Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Southern Africa"
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Deeper knowledge of shallow waters: reviewing the invertebrate fauna of southern African temporary wetlands
(Springer, 2019)Temporary lentic wetlands are becoming increasingly recognised for their collective role in contributing to biodiversity at the landscape scale. In southern Africa, a region with a high density of such wetlands, information ... -
The GIRRL program: a human rights based approach to disaster risk reduction intervention in Southern Africa
(Elsevier, 2017)Gender equality and female empowerment face many challenges within the Southern Africa region. Failures to ensure equality across all social groups creates pockets of people that face differential access to power and ... -
Long-term water quality patterns of a flow regulated tropical lowland river
(MDPI, 2020)Floodplain ecosystems in Africa are under threat due to direct anthropogenic pressure and climate change. The lower Phongolo River and associated floodplain is South Africa’s largest inland floodplain ecosystem and has ... -
A new genus and species of fish parasitic cymothoid (Crustacea, Isopoda) from the Indian Ocean coast of South Africa, with a key to the externally attaching genera of Cymothoidae
(Pensoft Publishers, 2019)Bambalocra intwala gen. et sp. nov. is described from Sodwana Bay, north-eastern South Africa. The monotypic genus is characterised by the broadly truncate anterior margin of the head with a ventral rostrum, coxae 2–5 ... -
A nonnative Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) population in the Republic of South Africa is resistant to herbicides with different sites of action
(2022)Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson) is not native to Africa. Based on the presence and persistence of A. palmeri populations, its invasive status in southern Africa is classified as “naturalized.” Globally, A. ... -
Obuloides crinitus sp. nov., sixth African species of the gall forming mites of the genus Obuloides Baker and Tuttle, 1975 (Acari: Tenuipalpidae), with a key to known species
(BioOne, 2018)A new species of Obuloides, Obuloides crinitus sp. nov., is described based on females and males collected from the galls and twigs of Grewia occidentalis (Tiliaceae) in South Africa. Obuloides crinutus is closely related ... -
Revised phylogeny of African sand lizards (Pedioplanis), with the description of two new species from south-western Angola
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)Although reptile diversity in Africa is high, it is poorly represented in Angola, with just 257 species known. Despite its greater surface area and habitat diversity Angola has significantly lower lacertid lizard diversity ... -
Submicrometer aerosols and excess CO as tracers for biomass burning air mass transport over southern Africa
(Wiley, 2016)This paper links surface measurements of biomass burning aerosols and trace gases with trajectory analysis to determine transport pathways for air masses with high and low concentrations. We interpret the long-term ... -
A taxonomic revision of Boerhavia (Nyctaginaceae) in southern Africa
(Elsevier, 2013)The genus Boerhavia in southern Africa is revised. Eight species and one infraspecific taxon are recognized for the Flora of Southern Africa region, with Boerhavia orbicularifolia Struwig described as new. Four of the ... -
Threatened southern African soils: a need for appropriate ecotoxicological risk assessment
(Elsevier, 2017)In southern Africa arable soils are limited due to low rainfall and are threatened by anthropogenic activities like agriculture and mining making it susceptible to degradation. The aim of this study is to review the existing ...