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An inorganic water chemistry dataset (1972-2011) of rivers, dams and lakes in South Africa
(South African Water Research Commission, 2013)
A national dataset of inorganic chemical data of surface waters (rivers, lakes, and dams) in South Africa is presented and
made freely available. The dataset comprises more than 500 000 complete water analyses from 1972 ...
Double blow: alien crayfish infected with invasive temnocephalan in South African waters
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2013)
Trade in live, freshwater crayfish for ornamental markets, as well as for aquaculture, has grown rapidly and
has become the major pathway for the introduction of non-indigenous crayfish species to several countries
worldwide. ...
Attitudes towards information privacy amongst black South African Generation Y Students: A study of loyalty cards
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)
Aim: In this era of globalisation characterised with rapid spread and usage of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and the capacity to store personal information, the issue of information privacy is becoming an ...
Black Generation Y Students’ attitudes towards web advertising value
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)
The study reported on in this article sought to determine black Generation Y students’ attitudes towards Web advertising value. The black Generation Y cohort (individuals born between 1986 and 2005) represent 84 percent ...
Socially responsible investment and macroeconomic stability in south africa: an application of Vector Error Correction Model
(Clute Institute [for academic research], 2013)
The study reported in this article investigated the relationship between the Social Responsible Investment (SRI) sector and macroeconomic stability in South Africa. Johansen co-integration approach and Vector Error Correction ...
Polystomatidae (Monogenea) of southern African Anura: polystoma channingi n.sp. parasitic in two closely related cacosternum species
(Zoological Society of Southern Africa [SU LIS], 2013)
Polystoma channingi is described as a new species of the polystomatid flatworm (Monogenea) parasitic in the urinary bladder of Cacosternum nanum in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. In localities where C. nanum and ...
Molecular assessment of commercial and laboratory stocks of Eisenia spp. (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) from South Africa
(Council of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum, 2013)
DNA barcoding was used to investigate laboratory and commercial stocks of Eisenia species from four provinces of South Africa. The COI gene was partially amplified and sequenced in selected earthworms from eight local ...
Applying a transdisciplinary mixed methods research design to explore sustainable diets in rural South Africa
(Sage, 2015)
This article describes a conceptual framework for exploring sustainable diets, using a case study example of ongoing research in the Vaalharts region, a rural setting in South Africa. A qualitative research approach is ...
Association of alcohol consumption with specific biomarkers: a cross-sectional study in South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2015)
Alcohol consumption plays an important role in the health transition associated with urbanization in developing countries. Thus, reliable tools for assessing alcohol intake levels are necessary. We compared two biological ...
Urban ecology in Cape Town: South African comparisons and reflections
(Ecology & Society, 2012)
Little urban ecological research has been done in South Africa. The papers in the Ecology and Society special feature Urban Ecological and Social-Ecological Research in the City of Cape Town make, therefore, an important ...