Author:Auret, EWDate:1986Activities of the National Programmes for Ecosystem and Aquaculture Research of the CSIR Foundation for Research Development are reviewed, within the programmes on Inland Water Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Nature Conservation Research, ...Read more
Author:Endrody-Younga, SDate:Sep 1982A study of the composition, biology and impact of the arthropod fauna associated with dung and other decaying matter was carried out on the Nylsvley Nature Reserve and on a neighbouring farm from June 1975 to July 1976. A total of 100 638 ...Read more
Author:Yapi, T; O'Farrell, P; Dziba, L; Esler, KDate:Oct 2012In this presentation the author shares some of his MSc research findings to highlight the effects of Acacia mearnsii density and clearing on grazing provision and related resources.Read more
Author:Scholes, BDate:Oct 2017This presentation discusses the assessment in the global context: From ozone to ecosystems. Process to evaluate the status of knowledge on complex problems relevant to societies. A key element of the contemporary science-policy interface.Read more
Author:Scholes, RJ; Biggs, RDate:03 Mar 2005The nations of the world have set themselves a target of reducing the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. Here, we propose a biodiversity intactness index (BII) for assessing progress towards this target that is simple and practical - but ...Read more
Author:Monteiro, Pedro MS; Marchand, MDate:Jul 2009Catchment2Coast was an interdisciplinary research and modelling project that aimed to improve understanding of the linkages between coastal ecosystems and the adjacent river catchments. The project involved nine partner organizations from ...Read more
Author:Monteiro, Pedro MS; Matthews, SDate:Jul 2003An interdisciplinary, multi-institutional modelling research project, which will help improve scientific understanding of the linkages between river catchments and their associated coastal environments, was started in October 2002. Named the ...Read more
Author:O'Keeffe, JHDate:1986The report presents the proceedings of a three-day workshop at Midmar Dam designed to establish a consensus view of river conservation and to provide professional conservationists, managers and planners with a set of guidelines. These indicate ...Read more
Author:Jarman, MLDate:1986Natural vegetation in the lowland regions of the fynbos biome has been transformed by modern land-use practices to a patchwork of small remnants. A system is described for identifying sites of conservation merit from these known remnants, and ...Read more
Author:Gandar, MVDate:Oct 1982This report synthesizes information gained from a study of an experimental fire ignited in an 182 ha portion of the Savanna Ecosystem Project study area in early September 1978. Three smaller fires, each covering 1 ha within this area, were ...Read more
Author:Mentis, MT; Huntley, BJDate:Oct 1982The objectives, organization and research programme of the Grassland Biome Project are described against a background of the biome's ecological characteristics and environmental problems. Four principal research topics wil 1 be focused upon: ...Read more
Author:Walmsley, RDDate:1988This report presents a rationale to the development of a multidisciplinary South African Wetland Research Programme. A definition of what is meant by the term wetland is given along with a general description of what types of wetland occur ...Read more
Author:De Wet, BenitaDate:Oct 2012In this talk, the author shares some learning from an initiative which looks at the rehabilitation of mined sand dunes, from the perspective of sustainability.Read more
Author:Wessels, Konrad JDate:2006This chapter describes the current condition of dryland systems with respect to the services they provide and the drivers that determine trends in their provision. Within the context of the mounting global concern caused by land degradation ...Read more
Author:Gandar, MVDate:Nov 1983An annotated checklist is given of 60 species of Acridoidea which were found on the Nylsvley Nature Reserve. The density of a species may change greatly over small distances, altering the population species composition. Vegetation structure ...Read more
Author:Brown, ACDate:1985This review of international literature on the biological effects of crude oil pollution in the sea relevant to the South African situation is based on some hundred selected referenced.Read more
Author:Walters, Michele; Scholes, RJDate:2017This book is based on the collective knowledge of the GEO BON network of volunteers, working towards the establishment of a global, sustainable observation system for monitoring changes in biodiversity.Read more