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Anticipating potential biodiversity conflicts for future biofuel crops in South Africa: Incorporating land cover information with Species Distribution Models

Author: Blanchard, Ryan ; O'Farrell, Patrick J ; Richardson, D Date: Oct 2012 Using spatial techniques to determine the threat of land-use change is a useful tool in mitigating against potential biodiversity losses. We investigate the potential suitability and likely impacts of energy crops not currently grown in South ... Read more
Anticipating potential biodiversity conflicts for future biofuel crops in South Africa: incorporating spatial filters with species distribution models

Author: Blanchard, Ryan ; O'Farrell, PJ ; Richardson, DM Date: Apr 2014 Liquid biofuel production will likely have its greatest impact through the large-scale changes in land use that will be required to meet the production of this energy source. In this study, we develop a framework which integrates species ... Read more
Current and future interactions between nature and society

Author: Biggs, R ; Kizito, F ; Adjonou, K ; Ahmed, MT ; Blanchard, Ryan ; Coetzer, K ; Handa, CO ; Dickens, C ; Hamann, M ; O’Farrell, Patrick J ; Sitas, Nadia E Date: Nov 2018 In this chapter, we undertake a comprehensive assessment of scenario studies that have been conducted to explore the future of the African region. The objective of the assessment is to explore the implications of different possible evolving ... Read more
The economics of landscape restoration: Benefits of controlling bush encroachment and invasive plant species in South Africa and Namibia

Author: Stafford, William HL ; Birch, C ; Etter, H ; Blanchard, Ryan ; Mudavanhu, S ; Angelstam, P ; Blignaut, J ; Ferreira, L ; Marais, C Date: Jan 2017 Bush encroachment and alien plant invasions alter the composition and/or balance of species in natural ecosystems and impact biodiversity, land productivity and water availability. Therefore, the appropriate control and management of bush ... Read more
Human dependence on natural resources in rapidly urbanising South African regions

Author: Balbi, S ; Selomane, O ; Sitas, Nadia E ; Blanchard, Ryan ; Kotzee, Ilse M ; O’Farrell, Patrick J ; Villa, F Date: Jan 2019 Enhancing the governance of social-ecological systems for more equitable and sustainable development is hindered by inadequate knowledge about how different social groups and communities rely on natural resources. We used openly accessible ... Read more
Learning from our mistakes: minimizing problems with invasive biofuel plants

Author: Richardson, DM ; Blanchard, Ryan Date: Mar 2011 One of the environmental concerns associated with producing biofuels from alien plants is the risk of these species becoming invasive. We explored whether insights from commercial forestry and agroforestry could inform strategies to reduce ... Read more

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