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South Africa Cape Wildflowers, Birding & Big Game II 21St August to 3Rd September 2022 (14 Days)
South Africa Cape Wildflowers, Birding & Big Game II 21st August to 3rd September 2022 (14 days) Cape Mountain Zebras & wildflowers in West Coast NP by Adam Riley This comprehensive tour covers the most exciting regions of the Cape in our quest to experience both breathtaking displays of wildflowers and to track down some of the country’s endemic birds. We begin in the vibrant city of Cape Town, where Table Mountain provides a spectacular backdrop to the immensely diverse fynbos that cloaks the cities periphery. This fynbos constitutes the Cape Floral Kingdom – the smallest and richest of the world’s 6 floral kingdoms. It is also the only floral kingdom to be confined to the boundaries of a single country. Thereafter we venture to the West Coast and Namaqualand, which boast an outrageous and world famous floral display in years of good rains, before travelling through the heart of the country’s semi-desert region, focusing on the special bird’s endemic to this ancient landscape. We conclude the journey heading out of wildflower country to Augrabies Falls, an area offering unparalleled raptor viewing and a wide range of dry region birds. We invite you on this celebration of some of the finest wildflower and endemic birding that the African continent has to offer! RBT South Africa - Cape Wildflowers, Birding & Big Game 2 THE TOUR AT A GLANCE… THE ITINERARY Day 1 Arrival in Upington Day 2 Upington to Augrabies Falls National Park Day 3 Augrabies Falls National Park Day 4 Augrabies Falls National Park to Springbok Day 5 Springbok to Nieuwoudtville -
Biodiversity and Ecology of Critically Endangered, Rûens Silcrete Renosterveld in the Buffeljagsrivier Area, Swellendam
Biodiversity and Ecology of Critically Endangered, Rûens Silcrete Renosterveld in the Buffeljagsrivier area, Swellendam by Johannes Philippus Groenewald Thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Science in Conservation Ecology in the Faculty of AgriSciences at Stellenbosch University Supervisor: Prof. Michael J. Samways Co-supervisor: Dr. Ruan Veldtman December 2014 Stellenbosch University http://scholar.sun.ac.za Declaration I hereby declare that the work contained in this thesis, for the degree of Master of Science in Conservation Ecology, is my own work that have not been previously published in full or in part at any other University. All work that are not my own, are acknowledge in the thesis. ___________________ Date: ____________ Groenewald J.P. Copyright © 2014 Stellenbosch University All rights reserved ii Stellenbosch University http://scholar.sun.ac.za Acknowledgements Firstly I want to thank my supervisor Prof. M. J. Samways for his guidance and patience through the years and my co-supervisor Dr. R. Veldtman for his help the past few years. This project would not have been possible without the help of Prof. H. Geertsema, who helped me with the identification of the Lepidoptera and other insect caught in the study area. Also want to thank Dr. K. Oberlander for the help with the identification of the Oxalis species found in the study area and Flora Cameron from CREW with the identification of some of the special plants growing in the area. I further express my gratitude to Dr. Odette Curtis from the Overberg Renosterveld Project, who helped with the identification of the rare species found in the study area as well as information about grazing and burning of Renosterveld. -
Koenabib Mine Near Aggeneys, Northern Cape Province
KOENABIB MINE NEAR AGGENEYS, NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE BOTANICAL STUDY AND ASSESSMENT Version: 1.0 Date: 30th January 2020 Authors: Gerhard Botha & Dr. Jan -Hendrik Keet PROPOSED MINING OF SILLIMANITE, AGGREGATE AND GRAVEL ON THE FARM KOENABIB 43 NORTH OF AGGENEYS, NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE Report Title: Botanical Study and Assessment Authors: Mr. Gerhard Botha & Dr. Jan-Hendrik Keet Project Name: Proposed Mining of Sillimanite, Aggregate and Gravel on the Farm Koenabib 43, North of Aggeneys, Northern Cape Province Status of report: Version 1.0 Date: 30th January 2020 Prepared for: Greenmined Environmental Postnet Suite 62, Private Bag X15 Somerset West 7129 Cell: 082 734 5113 Email: [email protected] Prepared by Nkurenkuru Ecology