Restoring Lowland Sand Fynbos – guidelines hot off the press
Several C·I·B Core Team members, Associates and former students are among the authors of newly published guidelines for restoring Lowland Sand Fynbos ecosystems.
Several C·I·B Core Team members, Associates and former students are among the authors of newly published guidelines for restoring Lowland Sand Fynbos ecosystems.
A new study by Stellenbosch University researchers shows that a lack of funding, poor communication among stakeholders and inadequate knowledge are the major barriers to successful restoration of riparian zones in the Global South.
A recent study published in Current Forestry Reports and co-authored by C∙I∙B Core Team members had a closer look at the challenges scientists face when studying microorganisms as invasive species.
A study by Jesse Kalwij, former C∙I∙B MSc student, Sophia Turner, and C∙I∙B Core Team member, Karen Esler, shows that human activities are the primary cause of exotic species introduction and expansion up the Sani Pass, as well as from the disturbed road verges into the adjacent natural area.
Remotely-sensed spectral data enable the identification of native, exotic and hybrid Tamarix taxa found in South Africa. This was the finding of a research team including Solomon Tesfamichael (University of Johannesburg) and C·I·B Core Team member, Prof Marcus Byrne.