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A hydrogeomorphological approach to quantification of groundwater discharge to streams in South Africa
(Water Research Commission, 2002)
In South Africa, the flow requirements for maintaining the normal functioning of aquatic ecosystems is termed the “ecological
reserve”, and these should be determined when a licence application for water allocation is ...
Salinity of irrigation water in the Philippi farming area of the Cape Flats, Cape Town, South Africa
(Water Research Commission, 2013)
This paper explores the nature, source and spatial variation of the salinity of water used for irrigation in a coastal urban farming area in Cape Town, South Africa, where water from the Cape Flats aquifer is drawn into ...
Water materialities and citizen engagement: Testing the implications of water access and quality for community engagement in Ghana and South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
We analyze the relationship between perceptions of domestic water access, and quality, in
relation community engagement. While others have suggested linkages between material
conditions of water access and engagement ...
Water use dynamics of young and mature apple trees planted in South African orchards: a case study of the Golden Delicious and Cripps’ Pink cultivars
(Copernicus Publications, 2018)
Apple orchards have previously been bearing 60–80 t ha-1 at most. However in recent years yield
has increased to more than 100 t ha-1. There is need to understand the water requirements of the high yielding
orchards, ...
Static reservoir modeling using stochastic method: A case study of the cretaceous sequence of Gamtoos Basin, Ofshore, South Africa
(Springer, 2021)
Gamtoos Basin is an echelon sub-basin under the Outeniqua ofshore Basin of South Africa. It is a complex rift-type basin
with both onshore and ofshore components and consists of relatively simple half-grabens bounded by ...
Will climate warming exceed lethal photosynthetic temperature thresholds of lichens in a southern African arid region?
(Wiley, 2013)
Predicted elevated temperatures and a shift from a winter to summer rainfall pattern associated with global warming could result in the exposure of hydrated lichens during summer to more numerous temperature extremes that ...
A water balance approach to the sustainable management of groundwater in South Africa
(Water Research Commission, 2000)
The water balance approach, based on the principles of conservation of mass, is applied to the issue of sustainable groundwater
management in South Africa, incorporating the ethos of the National Water Act of 1998, ...
A new modified spatial approach for monitoring non-perennial river water availability using remote sensing in the Tankwa Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa
(AJOL, 2021)
Non-perennial rivers (N-PRs) make up two thirds of all rivers in South Africa, yet many are ungauged.
Traditionally, it has been assumed that when a flow is recorded, there is water throughout that river. These
assumptions ...
Review: groundwater management and groundwater/surface-water interaction in the context of South African water policy
(Springer Verlag, 2011)
Groundwater/surface-water interaction is receiv¬ing increasing focus in Africa due to its importance to ecologic systems and sustainability. In South Africa's 1998 National Water Act (NWA), water-use licenses, including ...
Conservation status of large branchiopods in the Western Cape, South Africa
(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. ...