| Post-doctoral associates |
| Name |
Topic |
Institution |
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Dr. Adeline Barnaud
|
The systematic of the family Brassicaceae (the mustard and cabbage family) with a special emphasis on canola (Brassica napus).
|
SU
|
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Dr. Brigitte Braschler
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Developing a system of functional groups for ants in the Cape Floristic Region; and Body size of ant assemblages along an elevational gradient
|
SU
|
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Dr. Mirijam Gaertner
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Effects of invasive alien plants species and cultivation on nitrogen cycling, plant species composition, and colonisation by secondary invaders: Implications for the ecological restoration of fire-prone fynbos vegetation on Agulhas Plain, South Africa
|
SU
|
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Dr. Rainer Krug
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Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Biocontrol Agents and their Target Species on a Landscape Scale and Implications for Alien Invasive species
|
SU
|
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Dr. Peter le Roux
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Consequences of an ecosystem engineer, the cushion plant Azorella selago, for community structure and dynamics of sub-Antarctic Marion Island
|
SU
|
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Dr. Jennifer Lee
|
Molecular evidence for glacial refugia in Antarctica
|
SU
|
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Dr. Steven Lowe
|
The impact of invasive alien fishes on the trophic dynamics of foothill river ecosystems in the Cape Floristic Region
|
SAIAB
|
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Dr. Denise Mager
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Large scale ecosystem functioning
|
SU
|
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Dr. Marc Rius
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A multidisciplinary approach to studying biological marine invasions in South Africa
|
UCT
|
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Dr. Gyan Prakash Sharma
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Effect of habitat fragmentation and plant invasions on plant functional traits
|
SU
|
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Dr. Justine Shaw
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Invasion and functional change: the sub Antarctic flora as a model system
|
SU
|
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Dr. Dian Spear
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Testing an indicator of alien species status and management in national parks in South Africa
|
SU
|
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Dr. Feng Zhang
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Evolutionary Invasion Analysis of Altruism, Dispersal Strategy and Community Assemblage
|
SU
|
| Ph.D |
| Name |
Topic |
Institution |
|
Mr. Ryan Blanchard
|
An assessment of the potential biodiversity impacts from biofuel production in South Africa
|
SU
|
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Mr. Emile Bredenhand
|
Search for indication in the rapid assessment of biodiversity in the Cape Floristic region
|
SU
|
|
Mr. Bernard Coetzee
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The effects of global change drivers on conservation outcomes
|
SU
|
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Ms. René Gaigher
|
Characteristics of Pheidole megacephala and its ecological connectance as an indigeous versus an invasive ant
|
SU
|
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Ms. Tanya Haupt
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Wandering Albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) as ecosystem engineers for caterpillars of the flightless moth (Pringleophaga marioni) on sub-Antarctic Marion Island
|
SU
|
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Ms. Natalie Haussmann
|
The biogeomorphology of a keystone species in the Sub-Antarctic
|
SU
|
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Ms. Sanet Hugo
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Investigating the biological dynamics of ecotones in South Africa
|
UP
|
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Ms. Charlene Janion
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Arthropod Abundance and Diversity: Springtails as Exemplars
|
SU
|
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Ms. Candice Lyons
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Using bottom-up modeling to assess changes in distribution patterns of anopheline vector species and an invasive weevil species with changing climate
|
SU
|
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Mr. Rembuluwani Magoba
|
Comparative impacts of alien plants on biodiversity
|
SU
|
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Mr. Sean Marr
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Establishing a conservation protocol for the indigenous freshwater fish of the Cape Floristic Region (South Africa)
|
UCT
|
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Mr. Greg McClelland
|
The Ecology of lesser sheathbills on Marion Island
|
SU
|
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Mr. James Mugabe
|
Aliens in parks: Distribution of the Argentine ant in protected areas of the CFR: Impact and conservation implications
|
SU
|
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Ms. Joice Ndlovu
|
The molecular basis of plant invasions: Understanding how, why and from where Australian wattles invaded South Africa
|
SU
|
|
Ms. Ethel Phiri
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Novel ecosystems: Implications of invasive plant species for patterns and processes of indigenous biota
|
SU
|
|
Ms. Ulli Poonan
|
A Sociological analysis of the People and Conservation Directorate of South African National Parks. 1994-2004
