The genus Oreochromis represents a radiation of mouth-breeding Tilapiine fish inhabiting lakes and rivers throughout Africa. Due to incomplete reproductive isolation, most of the 31 species within this radiation can ...
Species migration out of their local range into new zones by people has brought about the rise of biological invasions. Exotic or non-native species need to conquer various boundaries to establish, naturalize, produce ...
Invasive alien plant species found in riparian zones are known to compete with native plant species for water, space, sunlight, and other natural resources by lowering the structural diversity of native vegetation, thereby ...
Invasive alien plants use survival strategies to outcompete native plants. Invasive alien plants occurring next to water bodies consume lot of water and are difficult to control and remove within their area of existence. ...
Coupled with irreversible shifts, climate-driven disturbance of ecosystems will probably be the largest impact of climate change on humans. With higher rainfall variability and more intense events, separated by extended ...
Pollination of flowering plants is mostly facilitated by insects. However, there is a global decline in the pollination services caused by invasive alien plants (IAPs), excessive use of pesticides, habitat loss, and ...
Water availability plays an important role in the habitat requirements of bats. Previous studies have shown that water bodies (both natural and artificial) are used by bats and other animals for drinking water and foraging. ...
A general introduction about the need for studying forest dwelling primate populations in fragmented landscapes and more specifically in the Soutpansberg is given in Chapter 1. Forests affected by fragmentation are at ...
Wild plants have been used since time immemorial by native people all over the world. In many sections of the rural areas, people traditionally harvest wide range of leafy vegetables, roots tubers and fruits from the wild ...
Stream flow and water temperature regimes are master variables driving river ecosystems, which determine the spatial and temporal dynamics of plant, benthic and other taxonomic groups in streams. Stream flow and water ...
Pangolins are medium-sized mammals, characterised by keratinous scales covering their entire body. There are currently eight species of pangolins left in the world with four occurring in Africa and four in Asia. All species ...
Invasive alien plants (IAPs) are non-native species that have spread beyond the
introduction site; become abundant to an extent that they serve as agents of change
that also threaten native biological diversity ...
Ethnobotanical information still needs documentation as this will assist in the preservation of information for future generation. It becomes most important, particularly when considering the neglected ethnic subgroups. ...
Brackenridgea zanguebarica Oliv. (Ochnaceae) commonly known as “Yellow Peeling Plane”, is an important medicinal plant species, and one of the most threatened tree species that is endemic to Thengwe village in Vhembe ...
Mopane worm (Gonimbrasia belina Westwood) is an indigenous edible insect that periodically has population eruptions in Mopane tree (Colosphermum mopane) dominated vegetation. This insect is a valuable source of food and ...
Nemakanga, R; Matshidze, P. E.; Jideani, A. I. O.; Tshisikhawe, P.(Adonis & Abbey Publishers, 2018-12)
Many flowering and fruit bearing plants are attacked by Magonono which feed mainly on flowers, with almost all flowering plants coming under attack, including roses and hibiscus as well as the flowers of vegetables like ...
Tiawoun, M. A. P.; Tshisikhawe, M. P.; Ligavha-Mbelengwa, M. H.(2017)
Securidaca longepedunculata Fresen. (Polygalaceae) is a multipurpose tree valued for its medicinal uses in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Hence, it is threatened due to human pressure which affects its regeneration potential ...
Tshisikhawe, M. P.; Baloyi, O.; Ligavha-Mbelengwa, M. H.; Bhat, R. B.(Fyton, 2012)
Securidaca longepedunculata Fresen., commonly known
as the violet tree, belongs to the family Polygalaceae. It is widely
distributed in tropical Africa, Mozambique, as well as in the North-
West and Limpopo provinces ...
Sadiki, T. S.; Tshisikhawe, M. P.; Potgieter, M. J.(2018-01)
Pterocarpus angolensis is a tree species that is extensively used
for its medicinal bark and good quality wood in South Africa. Its demand
has resulted in some local extinctions in distribution area, leaving very
few ...
Tshisikhawe, M. P.; Van Rooyen, M. W.(Fyton, 2013-01-12)
Elaeodendron transvaalense Jacq. is one of the medicinal
plant species commonly used by people in the Venda region. The species is known to treat a variety
of diseases. It is widely used and important to traditional ...