Browsing by Subject "Invasive species"
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Chytrid fungi and global amphibian declines
(Springer Nature, 2020)Discovering that chytrid fungi cause chytridiomycosis in amphibians represented a paradigm shift in our understanding of how emerging infectious diseases contribute to global patterns of biodiversity loss. In this Review ... -
Co-introduction of metazoan parasites with an invasive host, Micropterus salmoides (Lacépède, 1802) in non-native regions in South Africa
(North-West University, 2018)Since the early 18th century the introduction of non-native fish species occurred into South African freshwater systems. Drivers for these introductions included stocking for sports angling, aquaculture, bio-control and ... -
The Control and Eradication of Invasive Species in Urban Areas in terms of South African Law : The City of Cape Town and Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer Beetles
(PER/PELJ, 2022)The introduction and prevalence of invasive species is an alarming reality in South Africa. The emergence of invasive species has resulted in harmful consequences on various levels and has adverse impacts on the environment ... -
A critical review of the South African freshwater angling legislative framework
(North-West University, 2010)Prior to 1993, freshwater angling in South Africa had been governed by the respective nature conservation legislation of the four South African provinces, the four "independent homelands" and the six so-called Bantustans. ... -
Influence of the invasive fish, Gambusia affinis, on amphibians in the Western Cape
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)The worldwide dispersal and establishment of invasive fish is partly responsible for the global decline in amphibian species. Unfortunately, this is a significant problem in the Western Cape in South Africa, as the region ... -
Invasive plant species and their disaster-effects in dry tropical forests and rangelands of Kenya and Tanzania
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2011)Invasive plants are a hazard in the tropical dry forests and rangelands of East Africa. Although often not reported, they have increasingly created disasters that have affected the environment and socio-economic wellbeing ... -
Next-generation sequencing of Dreissena polymorpha transcriptome sheds light on its mitochondrial DNA
(Springer, 2018)Zebra mussels Dreissena polymorpha (Veneroida, Dreissenidae) are known for their invasive behavior. Despite numerous studies dealing with this species, no results of large sequencing projects have been published to date, ... -
Protection of marine birds and turtles at St Brandon’s Rock, Indian Ocean, requires conservation of the entire atoll
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)A survey of seabirds and turtles at St Brandon’s Rock, 400 km north of Mauritius, was undertaken in 2010. We estimated that 1 084 191 seabirds comprising seven breeding species and excluding non-breeders were present at ... -
Telenomus remus, a candidate parasitoid for the biological control of Spodoptera frugiperda in Africa, is already present on the continent
(MDPI, 2019)The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, a moth originating from tropical and subtropical America, has recently become a serious pest of cereals in sub-Saharan Africa. Biological control offers an economically and ...