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Landscape functionality and plant diversity of grassland fragments along an urban–rural gradient in the Tlokwe Municipal area, South Africa
(North-West University, 2013)
Urbanisation is an ever-growing global phenomenon which creates altered environments characterised
by increased human habitation, exotic species, impermeable surfaces, artificial structures, landscape
fragmentation, ...
Evaluation of restoration and management actions in the Molopo savanna of South Africa : an integrative perspective
(2013)
The loss of ecosystem resilience and range-land (often referred to as veld in South
Africa) productivity is a major problem in the semi-arid Savanna environments of southern Africa. The over-utilization of range-lands in ...
Seed viability and re-growth of grasses used for mine waste rehabilitation
(North-West University, 2014)
Sustainable rehabilitation can be compromised by the inability of vegetation to survive in hostile mine wastes on a long-term basis. The adverse chemical and physical properties of mine wastes,
together with extreme pH ...
A vegetation study on the area leased for mining purposes by Impala Platinum, Rustenburg South Africa
(North-West University, 2010)
Conservation and management of the ecology of natural areas has become a prerequisite for mining companies in South Africa. Systematic conservation planning provides a useful tool for land–use planning and impact assessment, ...
Vegetation classification of the proposed Heritage Park, North-West Province, South Africa
(North-West University, 2010)
The proposed Heritage Park will link Pilanesberg National Park and Madikwe Game Reserve with a corridor of approximately 170 000 ha, to form a conservation area of roughly 250 000 ha.
This proposed Heritage Park will ...
The implementation of selected technologies to enhance the restoration of indigenous tree species in the deforested riparian areas in the Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa : a case study
(North-West University, 2010)
Stretches of forest along the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers have been classified as a unique forest type in the vegetation of South Africa and are considered as being "critically endangered" by the South African Biodiversity ...
An evaluation of the germination and establishment of three selected coated grass species in different soil types for rehabilitation
(North-West University, 2011)
The primary impacts of mining on the environment include the deterioration of soil properties and the loss
of vegetation cover and density, often leading to increased erosion. In order to encumber further
degeneration ...
Composition and structure of woody vegetation in thickened and controlled bushveld savanna in the Molopo, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)
A large portion of South Africa’s semi-arid Molopo Bushveld savanna is thickened
(encroached) by indigenous increaser shrubs and trees (also known as bush
encroachment), mainly as a result of poor grazing management ...
Potential nutrient release from rock based minerals ameliorants (rock flours) in gold mine rehabilitation
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)
Gold mines produce significant volumes of waste material in the form of tailings and waste rock during their life cycle. A large ecological footprint is therefore created that needs to be rehabilitated. Rehabilitation ...
The effect of fire on savanna vegetation dynamics in the semi-arid Molopo Bushveld region of the North-West Province, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Land degradation in semi-arid areas is a worldwide phenomenon. Both land users and researchers have become increasingly aware of the environmental changes that occur over time due to land degradation. Among such changes, ...