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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 ...
Real-world problem-based learning: a case study evaluated

De Villiers, Ruth; Queiros, Dorothy (Science Africa Society of Cultural History, 2003)

This article describes and evaluates a case study of a postgraduate practical learning event in the Department of Tourism Management at the University of Pretoria. It involved a real world situation and departed ...
A vegetation description and floristic analyses of the springs on the Kammanassie Mountain, Western Cape

Cleaver, G.; Brown, L.R.; Bredenkamp, G.J. (Koedoe, 2004)

The Kammanassie Mountain is a declared mountain catchment area and a Cape mountain zebra Equus zebra zebra population is preserved on the mountain. The high number of springs on the mountain not only provides water for ...
A report of hepatic granuloma in free-living Brown anoles (Anolis sagrei) in Taiwan: Two cases

Norval, Gerrut; Tung C.-L.; Cooper J.E. (2005)

Brown anoles (Anolis sagrei) were collected for stomach-content analysis from an area surrounding a plant nursery (23°25'51''N, 120°28'30''E) in Santzepu, Sheishan District, Chia-Yi County. Tissue sampling revealed liver ...
The vegetation of the farms Ingleside and Welgedacht of the Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape

Brown, L.R.; Bezuidenhout, H. (Koedoe, 2005)

South Africa is well known for its semi-arid lowland areas that have a distinct flora and species composition. Because ecosystems react differently to different management practices, it is important that a description and ...
The phytosociology of the Vermaaks, Marnewicks and Buffelsklip valleys of the Kammanassie Nature Reserve, Western Cape

Cleaver, G.; Brown, L.R.; Bredenkamp, G.J. (Koedoe, 2005)

Long-term conservation ecosystems require a broader understanding of the ecological processes involved. Because ecosystems react differently to different management practices, it is important that a description and ...
Vegetation classification as the basis for baboon management in the Bourke's Luck Section of the Blyde Canyon Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga.

Brown, L.R.; Marais, H.; Henzi, S.P.; Barrett, L. (Koedoe, 2005)

The Blyde Canyon Nature Reserve (BCNR) was identified as an important conservation area due to of its extraordinary diversity of plant species. Plant communities represent ecosystems and form the basis of any management ...
An improved technique for scale-clipping of small snakes

Mao J.-J.; Lai Y.-C.; Norval, Gerrut (2006)

[No abstract available]
Phytosociology and plant community utilisation by vervet monkeys of the Blydeberg Conservancy, Limpopo Province

Barret, A.S.; Brown, L.R.; Barret, L.; Henzi, S.P. (Koedoe, 2006)

The plant communities of the Blydeberg Conservancy were investigated as part of a research project on the foraging ecology of vervet monkeys Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus (senso lato) in mixed lowveld bushveld and ...
Population structure and habitat use of baboons (papio hamadryas ursinus) in the Blyde Canyon Nature Reserve

Marais, A.J.; Brown, L.R.; Barrett, L.; Henzi, S.P. (Koedoe, 2006)

Baboons are highly intelligent and ecologically flexible animals with attributes that allow them to exploit diverse habitats. As a result of their dietary flexibility they often exploit human habitats, causing damage to ...
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 ...
Landscape SA

Anon (Eagle Publishing Company, 2006-01)

The study examines the Distance Education Training Model at Unisa and the role of the Green Industry. The study attempts at addressing some of the problems that learners, employers and trainers face with the regard to ...
The use of Grey water in nurseries

Anon (Eagle Publishing Company : Hyde Park, 2006-03)

The study examines the use of grey water in Nurseries in the Green Industry with the view to reducing environmental impact of existing usage. The aim of the study is to introduce realistic and safer water pracrices which ...
Ex- Situ plant conservation as a conservation method for threatened species : an Ex-Situ study on the endangered plant, aloe albida

Anon (Eagle Publishing Company : Hyde Park, 2006-05)

The study comprises a two-pronged approach: firstly, it examines whether ex-situ conservation is actually a feasible process in conserving threatened plants by conducting a literature survey of international resources on ...
Landscape SA

Anon (The Eagle Publishing Company, 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 adversely by the length of time the cutting ...
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 ...
A report on male Anolis sagrei saurophagy in Chiayi County, Taiwan

Norval, Gerrut (2007)

Five hundred and two Brown anoles (Anolis sagrei) were collected for stomach content analysis from an area surrounding a plant nursery (23°25'51''N, 120°28'30''E) in Santzepu, Sheishan District, Chiayi County, as part of ...
Amphiesma stolatum (Striped keelback): Predation on polypedates megacephalus (Java treefrog)

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

[No abstract available]
The evaluation of various reseeding methods for restoring old croplands in the Highveld region of South Africa

Van Oudtshoorn, Frits (2007-11)

In spite of the relative simple vegetation structure, the Grassland biome has surprisingly high species diversity. The Grassland biome is also the most transformed biome in South Africa, with cultivation having the largest ...
The spatial distribution of HIV and AIDS in Gauteng, South Africa

Ezike-Dennis, Uchechukwu Nneka (2007-12)

Since the earliest reported cases of HIV/AIDS probably in 1959 in Africa, there has been a consistent progression in the new HIV/AIDS infection cases. In South Africa, Gauteng, records one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence ...

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