http://hdl.handle.net/10500/131 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:01:58 GMT 2013-05-25T04:01:58Z http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9681 A description of parasites from mountain wolf snakes, Lycodon ruhstrati ruhstrati (Serpentes: Colubridae), from two localities in western Taiwan Norval, G.; Goldberg, S.R.; Bursey, C.R.; Dieckmann, S.; Mao, J.J. None Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9681 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9680 The nematode, Cosmocerca ornata from the ornamented pygmy frog, Microhyla fissipes and dark-sided chorus frog, Microhyla heymonsi from Taiwan (R.O.C.) and a summation of helminth records from these hosts. Norval, G.; Bursey, C.R.; Goldberg, S.R.; Arreola, J.; Huang, S.C.; Mao, J.J. Microhyla fissipes and Microhyla heymonsi are common anurans in lowland plains to low montane regions in most parts of Taiwan. Five Microhyla fissipes and 7 Microhyla heymonsi from southwestern Taiwan were examined for helminths. A nematode, Cosmocerca ornata, was the only helminth species found. This report is the first record of this nematode species from Taiwan and also confirms infection of M. fissipes by C. ornata and documents M. heymonsi as a new host record for C. ornata. Herein, updated helminth lists for M. fissipes and M. heymonsi are provided. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9680 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9679 Gastrointestinal Helminths of the Marshland Frog, Fejervarya limnocharis (Anura: Ranidae) from Taiwan, R.O.C. NORVAL, GERRUT; BURSEY, CHARLES R.; GOLDBERG, STEPHEN R.; ARREOLA, JEANETTE; HUANG, SHAO-CHANG; MAO, JEAN-JAY Eight Fejervarya limnocharis from southwestern Taiwan were examined for helminths. Two species of Nematoda, Cosmocerca ornata and Oswaldocruzia hoepplii, and 1 species of Acanthocephala, Pseudoacanthocephalus bufonis, were found. A survey of helminths infecting other populations of F. limnocharis indicates that this frog is infected by generalist helminths that also infect a variety of other anurans. Taiwan is a new locality record for P. bufonis. Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9679 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9470 A vegetation classification and description of five wetland sysems and their respective zones on the Maputuland Coastal Plain Pretorius, Mathilde Luïse The Maputaland Coastal Plain in Kwa Zulu-Natal is covered by aeolian sands . According to the national wetland delineation manual delineating wetlands in this area is complex due to problematic wetland soils. The aim of this study was to classify and describe the vegetation of the different zones of the wetland systems to determine the main drivers of the plant communities. The understanding of these complex ecosystems could assist in wetland delineation. Twenty wetlands from five wetland systems were surveyed. The vegetation zones of each wetland were sampled and basic environmental data were collected. The results from this study indicate that different plant species assemblages are characteristic for the wetland zones. However, zone delineation using vegetation composition varies between the different wetland systems, and should be evaluated according to the system in question. The major determinants of the vegetation communities in wetlands on the MCP are the substrate type and hydrological regime Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9470 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z