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Native legume species from the Northern Cape province of South Africa and their potential use as forage crops.
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
The lack of bioclimatically suitable forage species for livestock production in the water-limited agro-ecological areas of South Africa has resulted in significant feed shortages within these areas during the ongoing drought ...
Chemical investigation of some species of Amaryllidaceae from the Greater Cape Region of South Africa as a source of bioactive compounds
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The family Amaryllidaceae is widely distributed in the southern hemisphere. Members of the family are well known for their content of pharmacologically active alkaloids and represent an important epicentre of Amaryllidac ...
Biomonitoring of heavy metals in the Eerste River catchment area
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The risk of increasing global pollution dictates the need to understand environmental processes and develop innovative ways to monitor pollution levels and address associated problems. In order to address this need, this ...
Heteroscleromorph demosponge taxonomy and diversity of the Amathole region (Eastern Cape, South Africa)
(University of Western Cape, 2022)
Sponges are functionally important and ubiquitous components of the global marine benthos. South Africa accounts for roughly 4% of the global marine sponge diversity, comprising 374 described species and seven varieties/forms, ...
Autecology of the rhombic egg-eater, Dasypeltis scabra
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Efforts to prevent global losses of biodiversity are hindered by incomplete knowledge of the functional importance of species. In part, this is due to a paucity of information on the basic biology of most species resulting ...
A biogeographic, phylogenetic and taxonomic evaluation of South African orthopteran species (Orthoptera: Pneumoridae)
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
The order Orthoptera contains a wide diversity of species and is the most speciose of the polyneopteran insect lineages. In South Africa, the orthopteran fauna is abundant and diverse, with approximately 88% of all Southern ...
Conservation and resource-use relations: Analysis for protected area expansion feasibility in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
It is assumed that expanding the size and/or number of protected and conservation areas can contribute
to more effective conservation, ecosystem services and environmental protection. Expansion is
normally a response to ...
Snake community structure in a heterogeneous fynbos ecosystem
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Snakes occur in most terrestrial ecosystems, forming an integral part of many ecological
communities. A diverse community of snakes in an ecosystem can indicate a complex habitat
structure capable of supporting a diverse ...