Browsing Earth Sciences by Author "Brendonck, Luc"
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Application of the rainfall infiltration breakthrough (RIB) model for groundwater recharge estimation in west coastal South Africa
Xianfeng, Sun; Jovanovic, Nebo Z.; Kapangaziwiri, Evison; Brendonck, Luc; Bugan, Richard Domain Hunter (Water Research Commission, 2013)Recharge estimation in arid and semi-arid areas is very challenging. The chloride mass balance method applied in western South Africa fails to provide reliable recharge estimates near coastal areas. A relationship between ... -
Conservation status of large branchiopods in the Western Cape, South Africa
De Roeck, Els R.; VanSchoenwinkel, Bram J.; Day, Jenny A.; Xu, Yongxin; Raitt, Lincoln; Brendonck, Luc (Springer Verlag, 2007)Temporary wetlands are an ecologically and economically important habitat in South Africa. They harbor large branchiopods, known to be flagship species of nonpermanent aquatic habitats, and sensitive to land use changes. ... -
Deeper knowledge of shallow waters: reviewing the invertebrate fauna of southern African temporary wetlands
Bird, Mathew, S.; Day, Jenny, A.; Mlambo, Musa, C.; Wasserman, Ryan, J.; Dalu, Tatenda; Holland, Alexandra, J.; Villet, Martin, H.; Bilton, David, T.; Barber-James, Helen, M.; Brendonck, Luc (Spring Nature Limited, 2018)Temporary lentic wetlands are becoming increasingly recognised for their collective role in contributing to biodiversity at the landscape scale. In southern Africa, a region with a high density of such wetlands, ... -
Groundwater discharges to aquatic ecosystems associated with the Table Mountain Group (TMG) aquifer: a conceptual model
Roets, Wietsche; Xu, Yongxin; Raitt, Lincoln; Brendonck, Luc (Water Research Commission, 2008)This paper reports on a conceptual model that was developed to describe the different groundwater discharge ‘types’ from the Table Mountain Group (TMG) aquifer, that contributes to the different components of the flow ... -
Sustainable groundwater use, the capture principle, and adaptive management
Seward, Paul; Xu, Yongxin; Brendonck, Luc (Water Research Commission, 2006)The purpose of this paper is to review the case for using ‘capture’ rather than recharge as the conceptual basis for sustainable groundwater use in South Africa. Capture refers to the sum of the increase in recharge and ...