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Linking spatial planning, water resources management and biodiversity protection: a case study for the systematic conservation of rivers in South Africa

Author: Maree, GA ; Roux, DJ ; Nel, J Date: Mar 2006 Results from the National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment (NSBA) have highlighted the poor condition of South Africa's main rivers for conservation of biodiversity and that conservation efforts in South Africa have centred primarily on ... Read more
Nanocellulosics: Benign, sustainable, and ubiquitous biomaterials for water remediation

Author: Ray, Suprakas S ; Irougbu, AOC Date: Feb 2021 Water is critical for all lives to thrive. Access to potable and safe water has been argued to rank top among the prerequisites for defining the standard of living of a nation. However, there is a global decline in water quality due to human ... Read more
Perspective: The challenge of ecologically sustainable water management

Author: Bernhardt, E ; Bunn, SE ; Hart, DD ; Malmqvist, B ; Naiman, RJ ; Pringle, C ; Reuss, M ; Van Wilgen, BW ; Muotka, T Date: Oct 2006 Sustainable water resource management is constrained by three pervasive myths; that societal and environmental water demands always compete with one another; that technological solutions can solve all water resource management problems; and ... Read more
Remote sensing of cyanobacteria-dominant algal blooms and water quality parameters in Zeekoevlei, a small hypertrophic lake, using MERIS

Author: Matthews, MW ; Bernard, Stewart ; Winter, K Date: Sep 2010 Eutrophication and cyanobacterial algal blooms present an increasing threat to the health of freshwater ecosystems and to humans who use these resources for drinking and recreation. Remote sensing is being used increasingly as a tool for ... Read more
Scenarios for the South African Water Sector in 2025; Presentation

Author: Funke, Nicola S ; Claassen, Marius ; Nienaber, S Date: Aug 2012 The water sector in Southern Africa is uncertain and is changing constantly - there is biophysical uncertainty and the annual rainfall anomalies in Southern Africa between 1901 and 2009 make it difficult to plan. This uncertainty is exacerbated ... Read more
Water quality and remote sensing: A case study of Lake Naivasha, Kenya

Author: Majozi, Nobuhle P ; Salama, SM ; Bernard, Stewart ; Harper, DM Date: Oct 2012 Freshwater resources are losing their quality posing a threat to human and aquatic life. Remote sensing has shown potential to monitor these resources. This study aimed to retrieve diffuse attenuation coefficient (Kd), to map euphotic depth ... Read more

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