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.
Repeated high-intensity fires can reduce bush encroachment, but they also speed up the loss of tall trees. These findings came from a recent study by a team of researchers including C·I·B Core Team Member, Brian van Wilgen, and were published in the Journal of Applied Ecology.