Browsing by Subject "Urban ecology"
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Adaptation of trees to the urban environment : Acacia karroo in Potchefstroom, South Africa
(North-West University, 2006)Urban open spaces are of strategic importance to the quality of life of our increasingly urbanized society. Trees and related vegetation are planted and managed within the communities and cities to create or add value ... -
Assessing urban open space network connectivity in semi arid Windhoek, Namibia
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)With more than half of the world’s population living in urban areas, and urbanisation increasing rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa, there is constant pressure on cities to accommodate people. Urbanisation is one of the main ... -
Bepaling van die fisiologiese gesondheid van akkerbome (Quercus robur) in Potchefstroom
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Trees in an urban setting, such as the exotic Oak trees (Quercus robur L.) in Potchefstroom (North West province, South Africa), provide several ecosystem services on individual tree, street and city level. Since urban ... -
Comparison of the urban domestic garden flora along a socio–economic gradient in the Tlokwe City Municipality
(North-West University, 2011)Urbanisation has increased tremendously over the last 60 years so that more than 50 per cent of the world population now live in cities. This is especially true for in developed countries, but it is expected that developing ... -
Frogs about town : aspects of the ecology and conservation of frogs in urban habitats of South Africa
(North-West University, 2014)Globally urbanisation impacts on 88% of amphibian species and is recognised as a major cause for the observed amphibian declines. This is as result of habitat fragmentation, alteration in habitat morphology and degradation ... -
Hierarchical filters determine community assembly of urban species pools
(ESA, 2016)The majority of humanity now lives in cities or towns, with this proportion expected to continue increasing for the foreseeable future. As novel ecosystems, urban areas offer an ideal opportunity to examine multi-scalar ... -
The integration of Urban Planning and Urban Ecology : investigating multi-functionality and ecosystem services
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)This research departs from the understanding that ecological considerations should be an integral part of the thinking and decision-making processes of urban planners. These considerations emanate from the certainty that ... -
Landscape history, time lags and drivers of change: urban natural grassland remnants in Potchefstroom, South Africa
(Springer, 2016)Context The history of the landscape directly affects biotic assemblages, resulting in time lags in species response to disturbances. In highly fragmented environments, this phenomenon often causes extinction debts. ... -
Plant diversity patterns of a settlement in the North–West Province, South Africa
(North-West University, 2009)In recent years the composition of urban vegetation has become far more complex than that of the surrounding natural vegetation. This is mainly due to the influence that humans have on the creation of new plant communities ... -
Plantegroeistudies van die Klerksdorpse Munisipale gebied : 'n floristiese en fitososiologiese studie
(North-West University (South Africa), 1998)Vegetation studies in the Klerksdorp Municipal Area a Floristic and Phytosociological study. The aim of this study is to compile a complete classification of the vegetation of this area in terms of floristic and ...