Browsing by Subject "Ecosystems"
Now showing items 1-4 of 4
-
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 ... -
Ecosystem health and water quality of the Mooi River and associated impoundments using diatoms and macroinvertebrates as bioindicators
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Water is the most important element on earth for sustaining the life of all living organisms. Fresh water is needed for human life and throughout history concentrated human populations were found in close proximity to a ... -
Plant-parasitic nematode assemblages associated with glyphosate tolerant and conventional soybean cultivars in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Information about the non-target effects of glyphosate, a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide on soil-borne nematodes is scarce and not well documented for South African agricultural fields. In the present study, the abundance ... -
Spatial and temporal deposition of selected biogeochemical important trace species in South Africa
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)The concern of potential adverse environmental effects due to increased anthropogenic emissions to the atmosphere necessitates the need for long-term atmospheric deposition programmes. Wet and dry depositions of emitted ...