Water stress and shade may limit the potential of one of the world’s most widespread invasive alien tree species, the Australian pine tree (Casuarina equisetifolia L.) to spread on sandy coastal plains of Brazil.
C·I·B researchers Ana Novoa (C·I·B Post-doc) and Dave Richardson (C·I·B Director) together with colleagues from the University of Vigo, in Spain, identified that the seeds of cactus plants can be used as an effective way of detecting invasive cacti.
A month-long field experiment by Jeremy Shelton (C·I·B Post-doc) and Darragh Woodford (C·I·B Associate), showed that alien rainbow trout (Oncorhyncus mykiss) and native Breede River redfin (Pseudobarbus burchelli) perform different roles in the food webs of fynbos mountain streams.
C·I·B core team member Sabrina Kumschick and C·I·B associate Petr Pyšek, together with collaborators from Europe, developed a concise tool to put a figure on the impacts of alien species.
The Western Cape has a lot to boast about when it comes to biodiversity, and who better to inform than the youth who will be protecting it one day! In support of this, the Iimbovane Outreach Project hosted a “Big on Biodiversity” workshop at the C·I·B, Stellenbosch University.
