The current, nationwide drought has not only underlined the importance of water to South Africans, it has also emphasised the need to protect our freshwater ecosystems. The Third National Biodiversity Assessment – to be completed in 2018 – is assessing the threatened status and protection level of South Africa’s freshwater and estuarine ecosystems.
Reference:
Van Deventer, H., Van Niekerk, L., Smith-Adao, L., Poole, C.J., Nel, J., Petersen, C. and Collins, N. 2016. National Biodiversity Assessment – Testing the integrity of our freshwater ecosystems. Water Wheel, 15(4)
Van Deventer, H., Van Niekerk, L., Smith-Adao, L., Poole, C., Nel, J., Petersen, C., & Collins, N. (2016). National Biodiversity Assessment – Testing the integrity of our freshwater ecosystems. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8923
Van Deventer, Heidi, Lara Van Niekerk, L Smith-Adao, CJ Poole, J Nel, C Petersen, and N Collins "National Biodiversity Assessment – Testing the integrity of our freshwater ecosystems." (2016) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8923
Van Deventer H, Van Niekerk L, Smith-Adao L, Poole C, Nel J, Petersen C, et al. National Biodiversity Assessment – Testing the integrity of our freshwater ecosystems. 2016; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8923.
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