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Feasibility of solar-powered groundwater pumping systems in rural areas of greater Giyani municipality (Limpopo, South Africa)
(MDPI, 2023)
Rural areas in Limpopo Province (South Africa) are in urgent need of interventions for
safe and secure water supply to adapt to climatic changes and the increased frequency of droughts.
A feasibility study was conducted ...
Modelling soil water redistribution in irrigated Japanese plum (prunus salicina) orchards in the Western Cape (South Africa)
(MDPI, 2023)
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina) farming in the Western Cape (South Africa) is an important
industry for the export market and job creation and is a large water user; however, adequate information
on water requirements ...
Progress in the remote sensing of veld fire occurrence and detection: A review
(Wiley, 2023)
Our research provides a detailed overview of the progress in remotely sensed fire
monitoring techniques, which have been developed and employed for fire occurrence
and detection. Our overview is provided from a literature ...
Effect of temperature on microorganisms and nitrogen removal in a multi-stage surface flow constructed wetland
(MDPI, 2023)
The effect of low temperature on microbial nitrogen metabolism in constructed wetlands has yet to be extensively investigated. In this study, we analyzed the effects of temperature changes on nitrogen-associated microorganisms ...
Identification of a novel alkaliphilic esterase active at low temperatures by screening a metagenomic library from Antarctic desert soil
(American Society for Microbiology, 2009)
The cold deserts of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, South Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, are widely acknowledged as
having the harshest soil environments on Earth (6, 8, 26).
Despite the apparent hostility of the environment, ...
Influence of landscape moisture sources and topography on rock weathering patterns associated with wildfire
(Wiley, 2022)
From 9 March 2015, a wildfire burned an area of 25.7 km2, or approximately half of
the Jonkershoek catchment (Western Cape, South Africa), over the course of 3 days.
During this period, large areas of fynbos and commercial ...
Will a rising sea sink some estuarine wetland ecosystems?
(Elsevier, 2016)
Sea-level rise associated with climate change presents a major challenge to plant diversity and ecosystem service
provision in coastal wetlands. In this study, we investigate the effect of sea-level rise on benthos, ...
A conceptual model for the development and management of the Cape Flats aquifer, South Africa
(Water Research Commission, 2010)
This paper provides an integrated approach to the analysis of the geological, hydrological and hydrogeological characteristics
of the Cape Flats: a coastal plain sand formed within the mountains of the Cape Town metropolitan ...
Nitrogen fertilization increases the growth and nutritional quality of the forage legume, Calobota sericea – A preliminary investigation
(Elsevier, 2023)
Calobota sericea is being evaluated as a forage for drought stressed areas. The nutritional quality
of C. sericea from native populations are poor, and this is believed to be due to poor soil fertility.
Therefore, a ...
Landsat-8 and sentinel-2 based prediction of forest plantation c stock using spatially varying coefficient Bayesian hierarchical models
(MDPI, 2022)
This study sought to establish the performance of Spatially Varying Coefficient (SVC)
Bayesian Hierarchical models using Landsat-8, and Sentinel-2 derived auxiliary information in
predicting plantation forest carbon (C) ...