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.
A group, including C∙I∙B researchers, have developed a method that uses plant communities to determine the position of the 1:2 year flood line on Fynbos rivers that lack hydrological records.
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.