Browsing Research Output by Subject "biodiversity"
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Comparative diversity of arthropods on Bt Maize and Non-Bt Maize in two different cropping systems in South Africa
(Entomological Society of America, 2014)The biodiversity of an agroecosystem is not only important for its intrinsic value but also because it influences ecological functions that are vital for crop production in sustainable agricultural systems and the surrounding ... -
Ecosystem services of urban green spaces in African countries: perspectives and challenges
(Springer Verlag, 2013)The concept of ecosystem goods and services is increasingly used to describe how biodiversity and ecosystems are linked to human well-being and that it should be placed at the core of sustainable urban development. ... -
The impact of livestock grazing on plant diversity: an analysis across dryland ecosystems and scales in southern Africa
(Ecological Society of America, 2014)A general understanding of grazing effects on plant diversity in drylands is still missing, despite an extensive theoretical background. Cross-biome syntheses are hindered by the fact that the outcomes of disturbance studies ... -
Marine fish parasitology in South Africa: history of discovery and future direction
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)Almost 200 years have passed since the first description of a marine fish parasite from South Africa. It is therefore an opportune time to look back, take stock of and reflect on the history of discovery within this field ... -
A new species of Hyperolius Rapp, 1842 (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from the Serra da Chela mountains, south–western Angola
(Magnolia Press, 2012)A new species of African reed frog (genus Hyperolius Rapp, 1842) is described from a high altitude, forested gorge in the Serra da Chela mountain range near the village of Humpata, Lubango area, Huila Province, south-western ... -
Towards sustainable land management in the drylands: scientific connections in monitoring and assessing dryland degradation, climate change and biodiversity
(Wiley, 2011)The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and its sister conventions, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, all aim to halt or mitigate the ...