Browsing by Subject "Diversity"
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Amphibian diversity and breeding behaviour in the Okavango Delta
(North-West University, 2010)Amphibians are of great ecological importance and a loss of species will have widespread and dire consequences. Recent population declines and extinctions have resulted in amphibians being labelled the most threatened ... -
Applying Ayittey’s Indigenous African Institutions to generate epistemic plurality in the curriculum
(AOSIS, 2019)Background: South Africa’s institutions of higher learning are currently experiencing a dispensation in which calls for curricula transformation and decolonisation reverberate. While the need for curricula evolution is ... -
Aquatic invertebrate community structure of selected endorheic wetlands (pans) in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Shallow wetlands, such as pans, are not well studied in South Africa, even though they perform many important functions, such as providing an important food source for migratory birds and habitat to highly specialized ... -
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community differentiation along a post-coal mining reclamation chronosequence in South Africa: a potential indicator of ecosystem recovery
(Elsevier, 2020)Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi contribute to the restoration of soil ecological functions and processes during ecosystem development. Here, diversity and differentiation of AM fungi in rhizosphere soils and roots of the ... -
Arthropod and plant diversity of maize agro–ecosystems in the grassland and savanna biomes of South Africa
(2014)Maize (Zea mays L.) is the most important grain crop in the country. Approximately 12 million tons of maize grain is produced annually on approximately 2.5 million ha of land. However, increased farming intensity can lead ... -
Biases during DNA extraction affect bacterial and archaeal community profile of anaerobic digestion samples
(Springer, 2017)The anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic waste for biogas production has received much attention in recent years due to the increasing need for renewable energy and environmentally friendly waste management systems. ... -
A black woman’s perspective on understanding transformation and diversity in South African higher education
(AOSIS, 2019)Background: Today, transformation and diversity are concepts that form an integral part of the functioning of higher education institutions globally. These two concepts have drawn vast amounts of interest from scholars ... -
Checklist of acanthocephalan parasites of South Africa
(Pensoft, 2018)Twenty-one species of acanthocephalans, representative of thirteen genera from ten families of seven orders and three classes, are included in this updated checklist of acanthocephalans in South Africa. Although South ... -
Classical Italian Pentecostalism and ecumenical dialogue : a constructive proposal
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)This research has been an attempt to present the relationship between some of the classical Pentecostal churches in Italy in respect to ecumenism and the ecumenical movement. Unfortunately, though these two movements may ... -
A comparison of aquatic macroinvertebrate and large branchiopod community composition between temporary pans of a conservation area and surrounding communal area in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Although temporary wetlands are often biodiversity hotspots that deliver multiple ecosystem services, they are also threatened by human exploitation. We conducted a comparative field study to investigate the impact of ...