and Biodiversity 3 Jock Meiring Street Park West Bloemfontein 9301 Cell: 083 412 1705 Email: gabotha11@gmail com Suggested report citation Nkurenkuru Ecology and Biodiversity, 2019. Mining Permit, Final Basic Assessment & Environmental Management Plan for the proposed mining of Sillimanite, Aggregate and Stone Gravel on the Farm Koenabib 43, Northern Cape Province. Botanical Study and Assessment Report. Unpublished report prepared by Nkurenkuru Ecology and Biodiversity for GreenMined Environmental. Version 1.0, 30 January 2020. Proposed koenabib sillimanite mine, NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE January 2020 botanical STUDY AND ASSESSMENT I. DECLARATION OF CONSULTANTS INDEPENDENCE » act/ed as the independent specialist in this application; » regard the information contained in this report as it relates to my specialist -
Threats to Australia's Grazing Industries by Garden
final report Project Code: NBP.357 Prepared by: Jenny Barker, Rod Randall,Tony Grice Co-operative Research Centre for Australian Weed Management Date published: May 2006 ISBN: 1 74036 781 2 PUBLISHED BY Meat and Livestock Australia Limited Locked Bag 991 NORTH SYDNEY NSW 2059 Weeds of the future? Threats to Australia’s grazing industries by garden plants Meat & Livestock Australia acknowledges the matching funds provided by the Australian Government to support the research and development detailed in this publication. This publication is published by Meat & Livestock Australia Limited ABN 39 081 678 364 (MLA). Care is taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this publication. However MLA cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information or opinions contained in the publication. You should make your own enquiries before making decisions concerning your interests. Reproduction in whole or in part of this publication is prohibited without prior written consent of MLA. Weeds of the future? Threats to Australia’s grazing industries by garden plants Abstract This report identifies 281 introduced garden plants and 800 lower priority species that present a significant risk to Australia’s grazing industries should they naturalise. Of the 281 species: • Nearly all have been recorded overseas as agricultural or environmental weeds (or both); • More than one tenth (11%) have been recorded as noxious weeds overseas; • At least one third (33%) are toxic and may harm or even kill livestock; • Almost all have been commercially available in Australia in the last 20 years; • Over two thirds (70%) were still available from Australian nurseries in 2004; • Over two thirds (72%) are not currently recognised as weeds under either State or Commonwealth legislation. -
Melianthus Major L
Alfred Maroyi /J. Pharm. Sci. & Res. Vol. 11(11), 2019, 3638-3642 Melianthus major L. (Francoaceae): review of its medicinal uses, phytochemistry and biological activities Alfred Maroyi Department of Biodiversity, University of Limpopo, Private Bag X1106, Sovenga 0727, South Africa. Abstract Melianthus major is a perennial and evergreen shrub widely used to treat and manage various human ailments in South Africa. The present review aims to provide a comprehensive report on the medicinal uses, phytochemical and biological activities of M. major. Diverse electronic search engines and specialized reference tools such as Google, Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, scientific literature, publishing sites and electronic databases (Pubmed, Springer, Wiley and Science Direct) were used for data retrieval. The leaves and roots of M. major are widely used as traditional medicines for fractures and sprains, pain, syphilis and venereal sores, gum diseases, ulcers, cancer, respiratory problems, backache and lumbago, rheumatism, painful feet and swellings, snakebite, skin problems, septic wounds and sores. The aerial parts and leaves of M. major contain esters, flavonoids, phytosterols and triterpenoids. Pharmacological research revealed that the leaf extracts of M. major and compounds isolated from the species exhibited antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, hypotensive and cytotoxicity activities. There is need for clinical and toxicological evaluations of crude extracts and compounds isolated from the species since M. major contains potentially toxic compounds. Keywords: Ethnopharmacology, Francoaceae, herbal medicine, indigenous pharmacopeia, Melianthus major, Melianthaceae INTRODUCTION biological activities of M. major so as to provide the Melianthus major L. is a foetid-smelling, perennial and baseline data required in evaluating the therapeutic evergreen shrub belonging to the Francoaceae family. -
