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Palmiet Valley, using this path to travel to church or visit other German settlers nearby. The use of this path in turn became the starting point of the trail that leads into the nature reserve of Palmiet Valley. The reserve itself is now home to a diverse number of wildlife species and habitats, including but not limited to hundreds of bird species, hundreds of tree species, as well as an abundance of reptiles and mammals. The preservation and care-taking of the reserve is extremely important to maintain the biodiversity seen in this area.
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in the area, which ultimately led to massive habitat destruction and the direct killing of mammals in the reserve. Recently, the area has been officially proclaimed as a reserve which has provided extra levels of protection for the survival of species including the cape clawless otter, water mongoose, and the vervet monkeys. Limiting or decreasing the biodiversity of
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rhombic night adder. The snakes exert a level of control over the populations of small mammals, frogs, birds, and other reptiles as well by using them all as a food source. Water monitors, which are aquatic lizards, also exert control over all neighbouring species besides snakes. They use small mammals, birds, other reptiles, invertebrates and more as a food source. Competition is seen for resources among the species, specifically interactions seen between differing bird species for fish in the river.
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Palmiet Nature Reserve has a history dating back to its formation during prehistoric time, but a more recent history of about 200 years. The reserve was found to have a large amount of the plant Palmiet present in the area, which led to the name Palmiet Nature Reserve at its founding in September
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Palmiet Nature Reserve is home to thousands of different species, which promotes an abundance of species interactions such as predation and competition. Snakes are commonly seen in the nature reserve, and have been observed as the main predator in the region with species including the common or
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Palmiet River is 26 km long, with only 6 km cutting through the Palmiet Nature Reserve. Due to its close proximity to Durban, the Palmiet River has been increasingly affected and prone to flooding due to human activity. The creation of roads and shopping centres has led to increased
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