Browsing Research Output by Author "Maboeta, Mark S."
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community differentiation along a post-coal mining reclamation chronosequence in South Africa: a potential indicator of ecosystem recovery
Ezeokoli, Obinna T.; Mashigo, Sannie K.; Maboeta, Mark S.; Bezuidenhout, Cornelius C.; Adeleke, Rasheed A. (Elsevier, 2020)Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi contribute to the restoration of soil ecological functions and processes during ecosystem development. Here, diversity and differentiation of AM fungi in rhizosphere soils and roots of the ... -
Assessing the ecosystem support function of South African coal mining soil environments using earthworm (Eisenia andrei) bioassays
Ezeokoli, Obinna T.; Oladipo, Oluwatosin G.; Bezuidenhout, Carlos C.; Adeleke, Rasheed A.; Maboeta, Mark S. (Elsevier, 2021)Anthropogenic disturbances of soil environments predispose loss of soil ecosystem functions, including its habitat support function. In this study, the potential ecosystem support and habitat functions of soils from ... -
The enchytraeid reproduction test (ERT): a potentially quick and affordable tool for the assessment of metal contaminated soils in emerging economies
Voua Otomo, Patricks; Wahl, Jurie; Maboeta, Mark S. (Springer Verlag, 2013)The enchytraeid reproduction test (ERT) was used to assess the ecotoxicity of selected mine tailings and agricultural soils from South Africa. The mine tailings had higher cumulative metal concentrations than ... -
Inadequate taxonomy and highly divergent COI haplotypes in laboratory and field populations of earthworms used in ecotoxicology. A case study
Voua Otomo, Patricks; Maboeta, Mark S.; Bezuidenhout, Carlos (Zoological Society of Southern Africa [SU LIS], 2013)DNA barcoding was used to investigate the phylogenetic delimitations of Eisenia sp field populations and laboratory cultures used in ecotoxicological research in South Africa. A total of three focal groups (used in published ... -
Molecular assessment of commercial and laboratory stocks of Eisenia spp. (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) from South Africa
Voua Otomo, Laetitia; Voua Otomo, Patricks; Bezuidenhout, Carlos C.; Maboeta, Mark S. (Council of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum, 2013)DNA barcoding was used to investigate laboratory and commercial stocks of Eisenia species from four provinces of South Africa. The COI gene was partially amplified and sequenced in selected earthworms from eight local ... -
Structural and functional differentiation of bacterial communities in post-coal mining reclamation soils of South Africa: bioindicators of soil ecosystem restoration
Ezeokoli, Obinna T.; Bezuidenhout, Cornelius C.; Maboeta, Mark S.; Adeleke, Rasheed A.; Khasa, Damase P. (Springer Nature, 2020)Soil microbial communities are suitable soil ecosystem health indicators due to their sensitivity to management practices and role in soil ecosystem processes. Presently, information on structural and functional differentiation ... -
Utilizing Eisenia andrei to assess the ecotoxicity of platinum mine tailings disposal facilities
Jubileus, Mandy T.; Theron, Pieter D.; Van Rensburg, Leon; Maboeta, Mark S. (Springer Link, 2013)South Africa is an important platinum mining country which results in environmental impacts due to the construction of tailing disposal facilities (TDFs). It is unclear what the effects of ageing are on the ecotoxicity ...