In Memory – Stefan Foord
In Memory - Stefan Foord
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8 March 2024
The 400-year-old story of oaks: from cultural icons to invaders and victims
CIB study traces the history of the introduction of the genus Quercus into South Africa, as well as its current status and the factors that are changing its distribution across our landscapes.
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20 February 2024
Eminent SU scientist among world most cited researchers
Prof Richardson among world most cited researchers
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28 November 2023
Jeanne weighing water hyacinth plants in the laboratory at the University of the Witwatersrand. (Photo: Dr Jeanne Mukarugwiro)
Implications of water turbidity on biological control of water hyacinth
A recent study revealed that high levels water turbidity levels negatively affected the development, survival and establishment of the water hyacinth weevils.
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26 September 2023
Photos from left to right: Black Locust; Osage orange; Tree of Heaven; pictures from iNaturalist under CC-BY-NC (credits: Dave Richardson, Rosario, and Gehardt).
Biodiversity of natural forests key to buffer severity of non-native tree invasions
A study, co-authored by CIB Core Team member Prof Cang Hui, has found that the native biodiversity of natural forests largely buffers the severity of non-native tree invasions.
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30 August 2023