Non-communicable diseases have emerged as a serious public health concern around the world, with a high death rate. The study aim was to document and evaluate the biological activities of underutilized indigenous vegetables ...
The world is old, full of diversity, and the history of all organisms that once lived on Earth is recorded in the DNA of its descendants. The genomes of living organisms contain ancestral information that, if analyzed, ...
Availability of natural resources for the generations to come depends on the current state of harvesting as well as use patterns. Such anthropogenic activities impact on the species survival and functioning of ecosystems. ...
Root severance has effect on Terminalia sericea and Burkea africana. Burkea africana is a deciduous tree belonging to the family Fabaceae (Caesalpinioideae) while Terminalia sericea is a deciduous tree of the family ...
Genetic variability is a complex concept that is affected by many factors. Studying the genetic variability within the human population provides a better understanding of how populations evolve. The genetic variability ...
Mopane worms are the late-instar stage caterpillars of the mopane moth, Imbrasia belina/ Gonimbrasia belina, found in southern Africa virtually following their hosts' trees, Colophospermum mopane, Terminalia seriscea, and ...
Bats are the second most diverse order of mammals and provide crucial ecosystem services from insect control (including significant crop pest species), to pollination of plants and seed dispersal. Bats are known to be ...
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade is a remarkable large-scale migration in the human history. On several occasions between the 16th and 19th century, millions of African men, women, and children were purchased from African ...
Railways are essential transportation corridors that facilitate the movement of goods
and people with important environmental and economic benefits. Despite these
benefits, railways and trains can negatively affect ...
Recently, insect farming has gained recognition globally. This is particularly true for the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens. However, the byproduct of insect feeding, a combination of food residue and frass left by ...
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 ...