Browsing Magister Scientiae (Biodiversity and Conservation Biology) - MSc (Biodiv & Cons Biol) by Author "Knight, Richard"
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Adequacy of existing protected areas in conserving biodiversity at global and regional levels in relation to socio-economic conditions
Gaika, Lindiwe (University of the Western Cape, 2005)At a meeting of worl leaders at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, it was recognized that because of the tremendous increase in the size of the global populations (which ... -
An analysis of the fire regime and its effects on post-fire recovery in Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld vegetation
Simons, Megan Brigette (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld (NGR) is a fire-prone shrubland largely confined to the Kamiesberg Uplands. More than 20% has been transformed by agricultural activities such as grazing and dryland cropping. The history ... -
Assessing livestock farmers' ecological knowledge and adaptation to climate and environmental change in arid regions of South Africa
Ntombela, Khululiwe Primrose (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Challenges that come with micro-level climate change projections have resulted in the inadequacy of our understanding of local climatic changes and the appropriate adaptation strategies. This has resulted in indigenous ... -
Carbon sequestration in cultivated and uncultivated Vachellia karroo sites in Tankwa Karoo National Park
Phophe, Paulina Avhavhudzani (University of Western Cape, 2021)The Succulent Karoo Biome (SKB) in South Africa is widely reputed to house Earth’s greatest diversity of succulent plants. It is also famous for spectacular displays of annual flowers after good rains. The area experiences ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility in the South African forestry industry – a Western Cape perspective
Sass, Theodore (University of the Western Cape, 2013)Globally plantation forestry plays a pivotal role in terms of timber production, ecological services and maintaining local livelihoods. In South Africa commercial forestry occupies a relatively small portion of the total ... -
Developing fixed-point photography methodologies for assessing post-fire mountain fynbos vegetation succession as a tool for biodiversity management
Alkalei, Osama (University of Western Cape, 2020)Areas of high biodiversity and complex species assemblages are often difficult to manage and to set up meaningful monitoring and evaluations programmes. Mountain Fynbos is such an ecosystem and in the Cape of Good Hope ... -
Identifying and mapping invasive alien plant individuals and stands from aerial photography and satellite images in the central Hawequa conservation area
Forsyth, Aurelia Therese (University of the Western Cape, 2012)The Cape Floristic Region, situated at the southern tip of Africa, is one of the world’s most botanically diverse regions. The biodiversity of this region faces various types of threats, which can be divided into three ... -
Impacts of the invasive reed Arundo donax on biodiversity at the community-ecosystem level
Guthrie, Gené (University of the Western Cape, 2007)Arundo donax is an invasive species that mostly impacts on sensitive riparian ecosystems. Arundo is also invasive in South Africa, though less is known about its ecology, biology, and impacts. Since California and the ... -
Post-Fire response of botanical and microbial communities in the succulent Karoo
Lucas, Lyle (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Fire as a form of disturbance is unique in the way it impacts upon the environment, acting like a herbivore with a ubiquitous appetite. Consuming both dead and living material, converting complex organic molecules into ... -
Rehabilitation as a method of understanding vegetation change in Paulshoek, Namaqualand
Simons, Liora-lee (University of the Western Cape, 2005)Heavy grazing of rangelands in the succulent karoo has placed the biodiversity of these areas at risk. In Paulshoek, overgrazing has resulted in the removal of much of the palatable vegetation from low lying areas. The ... -
A Remote sensing change detection study in the arid Richtersveld region of South Africa
Main, Russell Stuart (University of the Western Cape, 2007)The Richtersveld falls within the succulent karoo and dester biomes. This studu made use of remote sensing technologies in order to investigate possible vegetation cover changes that have taken place over time, and which ... -
Spatial analysis of open space in the quaternary catchment of the Lourens river
Raitt, Gwendolyn Rose (2011)This thesis looks at aspects relating to vegetated open space in the quaternary catchment of the Lourens River, Cape Town, South Africa in 2005 and at GoogleEarth as a source of imagery for research. The research questions ... -
Spatio-temporal dynamics in land use and habit fragmentation in Sandveld, South Africa
Magidi, James Takawira (University of the Western Cape, 2010)This research assessed landuse changes and trends in vegetation cover in the Sandveld, using remote sensing images. Landsat TM satellite images of 1990, 2004 and 2007 were classified using the maximum likelihood classifier ... -
A systematic conservation plan for threatened freshwater wetlanddependent waterbirds across South Africa
Daniels, Neil (University of Western Cape, 2020)Freshwater ecosystems are valuable to all components of biodiversity communities. Globally, these ecosystems are threatened by human activity and as a consequence, many vertebrates, including waterbirds, have become ... -
Valuing the natural resources and ecosystem services of Leliefontein communal rangeland in Namaqualand, South Africa.
Ogidan, Oluwagbenga Olaitan (University of the Western Cape, 2014)Natural resources play important roles in ecosystem service delivery, more especially in rural households where livelihoods depend heavily on natural resources for the delivery of ecosystem services. The various benefits ... -
The water quality and ecological status of the Diep river catchment, Western Cape, South Africa
Ndiitwani, Tovhowani Brenda (University of Western Cape, 2004)The study illustrates the current ecological integrity of the Diep River system, based on the recent river health assessment using the South African Scoring System version 5 (2000-2003) and the water quality data ...