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Buffels (Wes), Elsies, Sir Lowry's pass, Steenbras and Buffels (Oos)

Author: Heinecken, TJE ; Bickerton, IB ; Morant, PD Date: Jun 1982 This report is a synthesis of all available information on five of the smaller rivers discharging in to False bay combined as a single volume. The rivers dealt with are the Buffels (Wes), Elsies, Sir Lowry' Pass, Steenbras and Buffels (Oos). ... Read more
Catchment2Coast: A systems approach to coupled river-coastal ecosystem science and management

Author: Monteiro, Pedro MS ; Marchand, M Date: Jul 2009 Catchment2Coast 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
Conservation of South African Rivers

Author: O'Keeffe, JH Date: 1986 The 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
A critical assessment of adaptive ecosystem management in a large savanna protected area in South Africa

Author: Van Wilgen, BW ; Biggs, HC Date: Apr 2011 This paper uses five inter-related topics (the management of rivers, fire regimes, invasive alien species, rare antelope and elephants) to assess 15 years of adaptive management in the Kruger National Park (KNP), South Africa. The importance ... Read more
Ecological flow requirements for South African rivers

Author: Ferrar, AA Date: 1989 This document contains the proceedings of a workshop which was convened to debate the ecological flow requirements of South African rivers. Topics which are discussed include the influence of weirs and impoundments, the quantity requirements ... Read more
Ecological Research on South African rivers - a preliminary synthesis

Author: O'Keeffe, JH Date: 1986 Ecological research on South African rivers has progressed in a number of phases. Until 1950 work was mainly taxonomic and descriptive, an essential prerequisite for more detailed studies. The realisation that South African rivers, a vital ... Read more
External costs of sand mining in rivers: evidence from South Africa.

Author: De Lange, Willem J ; Nahman, Anton ; Theron, A Date: May 2009 The valuation of estuarine goods and services serves to highlight the degree to which estuaries contribute to human well-being and to show that the social cost of activities which contribute to estuary degradation could be greater than the ... Read more
Global occurrence of anti-infectives in contaminated surface waters: Impact of income inequality between countries

Author: Segura, PE ; Takada, H ; Correa, JA ; Saadi, KE ; Koike, T ; Onwona-Agyeman, S ; Ofosu-Anim, J ; Sabi, EB ; Wasonga, OV ; Mghalu, JM ; Dos Santos Junior, AM ; Newman, Brent K ; Weerts, Steven P ; Yargeau, V Date: Jul 2015 The presence anti-infectives in environmental waters is of interest because of their potential role in the dissemination of anti-infective resistance in bacteria and other harmful effects on non-target species such as algae and shellfish. ... Read more
Identifying national freshwater ecosystem priority areas

Author: Nel, JL ; Driver, A ; Strydom, W ; Maherry, A ; Petersen, C ; Hill, Liesl ; Roux, DJ Date: Oct 2012 This 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
Management of microbial water quality: New perspectives for developing areas

Author: Steynberg, MC ; Venter, SN ; De Wet, CME ; Du Plessis, G ; Holhs, D ; Rodda, N ; Kfir, R Date: 1995 A case study indicated that the high number of pathogenic micro-organisms in the Rietspruit South Africa, can impact water uses. Factors contributing to high microbial numbers are high density population with limited services provided per ... Read more
River research programme

Author: Ferrar, AA ; O'Keeffe, JH ; Davies, BR Date: 1988 The 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
Studies of mineralization in South African rivers

Author: Hall, GC ; Gorgens, AHM Date: Mar 1978 Several South African rivers are polluted by mineral salts of diffuse source. This pollution can be related to geological phenomena and to irrigation practices. Mineralization is problematic in that it can render surface waters unsuitable for ... Read more

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