshwater fishes in South Africa’s Cape Fold Ecoregion

article by Jeremy M. Shelton et al published 9 May 2018 in Biological Invasions

The Effects of Desert Pavements (Gravel Mulch) on Soil Micro-Hydrology

scholarly article by K. F. Kaseke et al published 19 July 2011 in Pure and Applied Geophysics

The Informal Trade of Medicinal Plants by Rastafari Bush Doctors in the Western Cape of South Africa

article

The Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society: an emergent community of practice

The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses

scientific article published on 12 February 2024

The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project ⬇️

scientific article

The dominating influence of efficacy above management strategy in the long-term success of alien plant clearing programmes

scientific article published on 25 June 2020

The dynamics of a succulent karoo vegetation

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The effect of ploughing and augmenting natural vegetation with commercial fynbos species on the biodiversity of Overberg Sandstone fynbos on the Agulhas Plain, South Africa

scientific article published in 2009

The effectiveness of active and passive restoration on recovery of indigenous vegetation in riparian zones in the Western Cape, South Africa: A preliminary assessment

article

The effectiveness of active restoration following alien clearance in fynbos riparian zones and resilience of treatments to fire

scientific article published in 2008

The genus Oxalis in South Africa and its special approach to heterostyly

scientific article published in 2007

The hydrological impacts of restoration: A modelling study of alien tree clearing in four mountain catchments in South Africa

scientific article published in March 2022

The impact of anthropogenically induced degradation on the vegetation and biochemistry of South African palmiet wetlands

scientific article published on 02 November 2018

The impact of data precision on the effectiveness of alien plant control programmes: a case study from a protected area

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The impact of pine plantations on fynbos above-ground vegetation and soil seed bank composition

scientific article

The invasive alien Hypericum canariense in South Africa: Management, cost, and eradication feasibility

scientific article published in 2022

The movers and the shakers: Invasive Alien Plant dispersal interactions with disturbances

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The use of fynbos fragments by birds: Stepping-stone habitats and resource refugia ⬇️

scientific article published on 31 March 2016

Three-dimensional reciprocity: A new form of tristyly in South African Oxalis (Oxalidaceae) species and its implications for reproduction

scientific article published in 2012

Understanding Social Networks to Improve Adaptive Co-Governance with the ≠Khomani Bushmen of the Kalahari, South Africa

journal article from 'Human Ecology' published in 2015

Unlocking and securing ecological infrastructure investments: The needs and willingness to invest and institutional support mechanisms used

scientific article published in 2021

Vulnerability of Cape Fold Ecoregion freshwater fishes to climate change and other human impacts

scholarly article by Jeremy M. Shelton et al published 6 December 2017 in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Water relations of selected Fynbos riparian species

scientific article published in 2007

Water stress tolerance of shrubs in Mediterranean-type climate regions: Convergence of fynbos and succulent karoo communities with California shrub communities

scientific article

What are the effects of substrate and grass removal on recruitment of Acacia mellifera seedlings in a semi-arid environment?

article published in 2010

What drives patchiness in palmiet wetlands?

scientific article published on 10 January 2022

What drives the use of scientific evidence in decision making? The case of the South African Working for Water program

Winter growth phenology and leaf orientation in Pachypodium namaquanum (Apocynaceae) in the succulent karoo of the Richtersveld, South Africa

scientific article published on April 1995

Wood anatomical traits as a measure of plant responses to water availability: invasive Acacia mearnsii De Wild. compared with native tree species in fynbos riparian ecotones, South Africa

article

Woody Encroachment as a Social-Ecological Regime Shift

scientific article published in 2018

Xylem Transport Safety and Efficiency Differ among Fynbos Shrub Life History Types and between Two Sites Differing in Mean Rainfall

scientific article published in 2012

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