Read more about the article C·I·B workshop on the status of river red gum in South Africa
Participants at the workshop on the river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) which was held at Stellenbosch University’s Botanical Garden on 16 March 2018. Back row, right to left: Sheunesu Ruwanza (Dep. of Ecology & Resource Management, University of Venda), Michael Cheek (SANBI), Jaco Le Roux (C·I·B), Graham Harding (Invader Plant Specialist (Pty) Ltd), Mark Gush (CSIR), Hildegard Klein (ARC), Heidi Hirsch (C·I·B), Pieter Winter (SANBI), Coert Geldenhuys (Forestwood cc), Sebinasi Dzikiti (CSIR), Dave Richardson (C·I·B), Andrew Morris (ICFR), Brett Hurley (FABI, University of Pretoria), Francois Roets (Dep. of Conservation Ecology & Entomology, Stellenbosch University). Front row, right to left: Christy Momberg (C·I·B; scribe), Wayne Jones (Sappi Forests), Farai Tererai (Working for Wetlands, Dep. of Environmental Affairs), David Le Maitre (CSIR). (Photo: Suzaan Kritzinger-Klopper)

C·I·B workshop on the status of river red gum in South Africa

The Centre for Invasion Biology (C·I·B) hosted a workshop titled “Eucalyptus camaldulensis in South Africa: assessing its past, present and future” on 16 March 2018 at the Stellenbosch University’s Botanical Garden.

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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)

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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