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Basic needs in rural areas: a report on a seminar held in Cape Town on 19 February 1985

Author: Foundation for Research Development, (Ecosystems section) Date: 1985 The Seminar on Basic Needs in Rural Areas was organized to provide an opportunity for interaction between researchers and decision-makers. Various aspects of basic needs in rural areas were covered. Papers delivered on the following topics ... Read more
Description of the Benguela ecology programme 1982-1986

Author: SANCOR Date: Mar 1981 This document describes the Initial framework for a cooperative marine ecological research programme in the South African Benguela Current region, for the period 1982-1986. The programme is called the Benguela Ecology Programme. It is intended ... Read more
Directory of southern African conservation areas

Author: Greyling, T ; Huntley, BJ Date: Dec 1984 This Directory provides detailed information on 155 conservation areas of greater than 1 000 ha administered by government and statutory bodies in the Republics of South Africa, Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Ciskei and Venda, and the Kingdoms of ... 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
Environmental research perspectives in South Africa

Author: Ecosystem Programmes Date: Dec 1982 The National Programme for Environmental Sciences is a cooperative undertaking of scientists and scientific institutions in South Africa concerned with research related to environmental problems. This annual report describes the rationale, ... Read more
Fynbos palaeoecology: A preliminary synthesis

Author: Deacon, HJ ; Hendey, QB ; Lambrechts, JJN Date: Dec 1983 Current knowledge of aspects of the geology, soils and palaeontology relevant to the study of the palaeoecology of the fynbos region, the southern margin of the African continent, is surveyed in nine essays and three introductory reviews. ... Read more
Marine linefish programme priority species list

Author: Wallace, JH ; Van Der Elst, RP Date: May 1983 This document is a synthesis of the current state of knowledge and of research requirements for 84 of the most important of South Africa's angling fish, and has been assembled from individual contributions which were presented at a workshop ... Read more
Marine research in Natal: proceedings of a symposium and workshop

Author: Bowmaker, AP ; van der Zee, D ; Ridder, JH Date: 1987 A two day mini-symposium and workshop held in Durban in February 1986 and attended by 70 marine scientists from Natal and KwaZulu is reported on. Summaries of 84 presentations are given, separated into relevant sections. Each section is ... Read more
Mineral nutrients in mediterranean ecosystems

Author: Day, JA Date: Jun 1983 The notion of ecological convergence has influenced taxonomists and biogeographers since the development of ecology in the mid-nineteenth century. Our initial understanding of the ecosystems of the world resulted from plant geographers' ... Read more
Report to the Minister of Environment Affairs on an environmental impact assessment of a proposed emergency landing facility on Marion Island - 1987

Author: Heymann, G ; Huntley, BJ ; Condy, PR ; van der Westhuysen, OA ; Erasmus, T ; Liebenberg, AC ; Retief, GDF Date: 1987 The report contains background on the Prince Edward Islands, the status of environmental protection on them and a description of the proposed emergency landing strip. The viability of this proposed facility is assessed, the environmental ... Read more
South African perspective on conservation behaviour - a programme description

Author: Ferrar, AA Date: Dec 1983 In South Africa there is a serious lack of understanding of the relationship between human behaviour and environmental conservation. A multidisciplinary field of study is described dealing with the causes and effects of people's attitudes and ... Read more
Structural characterization of vegetation in the fynbos biome

Author: Campbell, BM ; Cowling, RM ; Bond, W ; Kruger, FJ ; Bands, DP ; Boucher, C ; Moll, EJ ; Taylor, HC ; Van Wilgen, BW Date: Aug 1981 A proposed system for the standardization of descriptive terminology for structural characterization of vegetation in the Fynbos Biome is presented in tabular form. Specific applications of the system are described and illustrations of some ... Read more

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