An ever growing human population and accelerating land use change is associated with the
loss of species and their ecosystem services. Agricultural intensification has led to a
worldwide threat of extinction to about one ...
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 ...
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 ...
Since time immemorial plants have traditionally been used for various purposes in many parts of the world including Vhembe district, Limpopo province of South Africa. The use of C. abbreviata plants at Matsa village of ...
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. ...
Background: Problem plants and alien invasive weed species are part of today‟s ecological
transformation. Ethnobotanical literature on ecological prominence and ethical values of
problem alien weeds is scant and should ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 concept of taxonomic diversity has been widely used to investigate diversity patterns and the mechanism underlying community assembly. However, functional and trait diversity can further explain the factors driving ...
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 ...
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, ...
Invertebrate diversity is often neglected in conservation planning initiatives. There are also very
few large-scale diversity studies in Africa, with most studies being restricted to single properties
and spatial extents ...