Heavy metal threats to plants and soil life in southern Africa: present knowledge and consequences for ecological risk assessment

H Eijsackers, A Reinecke, S Reinecke… - … and Toxicology Volume …, 2020 - Springer
In recent times there has been remarkable development in the field of soil ecotoxicology and
risk assessment (RA) models. It is, however, debatable if these RA models are robust …

[图书][B] South African risk and vulnerability atlas

ERM Archer, F Engelbrecht, W Landman, A Le Roux… - 2010 - pta-dspace-dmz.csir.co.za
The South African Risk and Vulnerability Atlas was conceived and designed with the intent
of providing up to date information for key sectors to support strategy development in the …

Assessing risks to ecosystems within biodiversity hotspots: a case study from southwestern A ustralia

V English, DA Keith - Austral Ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The south west of W estern A ustralia is a global biodiversity hotspot that contains a suite of
highly restricted and threatened ecosystems. In common with some other global hotspots …

A lot gone but still hanging on: Floristics of remnant patches of endangered KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld

CC Drury, S Ramdhani, Sershen, P Mbatha… - … -African Biodiversity & …, 2016 - journals.co.za
Background: KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld (KZNSS) is an endangered subtropical
grassland type, of which a large proportion occurs within the eThekwini Municipal Area …

Faktore wat die voorkoms van putjieskade op volstruisvelle kan beïnvloed

A Engelbrecht - Agriprobe, 2010 - journals.co.za
Die volstruisbedryf is'n belangrike landboubedryf vir die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie. Die
bedryf is veral belangrik in die Wes-Kaap, waar die grootste konsentrasie kommersiële …

A brief description of South Africa's present-day climate

F Engelbrecht, W Landman - 2010 - researchspace.csir.co.za
Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate variability and change, a situation
aggravated by the interaction o Page 1 SOUTH AFRICAN RISK AND VULNERABILITY A TLAS …

[PDF][PDF] Is soil biodiversity threatened by anthropogenic environmental changes

AJ Reinecke, SA Reinecke, AJ Reinecke… - South African Journal …, 2018 - researchgate.net
In this review we highlight some of the main drivers of environmental change that are
evidently impacting on soil ecosystems and posing a threat to soil biodiversity and …

Seed banks of sub-tropical grassland patches within an urban matrix in South Africa: Reflecting the past and foretelling the future

CC Drury, C Carbutt, S Ramdhani - 2019 - tspace.library.utoronto.ca
Urban grasslands often exist as fragmented patches with varying threat levels. These
patches are generally inappropriately managed due to limited data on their responses to …

Plant response to habitat fragmentation: clues from species and functional diversity in three Cape lowland vegetation types of South Africa

RY Kongor - 2010 - scholar.sun.ac.za
The South African Cape lowlands have been severely transformed and reduced to
fragments embedded in matrices of various activities. With the need to prioritise …

Seed banks of subtropical grassland patches within an urban matrix in South Africa: reflecting the past and foretelling the future

Sershen, CC Drury, C Carbutt, S Ramdhani - Botany, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
Urban grasslands often exist as fragmented patches with varying threat levels. These
patches are generally inappropriately managed due to limited data on their responses to …