|
Wits
|
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Mr. Sebataolo Rahlao
|
Current and future vulnerability of ecosystems to perennial grass invasion (using Pennisetum setaceum as a model) under global change scenarios: process, pattern and management
|
SU
|
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Mr. James Rodger
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The ecology and evolution of mating systems in colonising plants
|
UKZN
|
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Mr. Jeremy Shelton
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Investigating the ecological effects of rainbow trout in the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa
|
UCT
|
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Ms. Anne Treasure
|
Functional Diversity and food webs in the Antarctic: Impacts of climate change and invasion
|
SU
|
|
Ms. Charmaine Uys
|
Invasive woody plants: a double edged sword for invertebrate conservation
|
UCT
|
|
Ms. Nicola van Wilgen
|
Risk assessment and modelling of reptile and amphibian introductions
|
SU
|
|
Mr. Tsungai Zengeya
|
Exotic fish introductions in South Africa: the relationship between exotic Nile Tilapia Oreachromis niloticus and indigenous riverine fishes
|
UP
|
|
Mr. Matthew Zylstra
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Towards participatory biodiversity monitoring and invasive species education programmes: A case study in the Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve
|
SU
|
| M.Sc. |
| Name |
Topic |
Institution |
|
Mr. Casparus Crous
|
Vulnerability of selected native and invasive riparian species to projected stream flow variability due to climate change in the fynbos ecosystem
|
SU
|
|
Ms. Michelle Gibson
|
How alien invasive plants fit into pollination/seed dispersal networks in different habitats
|
SU
|
|
Mr. Anton Hough
|
A case study of the social impact of alien vegetation clearing projects in the Baviaanskloof Megareserve
|
SU
|
|
Ms. Elsje Kleynhans
|
The effects of climate on tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) from experimental physiology to biophysical distribution modelling
|
SU
|
|
Ms. Manqhai Kraai
|
White Rhinoceros as a subsidised invasive species in the Eastern Cape: population establishment and identifying plants at risk
|
NMMU
|
|
Ms. Monique Maseng
|
A risk assessment to establish the probable influx of invasive alien monogeneans, predominantly of the genera Dactylogyrus and Gyrodactylus on their most common vectors
|
UCT
|
|
Mr. McDonald Mokhatla
|
Evaluating frogs species representation and body size turnover across protected areas in South Africa
|
UP
|
|
Ms. Palesa Natasha Mothapo
|
The effects of two alien tree species infestations, and the clearing thereof, on arthropod (specifically ants and selected beetle groups) assemblage structure, and on a correlate of functioning: body size
|
SU
|
|
Mr. Fulufhelo Licken Mukhadi
|
Phenology of Marion Island Indigineous and Alien Vascular Plants
|
SU
|
|
Mr. Caswell Munyai
|
Climate change, biotic assemblages and a mountainous centre of endemism
|
UniVen
|
|
Mr. Thabisisani Ndhlovu
|
Prospopis clearing in the Karoo: Assessing the value of restoring Nama Karoo rangeland through the recovery of ecosystem structure, function and agricultural productivity
|
SU
|
|
Ms. Tantsi Nolubabalo
|
Response of ant communities and size to an alien invasive species Chromolaena odorata: effect of temporal variation in invasion and clearing
|
UP
|
|
Ms. Megan Nowell
|
Determining the net benefits of clearing invasive alien vegetation on the Agulhas Plain
|
SU
|
|
Mr. Dylan Prentice
|
Arthropod diversity across an altitude gradient: using Sani Pass as a case study
|
UP
|
|
Ms. Jean Purdon
|
How does Chromolaena odorata affect habitat complexity and resource competition in ant assemblages in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park?
|
UP
|
|
Ms. Tondani Madeleine Ramantswana
|
Comparative Phylogeography and genome organization of the southern African gerbils
|
SU
|
|
Mr. Tshililo Ramaswiela
|
The spatial distribution of alien and invasive vascular plants species on sub-Antarctic Marion Island
|
SU
|
|
Mr. Andrew Rogers
|
Impact of invasive Acacia stands on avian diversity in the Western Cape, South Africa
|
SU
|
|
Ms. Genevieve Thompson
|
The ecology of Western Australian acacia introductions into South Africa: insights from molecular techniques
|
SU
|
|
Ms. Martina Treurnicht
|
Impacts of ploughing and introduction of commercial fynbos species on the biodiversity of sandstone fynbos on the Agulhas Plain, South Africa
|
SU
|
|
Ms. Carlien Vorster
|
Argentine ant: Their distribution in South Africa and the public's perception about them as invasive alien spec
|
SU
|
|
Ms. René Wolmarans
|
Evaluating the effect of Pompom weed and its herbicidal control, on biodiversity
|
UP
|
| Hons./4th yr. Agric |
| Name |
Topic |
Institution |
|
Ms. Lisa Isaacs
|
The effects of bush clearing on alpha and beta diversity
|
UP
|
|
Ms. Andiswa Jafta
|
Aspects of the life history of the Silver Cyprinid
|
WSU
|
|
Ms. Wilna Jansen
|
Using dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) to monitor the recovery rates of sand forest habitat in the Maputalalnd Centre of Endemism
|
UP
|
|
Mr. Sebata Mafereka
|
A survey on invasive alien plant along the Mthatha rive, Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
|
WSU
|
|
Mr. Dickson Mazibuko
|
The seed bank dynamics of emerging invasive acacias in the Western Cape: lessons for management
|
SU
|
|
Mr. Matthys Strydom
|
The direct and indirect effects of biocontrol agents on the seed bank of Acacia saligna in the Western Cape province, South Africa
|
SU
|
|
Mr. Allen Tshautshau
|
Long-term response of benthic aquatic invertebrates and adult Odonata to invasive alien clearing
|
UniVen
|
|
Mr. Herbert van Zyl
|
Acacia implexa in South Africa: an emerging invader and potential candidate for eradication
|
SU
|
|
Ms. Inam Yekwayo
|
Reproductive biology of Turbo Sarmaticus
|
WSU
|
