List of SAEON publications for 2010/ 2011

Observations on Environmental Change in South Africa provides a comprehensive overview of our current understanding of how global change is affecting the South African environment, and, by extension, South African society.

Books

• Zietsman, L. (ed.) 2011. Observations on Environmental Change in South Africa. Sun Press, Stellenbosch. 302 pp.

Book chapters

• Bernard, K.S. 2011. The impacts of ocean acidification on a keystone Southern Ocean species. Section 4: Marine offshore environment. In: Observations on Environmental Change in South Africa. Zietsman, L. (ed.) Sun Press, Stellenbosch. pp. 273-275
• Bernard, K.S., Goschen, W.S. & Hermes, J.C. 2011. Climate change and coastal upwelling: Potential implications for South African marine resources. Section 4: States and trends in the aquatic environment. In: Observations on Environmental Change in South Africa. Zietsman, L. (ed.) Sun Press, Stellenbosch. pp. 233-237
• Gotz, A. 2011. Using Marine Protected Areas as a tool for long-term monitoring of coastal marine biota. Section 4: States and trends in the aquatic environment. In: Observations on Environmental Change in South Africa. Zietsman, L. (ed.) Sun Press, Stellenbosch. pp. 238-241
• James, N.C. & Paterson, A.W. 2011. Estuaries and global change: with an emphasis on the ichthyofauna. Section 4: States and trends in the aquatic environment. In: Observations on Environmental Change in South Africa. Zietsman, L. (ed.) Sun Press, Stellenbosch. pp. 183-186
• O'Connor, T.G. 2011. Afterword: SAEON's approach toward long-term environmental observation. In: Observations on Environmental Change in South Africa. Zietsman, L. (ed.) Sun Press, Stellenbosch. pp. 276-281
• Pauw, J.C. 2011. Introduction in: Observations on Environmental Change in South Africa. Zietsman, L. (ed.) Sun Press, Stellenbosch. pp. 5-7
• Reason, C.J.C. & Hermes, J.C. 2011. Climate change and variability in southern Africa and regional ocean influences. Section 4: States and trends in the aquatic environment. In: Observations on Environmental Change in South Africa. Zietsman, L. (ed.) Sun Press, Stellenbosch. pp. 270-273

Scientific publications

• Atkinson, L.J., Field, J.G. & Hutchings, L. 2011. Effects of demersal trawling along the west coast of southern Africa: multivariate analysis of benthic assemblages. Marine Ecology Progress Series. Vol. 430, 241-255
• Atkinson, L.J., Leslie, R.W., Field, J.G. & Jarre, A. 2011. Changes in demersal fish assemblages on the West Coast of South Africa, 1986-2009. African Journal of Marine Science. 33(1): 157-170
• Buitenwerf, R.; Swemmer, A.M. & Peel, M.J.S. 2011. Long-term dynamics of herbaceous vegetation structure and composition in two African savanna reserves. Journal of Applied Ecology. 48, 238-246
• Cosa, S.; Mabinya, L.V.; Olaniran, A.O.; Okoh, O.O.; Bernard, K.S.; Deyzel, S. & Okoh, A.I. 2011. Bioflocculant production by Virgibacillus sp. Rob Isolated from the bottom sediment of Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Molecules. 16, 2431-2442
• Goschen, W.S. & Schumann, E. H. 2011. The physical oceanographic processes of Algoa Bay, with emphasis on the western coastal region: A synopsis of the main results of physical oceanographic research undertaken in and around Algoa Bay up until 2010. SAEON internal publication with contributions from IMT & SAEON Elwandle Node. IMT Doc no: P0106-110000-730002
• Mulqueeny, C.M.; Goodman, P.S. & O'Connor, T.G. 2010. Landscape-level differences in fire regime between block and patch-mosaic burning strategies in Mkuzi Game Reserve, South Africa. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 27 (3), 143-150
• O’Connor, T. G. 2010. Transformation of riparian forest to woodland in Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa, between 1990 and 2007. Austral Ecology. 35 (7), 778-786
• O’Connor, T. G.; De Ridder, C.H. & Hobson, F.O. 2010. Aspects of the seed ecology of Acacia karroo in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 27 (2), 77-87
• O’Connor, T. G.; Kuyler, P.; Kirkman, K. & Corcoran, B. 2010. Which grazing management practices are most appropriate for maintaining biodiversity in South African grassland? African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 27 (2), 67-76
• O’Connor, T. G.; Martindale, G.; Morris C. D.; Short, A.; Witkowski, E. T. F. & Scott-Shaw, R. 2011. Influence of grazing management on plant diversity of Highland Sourveld Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 64 (2), 196-207
• Ogunmwonyi, I.H.; Mazomba N.; Mabinya L.; Ngwenya E.; Green E.; Akinpelu A.A.; Olaniran A.O.; Bernard K. & Okoh A. 2010. Studies on the culturable marine actinomycetes isolated from the Nahoon beach in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. African Journal of Microbiology Research. 4 (21), 2223-2230
• Palmer, B.J.; Hill, T.R.; McGregor, G.K. & Paterson, A.W. 2011. An assessment of coastal development and land use change using the DPSIR Framework: case studies from the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Coastal Management. 39 (2), 158-174
• Palmer, B.J.; McGregor, G.K.; Hill, T.R. & Paterson, A.W. 2010. A spatial assessment of coastal development and land use change in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. South African Geographical Journal. 92 (2), 117-128
• Saidi, A. & Pauw, J.C. 2010. Regions and the environment: experiences of environmental research networks in southern Africa. South African Geographical Journal. 92 (1), 63-79
• Saidi, A. 2010. Environmental Impact Assessment as a Policy Tool for Integrating Environmental Concerns in Development. Africa Institute of South Africa Policy Brief 19, 1-7
• Shiponeni, N.; Allsopp, N.; Carrick, P. & Hoffman, M. T. 2010. Competitive interactions between grass and succulent shrubs at the ecotone between an arid grassland and a succulent shrubland in the Karoo. Plant Ecology. 212, 795-808
• Sibanda, T.; Mabinya, L.V.; Mazomba, N.; Akinpelu, D.A.; Bernard, K.; Olaniran, A.O. & Okoh, A.I. 2010. Antibiotic producing potentials of three freshwater Actinomycetes isolated from the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. International Journal of Molecular Science. 11 (7), 2612-2623
• Thompson, D.; Anderson, N & Van Staden, J. 2010. Colchicine-induced somatic polyploids from in vitro-germinated seeds of South African Watsonia species. HortScience. 45 (9), 1398-1402

Popular publications

• De Villiers, A. & O’Connor, T. G. 2010. Fire-mediated succession and reversion of woody vegetation in the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, South Africa. Grassroots 10 (3), 18-21
• O’Connor, T. G. 2010. The fall and fall of Mapungubwe’s riverine forest. The Water Wheel 9 (5), 31-33