Author:Cowling, RM; Roux, PWDate:1987This volume is the second in a series of syntheses of existing knowledge of the karoo biome. The first volume summarized what is currently known on the physical environment of the biome namely geology, soils, climate, hydrology, geohydrology ...Read more
Author:Cowling, RM; Roux, PWDate:1987The karoo biome comprises the arid and semi-arid dwarf shrub lands and open grassland of South Africa. In comparison to other South African biomes, ecological patterns and processes in this biom are poorly understood, despite its size and ...Read more
Author:Cowling, RM; Roux, PW; Pieterse, AJHDate:1986This report, the first of three volumes, forms part of the Karoo Biome Project. One of the aims is to synthesize existing knowledge of the Karoo biome and so provide a foundation for further research in areas where it is considered necessary. ...Read more
Author:Duvenage, IR; Morant, PDDate:Oct 1984In this report available historical information on the Keurbooms/Bitou and Piesang Estuaries is presented. It entails information on marine ecology, river catchment, abiotics and biotics characteristics found in the estuaries. The Keurbooms, ...Read more
Author:De Decker, HPDate:Oct 1989This report provides historical overview on river catchment, ecology, biotic and abiotic characteristics and available information on the Klein estuary. Kleinriviersvlei is popularly known as "Hermanus Lagoon". In some of the accounts of ...Read more
Author:Grindley, JRDate:Mar 1985The report entails available historical information on Knysna estuary and abiotic and biotic characteristics found in the estuary are presented. The Knysna system is commonly referred to as a lagoon but it may also correctly be called an ...Read more
Author:Estuarine and Coastal Research Unit, ECRUDate:Jun 1982A detailed account of the history of the Kowie estuary and the attempts to develop a harbour at the mouth of the river are given in the “Basket Work Harbour”. (Turpin, 1964). As far as could be ascertained, the river has always been known as ...Read more
Author:Bickerton, IB; Pierce, SMDate:Apr 1988This report provides historical overview on river catchment, ecology, biotic and abiotic characteristics and available information on three estuaries of the Cape namely: Krom, Seekoei and Kabeljous Estuaries. The estuaries and catchment areas ...Read more
Author:Kazadi, P; Van Rooyen, Corney; Burger, HDate:Mar 2006Laser refurbishment capabilities were demonstrated and promising results were obtained for repair of distance sleeves, foot rolls, descaler cassette, idler rolls. Based on the cost projections and the results of the in-situ testing, components ...Read more
Author:Rosman, Benjamin SDate:Jun 2014Recent trends in robotics have seen more general purpose robots being deployed in unstructured environments for prolonged periods of time. Such robots are expected to adapt to different environmental conditions, and ultimately take on a broader ...Read more
Author:Holtman, BDate:18 Jan 2008Barbara Holtman is leader of the CSIR Crime prevention research group. This is a group that is responsible for support of criminal justice systems, a group working with government safety strategies and crime prevention programmes at the CSIR. ...Read more
Author:Grobler, MMDate:Oct 2009The candidate's research investigated the development of a model for Live Forensic Acquisition - Liforac. The Liforac model is a wide-ranging model that presents many of the most important aspects related to Live Forensic Acquisition, ...Read more
Author:Hart, RC; Allanson, BRDate:Dec 1984The report presents the proceedings of an international workshop on the management of Southern Hemisphere inland waters held in Wilderness, South Africa, in July 1984. It includes an introduction and seven chapters dealing sequentially with ...Read more
Author:Allanson, BR; Jackson, PBDate:Dec 1983The fisheries potential of the reservoir in the Orange River has been determined by the combined studies of ichthyologists and limnologists. The combination has been synergistic. It has been shown that the physical structure of the reservoir, ...Read more
Author:Breen, CMDate:Dec 1983Lake Midmar is a shallow turbulent lake subject to periodic draw-down. These conditions create considerable instability in the water column and greatly influence the structure and functioing of the system. Analysis of how the lake may be ...Read more
Author:Walmsley, MRD (ed); Butty, M (ed)Date:09 Dec 2010In 1972 Department of water affairs and the bureau of standards expressed concern at eutrophication as a water quality problem and requested the water research commission(WRC) to initiate research on its causes. consequences and controls. In ...Read more
Author:Allanson, BR; Whitfield, AKDate:Dec 1983This report is the summary of a larger two-volumed work originally presented to the Coastal Lakes Working Group in 1981. The floodplain is in essence a series of small, shallow lakes, running in an east-west direction between the village of ...Read more
Author:Sampson, LR; Ventura, DFC; Kalombo, DKDate:04 Jun 2009Several problems with the linear shrinkage test specified in Method A4 of the THM 1 1979 were addressed as part of this investigation in an effort to improve the alleged poor reproducibility of the test and justify its reintroduction into THM ...Read more
Author:Delport, JPDate:May 2007This dissertation describes the experiments performed and the techniques developed in order to identify network nodes and the connections between these nodes. The product of the investigation was the formulation of an algorithm and heuristic ...Read more