Browsing by Subject "Freshwater"
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Agrochemicals in freshwater systems and their potential as endocrine disrupting chemicals: a South African context
(Elsevier, 2021)South Africa is the largest agrochemical user in sub-Saharan Africa, with over 3000 registered pesticide products. Although they reduce crop losses, these chemicals reach non-target aquatic environments via leaching, spray ... -
Description of two new species, Aphanolaimus strilliae n. sp. (Nematoda: Aphanolaimidae) and Makatinus africanus n. sp. (Nematoda: Aporcelaimidae), and SEM observations on three known species from freshwater sources in the Telperion Nature Reserve (Mpumalanga, South Africa)
(Magnolia Press, 2019)Aphanolaimus strilliae n. sp. and Makatinus africanus n. sp. are described from freshwater sources in the Telperion Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Aphanolaimus strilliae n. sp. is characterised by a body length ... -
Diatoms as water quality indicators in the upper reaches of the Great Fish River, Eastern Cape
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)The Karoo has been exposed to some form of agricultural activity since the early 1900s. This has resulted in the modification of the rivers in this region. Modifications include weirs, dams and removal of riparian vegetation ... -
High genetic variation and phylogeographic relations among Palearctic fairy shrimp populations reflect persistence in multiple southern refugia during Pleistocene ice ages and postglacial colonisation
(Wiley, 2019)Intense anthropogenic disturbance threatens temporary pond ecosystems and their associated fauna across the Palearctic. Since fairy shrimps (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) are endemic to temporary ponds, populations are declining ... -
Molecular profiling of microbial population dynamics in environmental water
(North-West University, 2015)Increasing socio-economic growth and development of South Africa’s freshwater systems require continuous augmentation of water sources to meet the growing water requirements of communities and industries. Anthropogenic ... -
Nematode fauna in the Telperion Nature Reserve
(North-West University, 2019)The Nematology Unit, Biosystematics, Agricultural Research Council—Plant Health and Protection (ARC—PHP) founded the South African Plant-Parasitic Nematode Survey (SAPPNS) in 1987. The aim of the SAPPNS was to make a ...