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Agavaceae

Author: Smith, GF ; Walters, Michele ; Figueiredo, E ; Klopper, RR ; Bredenkamp, CL Date: 2019 This chapter discusses the taxonomic treatment of the Agavaceae of the Eastern Cape Province. Read more
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on the African continent – what is changing, and what are our options?

Author: Archer, E ; Dziba, LE ; Mulongoy, KJ ; Maoela, Malebajoa A ; Walters, Michele ; Biggs, R ; Cormier Salem, M-C ; DeClerck, F ; Diaw, MC ; Dunham, AE Date: Mar 2021 Throughout the world, biodiversity and nature's contributions to people are under threat, with clear changes evident. Biodiversity and ecosystem services have particular value in Africa– yet they are negatively impacted by a range of drivers, ... Read more
Bridging the gap between biodiversity data and policy reporting needs: An essential biodiversity variables perspective

Author: Geijzendorffer, IR ; Regan, E ; Pereira, HM ; Brotons, L ; Brummitt, N ; Gavish, Y ; Haase, P ; Martin, CS ; Mihoub, J-B ; Secades, C ; Schmeller, DS ; Stoll, S ; Wetzel, FT ; Walters, Michele Date: 2016 Political commitment and policy instruments to halt biodiversity loss require robust data and a diverse indicator set to monitor and report on biodiversity trends. Gaps in data availability and narrow-based indicator sets are significant ... Read more
Collecting succulent plants for deposition in a herbarium

Author: Walters, Michele Date: Jun 2011 A preserved plant specimen is a dried and mounted or pickled voucher that is the botanical world's equivalent to the zoologist's stuffed animals, skins or insect collections that are kept in natural history museums. Plant specimens are housed ... Read more
Cotyledon nielsii (Crassulaceae), a new cremnophyte from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Author: Crouch, NR ; Styles, DG ; Walters, Michele Date: May 2021 A new Cotyledon species, C. nielsii N.R.Crouch, D.Styles & Mich.Walters, is described from cliffs of the western part of eThekwini Metro near the city of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. The species is closely allied to the ... Read more
The GEO Handbook on Biodiversity Observation Networks

Author: Walters, Michele ; Scholes, RJ Date: 2017 This 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
The implications of the reclassification of South African wildlife species as farm animals

Author: Somers, MJ ; Walters, Michele ; Measey, J ; Strauss, WM ; Turner, AA ; Venter, JA ; Nel, L ; Kerley, GIH ; Taylor, WA ; Moodley, Y Date: Jan 2020 The Government Gazette No. 42464 dated 17 May 20191 amended Table 7 of the Animal Improvement Act (Act no. 62 of 1998), which lists breeds of animals, to include at least 32 new wild animal species, including 24 indigenous mammals. The list ... Read more
The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Africa

Author: Archer, Emma RM ; Dziba, LE ; Mulongoy, KJ ; Maoela, Malebajoa A ; Walters, Michele Date: 2018 The Africa regional Assessment is the first of its kind for the continent and constitutes one of four Regional Assessments conducted under IPBES. This Assessment is a synthesis of the state of knowledge on biodiversity and nature’s contributions ... Read more
Kalanchoe winteri Gideon F.Sm., N.R.Crouch & Mich.Walters (Crassulaceae), a new species from the Wolkberg Centre of Endemism, South Africa

Author: Crouch, NR ; Smith, GF ; Walters, Michele ; Figueiredo, E Date: 2016 A new Kalanchoe species, K. winteri Gideon F.Sm., N.R.Crouch & Mich.Walters, is described from rocky grasslands of the Wolkberg region of Limpopo province, South Africa. The species is closely allied to both K. thyrsiflora Harv. and K. luciae ... Read more
Monitoring changes in genetic diversity

Author: Bruford, MW ; Davies, N ; Dulloo, ME ; Faith, DP ; Walters, Michele Date: 2018 DNA is the most elemental level of biodiversity, drives the process of speciation, and underpins other levels of biodiversity, including functional traits, species and ecosystems. Until recently biodiversity indicators have largely overlooked ... Read more
Working in networks to make biodiversity data more available

Author: Scholes, RJ ; Gill, MJ ; Costello, MJ ; Sarantakos, G ; Walters, Michele Date: 2017 It became apparent a few decades ago that biodiversity is declining worldwide at nearly unprecedented rates. This poses ethical and self-interested challenges to people, and has triggered renewed efforts to understand the status and trends ... Read more

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