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Heavy metals in South African medicinal plants.
(2008)
Plants are able to take up and accumulate certain environmental contaminants such as heavy metals. When the plants are ingested by man, these contaminants are transferred along the food chain. Due to the poorly regulated ...
Patterns of genetic variation in Mops leucostigma (Molossidae) from Madagascar and the Comoros.
(2008)
The synanthropic molossid bat, Mops leucostigma (Allen 1918), is widely distributed across
Madagascar and has recently been described from the Comoros. M. leucostigma individuals
from eastern Malagasy populations are ...
Molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics of white grubs in sugarcane.
(2008)
Scarabaeid pests in South Africa and especially KwaZulu-Natal are characterised by a very
long larval life cycle and short pupal and adult periods. However, it has nearly always been
the adults of the species that have ...
Integrated physiology and behaviour of Thallomys nigricauda along an aridity gradient.
(2008)
Climate change predictions suggest that the continent most vulnerable to climate
change is Africa. The impacts of potential changes which include increases in air
temperatures and rainfall variability are negative with ...
Above- and belowground competition in Savanna systems.
(2008)
The structure and composition of savanna vegetation is influenced by resource availability
and disturbance. Grasses, a major component of savannas, influence this resource
availability by competing directly with trees ...
Genetic analysis of Chaerephon pumilus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from southern Africa.
(2008)
Chaerephon pumilus, the little free-tailed bat, (family: Molossidae) has a distribution throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa and the eastern region of Madagascar. The vast geographical distribution of this species is ...
The ecological implications of sea-level rise and storms for sandy beaches in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2008)
The aesthetic appeal of beaches has made coastal properties prime sites for development. However, this development has been mismanaged and is within the littoral active zone. Beaches retreat landwards as sea levels rise, ...
The influence of root chilling on the hydraulic characteristics of selected Eucalyptus taxa.
(2008)
The hydraulic conductance of a plant is a significant factor in determining the
Resprouting and multi-stemming and the role of the persistence niche in the structure and dynamics of subtropical coastal dune forest in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
(2008)
Resprouting is an important means of plant regeneration especially under conditions that do not favour regeneration through seeding such as frequent disturbances, low productivity, unfavourable soil conditions, extreme ...
Behaviour of bottlenose dolphins : inference for dolphin tourism off Durban, South Africa.
(2008)
During long-term studies of dolphins, the number of individuals in the population being studied are
constantly monitored using the technique of photo-identification. This constant monitoring makes use
of different ...