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Plant and arthropod diversity of maize agro–ecosystems in the Highveld and Lowveld regions of South Africa
(North-West University, 2011)
Surveys of plant and selected insect species was conducted in Highveld and Lowveld
agro–ecosystems of four provinces of South Africa, namely North–West, Mpumalanga,
KwaZulu–Natal and Limpopo. The objectives of the study ...
The effect of urbanization and agriculture on predacious arthropod diversity in the Highveld grasslands
(2015)
Biodiversity provides vital ecosystem services and more diverse ecosystems are known to be more stable and resilient in the face of disturbance. Predacious arthropods provide a valuable ecosystem service to control pest ...
Plant– and arthropod diversity of vegetable gardens along a socio–economic gradient within the Tlokwe Municipal Area
(North-West University, 2012)
Globally urbanization has increased to such an extent that more than half of the human population currently resides in cities. In the years to come, urban expansion will especially take place in developing countries through ...
Arthropod and plant diversity of maize agro–ecosystems in the grassland and savanna biomes of South Africa
(2014)
Maize (Zea mays L.) is the most important grain crop in the country. Approximately 12 million tons of maize grain is produced annually on approximately 2.5 million ha of land. However, increased farming intensity can lead ...
Conservation ecology of Frithia humilis, an endangered succulent of sandstone outcrops in Mpumalanga, South Africa
(North-West University, 2015)
Translocation involves the movement of organisms, by human intervention, from one area to other suitable (receptor) habitats. In a conservation context, translocation can be employed to support species preservation, ...
Spatial assessment of Saccharum species hybrids and wild relatives in eastern South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Sugarcane (Saccharum hybrids) belongs to the Andropogoneae in the Poaceae. The grass family is known to have provided the world’s most economically important crops. In assessing the risk of cultivating genetically modified ...
Assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild relatives in northern South Africa
(2016)
The Brassicaceae, distributed throughout South Africa, is a family in which hybridization may occur between cultivated species and its wild and weedy relatives. Hybridization with transgenic varieties could increase the ...
Diversity of non-crop plants and arthropods in soybean agro-ecosystems in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa)North-West University, 2020)
Soybean is widely cultivated in the Grassland Biome of South Africa (>700 000 ha per annum). Yet the possible effects large-scale cultivation of soybean has on biodiversity in adjacent habitat is not fully understood. It ...