Author:Scholes, BDate:Oct 2012In this talk the author paints the big picture of how the various global change phenomena relate to one another, and how they collectively affect South Africa.Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Mar 2014Green infrastructure can be defined as the design and development of infrastructure that works with natural systems in the performance of its functions. Green infrastructure recognises the importance of the natural environment in land use ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Oct 2014The development and maintenance of infrastructure is crucial to improving economic growth and quality of life (WEF 2013). Urban infrastructure typically includes bulk services such as water, sanitation and energy (typically electricity and ...Read more
Author:Nel, JL; Driver, A; Strydom, W; Maherry, A; Petersen, C; Hill, Liesl; Roux, DJDate:Oct 2012This presentation highlights the use of systematic conservation planning to identify priority areas for managing the health of freshwater ecosystems and their associated biodiversity and ecosystem services.Read more
Author:Richardson, DM; Van Wilgen, BWDate:Jan 2004This paper examines the evidence for the effects of invasive alien plants in natural and semi-natural ecosystems in South Africa. Invasive alien plants are concentrated in the Western Cape, along the eastern seaboard, and into the eastern ...Read more
Author:Archer, Emma RM; Dziba, LE; Mulongoy, KJ; Maoela, Malebajoa A; Walters, MicheleDate:2018The Africa regional Assessment is the first of its kind for the continent and constitutes one of four Regional Assessments conducted under IPBES. This Assessment is a synthesis of the state of knowledge on biodiversity and nature’s contributions ...Read more
Author:Cowling, RM; Roux, PW; Pieterse, AJHDate:1986This report, the first of three volumes, forms part of the Karoo Biome Project. One of the aims is to synthesize existing knowledge of the Karoo biome and so provide a foundation for further research in areas where it is considered necessary. ...Read more
Author:Huntley, BJDate:1985The development of the world's largest open-cast uranium mine in the Namib Desert introduced rapidly increasing demands for water to the area in the early 1970's. In the absence of scientifically based information on the likely impact of water ...Read more
Author:Heeg, J; Breen, CMDate:Jun 1982This report comprises a synthesis of contributions to a workshop on Man and the Pongolo held at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg in February 1978. Studies on the ecology of the Pongolo floodplain, encompassing its fauna, flora and ...Read more
Author:Day, JADate:Jun 1983The notion of ecological convergence has influenced taxonomists and biogeographers since the development of ecology in the mid-nineteenth century. Our initial understanding of the ecosystems of the world resulted from plant geographers' ...Read more
Author:Fabricius, C; Scholes, RJ; Cundill, GDate:2006The Southern African Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (SAfMA, http://www.maweb.org) was undertaken at a variety of spatial scales, from the regional (with sub-Saharan Africa as the assessment area) to the local (at the scale of a village, ...Read more
Author:Robertson, Lain, L; Bernard, S; Smith, Marie EDate:Jan 2021Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur in virtually all coastal regions of the world as well as many lakes, and are typically associated with a rapid proliferation of phytoplankton cells, but even low cell numbers of high toxic species may cause ...Read more
Author:Dziba, LDate:Oct 2012In this presentation the author focuses on ecosystem service delivery for national development planning. He shares new tools for improved decision-making to assess trade-offs and development choice impacts on ecosystem services. He also ...Read more
Author:Maherry, ADate:01 Sep 2010Ecosystems that rely on groundwater as a water source have a natural and inherent resilience to climate change. Under natural conditions aquifers are stable water sources – in fact, ecosystems reliant on groundwater are literally the refuge ...Read more
Author:Frost, PGHDate:1987This report deals with the South African Savanna Ecosystem Project study site at the Nylsvley Provincial Nature Reserve, northern Transvaal. In particular, a description of the environmental features and ecological processes active in the ...Read more
Author:Ferrar, AA; O'Keeffe, JH; Davies, BRDate:1988The need for a comprehensive, multidisciplinary research programme for river ecosystems is described. The scope of the programme needs to include basic descriptions of a systems and biota, the testing and development of functional theory and ...Read more
Author:Roux, DJ; Jooste, SHJ; MacKay, HMDate:Apr 1996Freshwater ecosystems form the resource base on which water users, such as the agricultural, recreational, domestic and industrial sectors depend. These essential resources therefore need to be protected and maintained in a healthy state. The ...Read more