Read more about the article Invasive crayfish can cause high fisheries damage
Gill net fishing in the Zambezi (Photo by Josie South)

Invasive crayfish can cause high fisheries damage

A study by C∙I∙B Research Associate Josie South and scientists from SAIAB quantified the ecological damage and potential economic losses caused by two invasive crayfish in southern Africa.

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Read more about the article Fire management challenges investigated in the Kruger National Park
High-intensity, late dry season fire in the Kruger National Park, with marula trees (Sclerocarya birrea) in the foreground. Photo: S. Whitfield

Fire management challenges investigated in the Kruger National Park

A review by C·I·B Core Team member, Prof Brian van Wilgen, on the effectiveness of fire management in the Kruger National Park has revealed that fire can simultaneously produce positive and negative conservation outcomes.

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Read more about the article Is it possible to predict pest interceptions?
Examples of arthropods detected on imported kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) in South Africa. Anti-clockwise from top: Frankliniella intonsa (Thripidae), Tuckerella japonica (Tuckerellidae), Brevipalpus sp. (Tenuipalpidae) and Oribatida (two species). Figure reproduced from Faulkner et al. 2020, supplied by D. Saccaggi.

Is it possible to predict pest interceptions?

Is there a way to predict which imported agricultural products are most likely to carry a pest? This question was tackled by former C∙I∙B student, Davina Saccaggi, in a recent paper in Ecological Applications.

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