Endorsed by the botanical society of South Africa, this guide unveils the intricate relationships between plants and animals of Table Mountain.

Cape Times, 26 November, 1999, Melanie Gosling:

Pauw and Johnson, both award-winning young scientists, clearly have a passion for the biological riches of the mountain, which is evident in both the text and photographs. They also understand that the object of their fascination, natural history, is not necessarily exciting to the layperson … [they] highlight the unusual … capture the obscure and the elusive, and in the end … produce a fascinating read rather than a dry natural history book … The authors have emphasised the inter-relationships between the many different organisms and have compiled the book around themes which include the effects of fire, the partnerships and warfare between creatures, life in the forest and life in the fynbos, hunting and how to avoid being hunted … I think that one can safely predict that their book will certainly enlighten the uninformed, as well as simply entertain. There will no doubt be many readers who, like me, will never take Table Mountain quite as much for granted again.

• The power of fire
• delicate partnerships
• plant
• animal warfare
• hunting and hiding
• life in the shadows
• from source to sea