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Austral winter marine epilithic diatoms: Community composition and distribution on intertidal rocky substrate around the coast of South Africa
(Elsevier, 2020)
The knowledge on the composition and spatial distribution of marine benthic diatoms around the coast of South Africa remains limited. Epilithic diatom assemblages from natural intertidal rocky substrate and physico-chemical ...
Climatic and topographic changes since the Miocene influenced the diversification and biogeography of the tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) species complex in Southern Africa
(BMC, 2020)
Background: Climatic and topographic changes function as key drivers in shaping genetic structure and cladogenic
radiation in many organisms. Southern Africa has an exceptionally diverse tortoise fauna, harbouring one-third ...
Refinement of locality data for FitzSimons’ Garter Snake Elapsoidea sundevallii fitzsimonsi Loveridge, 1948 provides a better estimation of its distribution
(Herpetology Notes, 2020)
Foundational data on species taxonomy, distribution and ecology forms the basis of assessing species for their conservation status. For African reptiles, distributional data are sorely lacking for many taxa, sometimes ...
The conservation status and population decline of the African penguin deconstructed in space and time
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)
Understanding changes in abundance is crucial for conservation, but population growth rates often vary over space and time. We use 40 years of count data (1979–2019) and Bayesian state-space models to assess the African ...
An estuary ecosystem classification that encompasses biogeography and a high diversity of types in support of protection and management
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
For nearly three decades, the Whitfield (1992) characterisation scheme served as a reference framework to type South African estuaries. We outline a revised ecosystem classification scheme that incorporates biogeographical ...
Towards characterising microplastic abundance, typology and retention in mangrove-dominated estuaries
(MPDI, 2020)
Plastic and, particularly, microplastic (MP) pollution is a growing research theme, dedicated largely to marine systems. Occurring at the land–sea interface, estuarine habitats such as mangroves are at risk of plastic ...
Early-life gut dysbiosis linked to juvenile mortality in ostriches
(Springer Nature, 2020)
Imbalances in the gut microbial community (dysbiosis) of vertebrates have been associated with several gastrointestinal and autoimmune diseases. However, it is unclear which taxa are associated with gut dysbiosis, and if ...
Quantification and characterisation of microplastics ingested by selected juvenile fish species associated with mangroves in KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2020)
Though the number studies on microplastic ingestion by fish is growing, data on fish species charac-
teristic of the South African coastline are scarce. This study quantified and characterised (physically and
chemically) ...
Hatch traits of artificially incubated ostrich eggs as affected by setting position, angle of rotation and season
(AJOL, 2020)
High levels of hatching failure in artificially incubated ostrich eggs cause considerable loss of income for the industry. In the 2015 - 2016 breeding seasons, between 846 and 1 549 egg records were used to determine the ...
Sampling bias in reptile occurrence data for the Kruger National Park
(AOSIS, 2020)
To effectively conserve and manage species, it is important to (1) understand how they are spatially distributed across the globe at both broad and fine spatial resolutions and (2) elucidate the determinants of these ...