Author:Mkhwanazi, M; Landman, WA; Engelbrecht, FA; Olivier, CDate:Sep 2015The study assesses the impacts of anthropogenic forcing on seasonal streamflows over northeastern South Africa by using both dynamically and statistically downscaled multi-decadal climate change projections. The statistical model approach is ...Read more
Author:Midgley, JJ; Scott, DF; Harris, CDate:Jul 2001Isotopes of water (D, O-18) in rain and streams were used to obtain an estimate of the amount of ground water in the south-western Cape Mountains. It was assumed that the groundwater reservoir is well-mixed and that the water isotope signals ...Read more
Author:Chapman, ADate:Sep 2007By the 1850s, European settlers were over-exploiting of South Africa’s indigenous forest resources for timber. As a result of rising concerns, authorities began a programme of afforestation (usually a grassland or fynbos conversion) using ...Read more
Author:Scott, DF; Prinsloo, FWDate:Oct 2008The longer-term effects of afforestation with Pinus radiata and Eucalyptus grandis on streamflows were analyzed using data from two paired-catchment experiments in South Africa. The experiments are rare in that they have been maintained over ...Read more
Author:Gush, Mark B; Le Maitre, David C; Dzikiti, SebinasiDate:Oct 2015South Africa is a dry country facing climate change, population expansion and economic growth, resulting in increasing water scarcity and competition for water. The irrigated agriculture and forestry sectors have been allocated approximately ...Read more