Podcast: Keeping invasive species in check

C·I·B Member, Prof Brian van Wilgen, speaks to Dr Gillian Arendse from Stellenbosch University about the impact of invasive species in South Africa.

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Famine weed (Parthenium hysterophorus) is an aggressive invader in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. (Photo credit: Thembeka Thwala)

Invasive alien species in protected areas: a threat that should not be overlooked

In this commentary, a group of researchers, including C∙I∙B researchers and former C∙I∙B students, argue that when protected areas containing invasive alien species (IAS) are subjected to protected area downgrading, downsizing, and degazettement (PADDD), there is a higher chance that IAS will cause environmental and socioeconomic effects.

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Freshwater Life

Field guide by C·I·B Core Team Member, Charles Griffiths, describes life in freshwater

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