Authors:Wood, SimonDate:2012All free-living animal species have their own unique parasite assemblages. These parasites can have a significant impact on the fitness and ecology of their hosts, and through them the ecological systems in which they ... Read more
Authors:Liang, Andrea YankeeDate:2014The impact of flamingo predation on the benthic community has been well researched through the use of caging and exclusion experiments. However, there is still very little known about flamingo spatial foraging preferences ... Read more
Authors:Retief, Kirsten; West, Adam G.; Pfab, Michele F.Date:17 Sep 2014Cycads in South Africa are facing an extinction crisis due to the illegal extraction of plants from the wild. Proving wild origin of suspect ex situ cycads to the satisfaction of a court of law is difficult, limiting law ... Read morecb
Authors:Musker, SethDate:2013A quantitative analysis of suitable habitat for the Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), a large waterbird confined to African swamps, was conducted by using a combination of aerial photographs and a previously determined habitat ... Read more
Authors:Adams, IsmatDate:2013Plants can resist herbivore pressure through structural or chemical defence or both. The ultimate
goal of defence against herbivory is to reduce the amount of damage to biomass, but more
specifically to protect against ... Read more
Authors:Wright, DaleDate:2011Citizen science is increasingly recognised as a useful tool for conducting scientific research and public outreach, producing multiple positive benefits for biodiversity conservation and the volunteers involved in such research. Read more
Authors:Slingsby, JasperDate:2011Preserving the structure and functioning of ecosystems and the benefits they provide to society depends on our understanding of how biodiversity influences ecosystem function and which processes determine the composition ... Read more
Authors:Gray, Emma FionaDate:2011This study investigates the diversity present in the patch mosaic of vegetation, and also investigates how woody plant encroachment is affecting ecosystem services in Hluhluwe Game Reserve, with a focus on biodiversity, ... Read more
Authors:Weimar, RolfDate:2014The Video Game industry is maturing. Success in the video game industry relies on many things, including marketing, sound business practises, and top notch technical implementation. Games Engines are software systems that ... Read more