Browsing by Subject "Microbial activity"
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Baseline status of microbial activity on gold tailings facilities in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2018)In many ways, South Africa’s landscape has been dominated by mining, given that, for so many years this sector has been the mainstay of the South African economy. As such the environmental impacts of these mining activities ... -
Effects of herbivore-induced disturbances on above- and belowground community heterogeneity within a semi-arid sodic African savanna
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Large mammalian herbivores (LMH) function as significant drivers of change within consumer-controlled grassy biomes, essentially maintaining Africa’s open ecosystems through numerous top-down and bottom-up feedbacks. These ... -
Phospholipid fatty acid profiling of microbial communities: a review of interpretations and recent applications
(Wiley, 2015)Profiling of microbial communities in environmental samples often utilizes phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis. This method has been used for more than 35 years and is still popular as a means to characterize ... -
Soil microbial community function and structure as assessment criteria for the rehabilitation of coal discard sites in South Africa
(North-West University, 2003)Mining activities cause severe disturbance to the soil environment in terms of soil quality and productivity and are of serious concern worldwide. Under South African legislation, developers are required to ecologically ...