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A study by Dr Jasper Slingsby, Vegetation Scientist at the SAEON Fynbos Node, found the first evidence of a climate change impact on Fynbos biodiversity (Image courtesy of Otto Whitehead)

An article by Dr Jasper Slingsby, Vegetation Scientist at the SAEON Fynbos Node, was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The article essentially finds the first evidence of a climate change impact on Fynbos biodiversity, but also highlights an interaction between fire and climate change that is concern for flammable ecosystems around the world (e.g. California's chaparral, Australia's kwongan, etc). Watch the video

Dr Slingsby also co-authored the following publication:

le Roux, M. Marianne, Paul Wilkin, Kevin Balkwill, J. Stephen Boatwright, Benny Bytebier, Denis Filer, Cornelia Klak, Ronell R. Klopper, Marinda Koekemoer, Laurence Livermore, Roy Lubke, Anthony R. Magee, John C. Manning, Alan Paton, Tim Pearce, Jasper Slingsby, Ben-Erik van Wyk, Janine E. Victor, and Lize von Staden. 2017. Producing a plant diversity portal for South Africa. Taxon. URL: https://doi.org/10.12705%2F662.9

 

Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park

Researchers Susan Janse van Rensburg, Nicole Hagenah, Colin Everson and Tigesh Vather from the SAEON Grasslands-Forests-Wetlands Node co-authored the following publications:

• Dave J. Druce, Heleen Druce, Mariska te Beest, Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt and Susan Janse van Rensburg (2017) Elephant management in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park. In book: Conserving Africa's Mega-Diversity in the Anthropocene - The Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park Story, Chapter: 14, Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Editors: Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt, Sally Archibald, Norman Owen-Smith, pp. 330-357
• Mariska te Beest, Owen Howison, Ruth A. Howison, L. Alexander Dew, Mandisa Mgobozi Poswa, Lihle Dumalisile, Susan J. van Rensburg and Colette Terblanche (2017) Successful control of the invasive shrub Chromolaena odorata in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park. In book: Conserving Africa's Mega-Diversity in the Anthropocene - The Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park Story, Chapter: 15, Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Editors: Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt, Sally Archibald, Norman Owen-Smith, pp. 358-382
• Norman Owen-Smith, Cleo Gosling, Nicole Hagenah, Marcus Byrne and Catherine Parr (2017) Contributions of smaller fauna to ecological processes and biodiversity. In book: Conserving Africa's Mega-Diversity in the Anthropocene - The Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park Story, Chapter: 9, Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Editors: Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt, Sally Archibald, Norman Owen-Smith, pp.
• Everson, C.S., Mengistu, M. and Vather, T. The validation of the variables (evaporation and soil water) in hydrometeorological models: Phase II, application of cosmic ray probes for soil water measurement. (WRC Project K5/2323/1). Final Report to the Water Research Commission.
• Abdalla, K., Chivenge, P., Everson, C., Mathieu, O., Thevenot, M. and Chaplot, V., 2016. Long-term annual burning of grassland increases CO₂ emissions from soils. Geoderma, 282, pp.80-86.
• Everson C.S., Scott-Shaw B.C, Kelbe, B, Pearton T, Geldenhuis, C., Vather, T., Maguire, M. January 2017. Water-efficient production methods and systems in agro-forestry, woodlands and forestry plantations. WRC Annual Report: Site instrumentation, water use monitoring/ecological measurements/model parameters.
• P.J. Dye, C. Jarmain, A.D. Clulow, C.S. Everson, M. Mengistu, and I.M. Weiersbye. (In press). Evapotranspiration from mine-affected riparian sites along the Vaal River in central South Africa. South African Geographical Journal. RSAG 1299640.