Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "ecosystem services"
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Plant and arthropod diversity patterns of maize agro-ecosystems in two grassy biomes of South Africa
(Springer, 2015)Intensive, large-scale cultivation has led to a postulated decrease in biodiversity worldwide, which has been ascribed to fragmentation and degradation of natural habitat bordering crop fields. Maize is the most widely ... -
Role of landscape designers in promoting a balanced approach to green infrastructure.
(ASCE, 2015)The importance accorded to green infrastructure is related to sociocultural values, which also affect the social production of ecosystem services. The literature distinguishes four categories of ecosystem services to be ... -
South African ecotoxicology – present status and future prognosis
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)Toxicology studies the interactions of a chemical substance with individual organisms, whereas ecotoxicology is a multidisciplinary approach incorporating ecology and other disciplines, e.g. chemistry, microbiology, etc., ...