Effects of habitat transformation on temporary wetlands in the South-Western Cape, South Africa
Doctoral Thesis
2012
Permanent link to this Item
Authors
Supervisors
Journal Title
Link to Journal
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Publisher
University of Cape Town
Department
Faculty
License
Series
Abstract
The widespread loss of temporary wetlands to human activities has been well established, but virtually no information exists on how the human transformation of landscapes has altered the ecological character of those wetlands that remain. This thesis investigates environmental conditions and invertebrate assemblages in temporary wetlands in relation to the extent of habitat transformation in the adjacent landscape, using a broad (across multiple landscapes) and a fine (within-landscape) scale of analysis.
Description
Includes bibliographical references.
Keywords
Reference:
Bird, M. 2012. Effects of habitat transformation on temporary wetlands in the South-Western Cape, South Africa. University of Cape Town.