Browsing by Subject "Ecology"
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Community richness of amphibian skin bacteria correlates with bioclimate at the global scale
(Nature, 2019)Animal-associated microbiomes are integral to host health, yet key biotic and abiotic factors that shape host-associated microbial communities at the global scale remain poorly understood. We investigated global patterns ... -
Count Regression And Machine Learning Techniques For Zero-Inflated Overdispersed Count Data: Application To Ecological Data
(Springer, 2023)The aim of this study is to investigate the overdispersion problem that is rampant in ecological count data. In order to explore this problem, we consider the most commonly used count regression models: the Poisson, the ... -
Environmental Stewardship: Confluence of Law and Religion?
(PER/PELJ, 2022)Why should we bear responsibility for the degradation of the environment? A wide range of responses is on offer to this question. Common to them all is that they are all rooted in one or the other ontological and epistemic ... -
Estimation of Missing Data in Ecological Studies Using Machine Learning Techniques
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)The focus of this study is on the estimation of zero-inflated overdispersed count data that is rampant in ecological studies. This is a major challenge in population studies. The novelty of this study is to demonstrate ... -
Insights into the microbial composition and potential efficiency of selected commercial biofertilisers
(Elsevier, 2020)This study investigated 13-commercial biofertilisers for their microbial contents and potential functional capabilities using a culture-based approach. Isolates obtained were identified by sequencing the partial I6S rRNA ... -
Nematodes in caves: a historical perspective on their occurrence, distribution and ecological relevance
(Brill, 2017)Caves and cave-dwelling biota have fascinated scientists for centuries. Nevertheless, there is a considerable lack of information on subterranean realms and the ecosystems they host. Nematoda, for example, is a group of ... -
Die Olifantjagters van Piet van Rooyen en die Afrika-ruimte : postkolonialisme, ekologie en identiteit
(2001)This dissertation is a theoretical and interpretative exploration of the prominent themes which are developed in the novel Die olifantjagters by Piet van Rooyen. The study focuses on the spatial aspects of the narrative ... -
Vulnerability as a multi-faceted phenomenon : a GIS-based data model for integrated development planning, environmental management and disaster risk reduction
(2015)People and the surrounding environment are affected by development. In striving to improve their livelihoods, people have through their development activities and exploitation of natural resources contributed to the ...
