Research and resource library
Video: Webinar - Biodiversity State of Conservation Report 2020
In this interesting webinar, learn about the state of conservation in the Western Cape, what the threats are to biodiversity and what is being done to conserve it.
Video: Webinar -Worms On a Mission
Video: Webinar - Web of Life - All about Interdependence
What is interdependence? Why is it important? Learn all about interdependence in this webinar presentation.
Video: Webinar - The Wonderful World of Insects
Learn about why insects are so interesting and why they are so important in this fun webinar about these creepy crawlies.
Video: Webinar - No Rain No Gain
Learn all about how we can harvest water in this interesting webinar style video presentation.
Intentional Genetic Manipulation as a conservation threat
Russo, I.M., Hoban, S., Bloomer, P., Kotze, A., Segelbacher, G., Rushworth, I., Birss, C., Bruford, M. 2018.
Taxonomy of the Capensibufo rosei group (Anura Bufonidae) from South Africa
Zootaxa 4232(2): 282-292. Channing, A., Measey, G.J., De Villiers, A.L., Turner, A. 2017
Marasmodes (Asteraceae, Anthemideae), the most threatened plant genus of the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 111: 371-386. Magee, A.R., Ebrahim, I., Koopman, R. and Van Staden, L. 2017.
Effect of an intensive mechanical removal effort on a population of non-native rainbow trout in a SA headwater stream.
Invasions by nonânative species can compromise the conservation value of otherwise pristine headwater streams. While both developed and developing countries recognize this threat, few of the latter have suitable budgets to implement control programmes.
Shelton, J., Weyl, O., Van der Walt, J., Marr, S., Impson D., Maciejewski K., Dallas, H., Tye, D. and Esler, K. 2017.
Quantitative evaluation of hybridization and the impact on biodiversity conservation
Ecology and Evolution, 7: 320â330. Van Wyk, A.M., Dalton, D.L., Hoban, S., Bruford, M.W., Russo, I-R.M., Birss, C., Grobler, P., van Vuuren, B.J. and KotzĂ©, A. 2017.
Unexpected survival of sharptooth catfish during acute rotenone toxicity trials will complicate management of invasions.
Biological Invasions. Jordaan, M.S., Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Slabbert, E. and Weyl, O.L.F. 2017.
Vulnerability of cape fold ecoregion freshwater fishes to climate change and other human impacts.
Shelton, J., Weyl, O., Chakona, A., Ellender, B., Esler, K., Impson, D. Jordaan, M., Marr, S., Ngobela, T., van der Walt, R., Paxton B., and Dallas, H. 2017.