Cape Floristic Region

Read more about the article Eucalyptus invasions reduce bird diversity in a riparian habitat
Joy Mangachena performing fixed-point bird counts at near-pristine sites (uninvaded) and at sites invaded by Red river gum trees in riparian habitats. (Photo credit: Sjirk Geerts)
2017 / News

Eucalyptus invasions reduce bird diversity in a riparian habitat

The areas between land and a river or stream (riparian habitats) forms a small fraction of the landscape, but support a high diversity of birds. Invasion of these riparian areas by invasive alien plants can negatively affect bird groupings and the important services such as seed dispersal and pollination that birds provide in the ecosystem.

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11 August 2017
Read more about the article Itsy bitsy spiders climbing up a mountain top
Spiders in the genus Ammoxenus were very abundant at certain sites along the transect. Species in this genus tend to specialize on eating termites. (Image by Peter Webb)
2016 / News

Itsy bitsy spiders climbing up a mountain top

A study by C·I·B core team member Stefan Foord and co-author, Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman (Agricultural Research Council) in the Cederberg mountains of the Western Cape, points to the remarkable ability of spiders to respond to changes in the environment.

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12 September 2016
Read more about the article Where will the Cape frogs go?
2016 / News

Where will the Cape frogs go?

Understanding how changes in the climate have influenced the spread of species is important if we want to conserve our most vulnerable species. Part of the answer lies in our ability to make predictions on whether species will be able to track predicted changes in the climate.

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25 January 2016