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Amphiesma stolatum (Striped keelback): Predation on polypedates megacephalus (Java treefrog)

Norval, Gerrut; Huang S.-C.; Mao J.-J. (2007)

[No abstract available]
An integrated and comparative approach towards identification, characterization and functional annotation of candidate genes for drought tolerance in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)

Adugna Abdi Woldesemayat; Van Heusden, Peter; Ndimba, Bongani K.; Christoffels, Alan (2017-12-22)

Background: Drought is the most disastrous abiotic stress that severely affects agricultural productivity worldwide. Understanding the biological basis of drought-regulated traits, requires identification and an in-depth ...
Analysis of landscape performance assessment by key stakeholders in a transfrontier conservation area

Chitakira, Munyaradzi; Torquebiau, Emmanuel; Ferguson, Willem; Mearns, Kevin F. (Taylor & Francis, 2017)

Stakeholder engagement has become an important aspect of sustainable natural resources management. This study analysed a landscape performance assessment by local and ‘external’ stakeholders in a transfrontier conservation ...
Applying sustainable tourism indicators to measure the sustainability performance of two tourism lodges in the Namib Desert

Baker, Melissa; Mearns, Kevin F. (Africa Journals, 2017)

The tourism industry is one of the fastest growing industries worldwide, and its preeminent role as a fundamental contributor to the economic sector cannot be disputed. However, the tourism industry is not as harmless ...
An assessment of the feasible application of environmental valuation methods on Rand Water open-space

Bouwer, Rinus; Hendrick, Richard M; Taylor, Megan; Kruger, Andre (University of the Free State, 2008)

Rand Water has contracted University of South Africa (UNISA) to develop a monetary valuation method for its open spaces and its inherent ecological functions. This article begins by reviewing existing contemporary ...
An assessment of the physicochemical properties and toxicity potential of carwash effluents from professional carwash outlets in Gauteng Province, South Africa

Tekere, Memory; Sibanda, Timothy; Maphangwa, Khumbudzo (Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2016-02)

The assessment of the quality of carwash effluents has received scant attention as a potential source of public and environmental health hazard in South Africa as demonstrated by the lack of literature in this subject. The ...
Characterization and Molecular Epidemiology of Rotavirus Strains Recovered in NorthernSouth Africa during 2003–2006 Pretoria,

Seheri, L.M.; Dewar, J.B.; Nemarude, A.L.; Esona, M.; Page, N.; Geyer, A.; Bos, P.; Steele, A.D. (The University of Chicago Press, 2010-09)

Rotavirus infection is the most common cause of severe dehydrating gastroenteritis in infants and young children and remains a significant clinical problem worldwide. The severity and the burden of rotavirus disease could ...
A classification and description of the shrubland vegetation on Platberg, Eastern Free State, South Africa

Brand, Robert F.; Du Preez, Pieter J.; Brown, Leslie R. (Koedoe, 2009)

The natural environment is constantly under threat from human-related activities. Platberg, overlooking the town of Harrismith in the Free State, is an inselberg that presents a refuge for indigenous plants and animals. ...
Community participation in natural resource management: some challenges faced by South African Rural Communities

Tapela, B; Wilson, G D H; Queiros, Dorothy (University of Free State, 2003)

Rural communities living in the neighbourhoods of protected areas are among the most disadvantaged in South Africa. This article focuses on community based natural resource management as a strategy towards sustainable ...
Conservation value of the Egoli Granite Grassland, an endemic grassland in Gauteng, South Africa

Bredenkamp, G.J.; Brown, L.R.; Pfab, M.F. (Koedoe, 2006)

Gauteng is the most densely populated province in South Africa. Its remaining natural areas are constantly under threat from urban development and the associated impacts. Presently, the natural areas of Gauteng support a ...
A deformed hind limb of an invasive free-living brown anole (Anolis sagrei Duméril & Bibron, 1837) from Hualien City, Taiwan

Norval, Gerrut; Mao J.-J.; Bursey C.R.; Goldberg S.R. (2009)

On the 15th of March, 2009, a male brown anole (Anolis sagrei) was collected by hand from a coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) plantation in Chisintang, Hualien County, eastern Taiwan. During the examination of the lizard, it ...
A description of a clutch of the Indo-Chinese rat snake, Ptyas korros (Schlegel, 1837), with notes on an instance of twinning

Dieckmann, Simon; Norval, Gerrut; Mao, Jean-Jay (Herpetology Notes, 2014)
A description of parasites from mountain wolf snakes, Lycodon ruhstrati ruhstrati (Serpentes: Colubridae), from two localities in western Taiwan

Norval, Gerrut; Goldberg, S.R.; Bursey, C.R.; Dieckmann, S.; Mao, J.J. (Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, 2012)

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Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in river water samples 1 from the Vaal Triangle area in South Africa

MOJA, S.J.; MTUNZI, F.; MADLANGA, X. (Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Enginerring - Taylor & Fancis, 2013)

PAHs are fused ring aromatic pollutants some of which are highly carcinogenic to humans and are persistent in the environment. The objective of this study was to develop a suitable extraction method for PAHs from river ...
Does the tokay gecko (Gekko gecko [Linnaeus, 1758]) occur in the wild in Taiwan?

Norval, Gerrut; Dieckmann S.; Huang S.-C.; Mao J.-J.; Chu H.-P.; Goldberg S.R. (2011)

[No abstract available]
Drivers of Bird Species Richness within Moist High-Altitude Grasslands in Eastern South Africa

Maphisa, David H.; Smit-Robinson, Hanneline; Underhill, Les G.; Altwegg, Res (2016-08)

Moist high-altitude grasslands in South Africa are renowned for high avifaunal diversity and are priority areas for conservation. Conservation management of these areas conflicts with management for other uses, such as ...
Drought response strategy in Gauteng

Hoy, Leslie; Hendrick, Richard M.; Brown, Leslie R. (Eagle Publishing Company : Hyde Park, 2009-09)

The thesis presents a proactive water supply shortage response plan focussing on the Green Industry in the Rand Water supply area. The study determined a drought response strategy focussing on the Green Industry in Gaunteng, ...
The effect of cold storage on the rooting suceess of Chrysanthemum cuttings

Anon (Eagle Publishing Company : Hyde Park, 2006-07)

The study examines the effect of cold storage on the rooting success of Chrysanthemum cuttings.The study concluded that the rooting success of chrysanthemum cuttings was affected by the length of time the cutting was in ...
The effect of rainfall on the vegetation of the grassland plateaus of the Mountain Zebra National Park

Brown, Leslie R.; Novellie, Peter N.; Bezuidenhout, Hugo; De Klerk, J. (Unisa Press, 2002)

The vegetation of permanently marked plots distributed within a grassland plateau of the Mountain Zebra National Park was monitored by means of point surveys for canopy cover for a six-year period from 1980 to1986 and also ...
Effects of the brown anole invasion and betelnut palm planting on arthropod diversity in southern Taiwan

Huang S.-C.; Norval, Gerrut; Wei C.-S.; Tso I.-M. (2008)

The brown anole (Anolis sagrei) occurs naturally in various localities in Central America, and an exotic invasive population was first reported in Sheishan District, Chiayi County, Taiwan, in 2000. Previous studies showed ...

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