A study by former C∙I∙B student Kyle Boast, and supervisors, Willem de Lange and Theo Kleynhans assessed the trade-offs when comparing helicopters with two alternative ground-based methods for clearing invasive alien trees to find out under which circumstances the higher cost of helicopters are justified.
A study by C∙I∙B Core Team Member, Llewellyn Foxcroft and colleagues examined the rates of invasion of common mynas into the Kruger National Park, and whether the birds were becoming permanent residents.
C∙I∙B student, Chelsey Matthys, and C∙I∙B Associate, Sjirk Geerts (based at Cape Peninsula University of Technology), together with colleagues documented the first detailed assessment of the distribution and invasive potential of scarlet bottlebrush (Melaleuca rugulosa) in South Africa.
The study by PhD student, Madodomzi Mafanya, and C∙I∙B Core Team member, Tsungai Zengeya, demonstrated that it is possible to generate large numbers of accurate training samples from traditional image classification algorithms that can be used to map the distribution of alien plant species using machine-learning algorithms.
A new study by C∙I∙B Core Team member Sheunesu Ruwanza and co-author Gladman Thondhlana assessed the perceptions, knowledge, and uses of guava to rural communities in the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, South Africa.
