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Read more about the article Lack of human-assisted spread means Kudzu vine can be eradicated from SA
(a) Kudzu vine (Pueraria Montana var. lobata) invasion of a eucalyptus plantation close to the initial introduction site in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa; (b) Kudzu vine smothering native and alien riparian vegetation at the site of initial introduction (Photo credit: Sjirk Geerts)
2016 / News

Lack of human-assisted spread means Kudzu vine can be eradicated from SA

A recent study by C·I·B Associate, Sjirk Geerts (based at Cape Peninsula University of Technology), together with researchers from the C·I·B, SANBI’s Invasive Species Programme and the University of Cape Town, stressed the importance of human activities in the spread of some of the most notorious plant invaders.

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6 October 2016
Read more about the article Mutualisms — fundamental mediators of biological invasions
Potential effects of biological invasions on different types of mutualisms compared with effects caused by other drivers of global change. Symbols: ∆ changes in; ↑ increases in; ↓ decreases in.
2014 / Highlighted papers

Mutualisms — fundamental mediators of biological invasions

Mutualisms are relationships between organisms of different species in which each individual benefits from the activity of the other. These relationships are hugely important in nature. Essential services provided by mutualists include pollination, seed dispersal and the constitution of global cycles of carbon and other nutrients.

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19 December 2014
Read more about the article Long-tongued pollinators shed light on coevolutionary dynamics
The long-proboscid fly (Moegistorhynchus longirostris) and the long-tubed iris (Lapeirousia anceps) in the Cape Floristic Region (Photo Credit: A Pauw).
2013 / News

Long-tongued pollinators shed light on coevolutionary dynamics

Plants and pollinators have co-evolved physical characteristics that make them more likely to interact successfully. For example, long-proboscid flies, whose tongues are twice the length of their bodies, are able to reach the nectar resources stored deep inside flowers with long straw-like stems. In turn, this interaction is beneficial to the plant because while accessing the nectar, these specialised pollinators pick up pollen and move it to other flowers of the same species.

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26 February 2013