There is a need to develop a plan to monitor the recovery of native vegetation following clearing operations. Such a plan should take account of realistic end-points of recovery, aspects of the ecology of native species in the areas.
This study aims to assess the status in South African National Parks (SANParks) against the indicators developed for the national status report as well as other systems such as those developed as part of 'A vision for global monitoring of biological invasions' (Essential Variables for Invasion Monitoring).
The project aims to quantify the economic impacts of changes to the Western Cape water supplies resulting from different invasive alien tree control scenarios.
The Guttural Toad has successfully invaded the islands of Mauritius and Reunion, as well as Constantia near Cape Town. All invasions seem to have originated near Durban, KZN. Recent research has shown ways in which these toads have adapted to their invaded habitats. But how would these react if they were moved back to Durban?
This project seeks to quantify the effects of the interaction between tadpoles of the two species, Guttural toad (Sclerophrys gutturalis) and Western Leopard toad (Sclerophrys pantherina) in an experimental enclosure.