Vegetation Patterns and Dynamics of Renosterveld at Agter-Groeneberg Conservancy, Western Cape, South Africa
Vegetation Patterns and Dynamics of Renosterveld at Agter-Groeneberg Conservancy, Western Cape, South Africa By Benjamin Alan Walton Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at the Stellenbosch University Supervisor Professor Sue J Milton (Department of Conservation Ecology) Co-supervisors A le Roux (CapeNature) Professor L Mucina (Department of Botany and Zoology) April 2006 i Φ Poem “Colour awash over forelands of fertile clay” “When the winters’ cold and grim the Oxalis’s start to brim - they open up. The first feast for bees, in the shrubland short of trees not breeze. Sun’s rays soon last longer in the days: Babianas, Chlorophytums, Geissorhizas, Gladiolius’s, Hesperanthas, Lachenalias, Moraeas and Trachyandras spread their cheerful gaze. Accompanied by annual daisies and bright gladioli filling the air with strong scents of honey - monkey beetles waste no time as they perch upon delicate flowers, lest they are caught in the season’s showers. As if to suggest this is the best nature sends small midge flies to pollinate in jest, and surround mammals to tease their bloody channels. Another month has come and gone - not long now for the raaptol and Micranthus which provide nectar for brown butterflies and painted ladies. Then is the last sequence of bulbs - the fine white-filled fields of chinkerinchees. Grasses’ hour is now soaking up the sun displaying beautifully crafted silhouettes till summers end. As if heaven sent delicate geophytes are still producing their charm, when botanists avoid the midday sun. A brief lapse in displays until the autumn reds begin the seasonal cycles.” Figure a: From left to right: Moraea villosa (Ker Gawl.) Ker Gawl. -
Albany Thicket Biome
% S % 19 (2006) Albany Thicket Biome 10 David B. Hoare, Ladislav Mucina, Michael C. Rutherford, Jan H.J. Vlok, Doug I.W. Euston-Brown, Anthony R. Palmer, Leslie W. Powrie, Richard G. Lechmere-Oertel, Şerban M. Procheş, Anthony P. Dold and Robert A. Ward Table of Contents 1 Introduction: Delimitation and Global Perspective 542 2 Major Vegetation Patterns 544 3 Ecology: Climate, Geology, Soils and Natural Processes 544 3.1 Climate 544 3.2 Geology and Soils 545 3.3 Natural Processes 546 4 Origins and Biogeography 547 4.1 Origins of the Albany Thicket Biome 547 4.2 Biogeography 548 5 Land Use History 548 6 Current Status, Threats and Actions 549 7 Further Research 550 8 Descriptions of Vegetation Units 550 9 Credits 565 10 References 565 List of Vegetation Units AT 1 Southern Cape Valley Thicket 550 AT 2 Gamka Thicket 551 AT 3 Groot Thicket 552 AT 4 Gamtoos Thicket 553 AT 5 Sundays Noorsveld 555 AT 6 Sundays Thicket 556 AT 7 Coega Bontveld 557 AT 8 Kowie Thicket 558 AT 9 Albany Coastal Belt 559 AT 10 Great Fish Noorsveld 560 AT 11 Great Fish Thicket 561 AT 12 Buffels Thicket 562 AT 13 Eastern Cape Escarpment Thicket 563 AT 14 Camdebo Escarpment Thicket 563 Figure 10.1 AT 8 Kowie Thicket: Kowie River meandering in the Waters Meeting Nature Reserve near Bathurst (Eastern Cape), surrounded by dense thickets dominated by succulent Euphorbia trees (on steep slopes and subkrantz positions) and by dry-forest habitats housing patches of FOz 6 Southern Coastal Forest lower down close to the river. -
Southern African Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Skin Diseases
South African Journal of Botany 87 (2013) 175–193 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect South African Journal of Botany journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/sajb Review Southern African medicinal plants used to treat skin diseases U. Mabona, S.F. Van Vuuren ⁎ Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, 2193, South Africa article info abstract Article history: This overview of southern African medicinal plants of dermatological relevance explores the fundamental Received 18 February 2013 knowledge available on the antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and wound healing properties of medicinal Received in revised form 8 April 2013 plants used to treat skin ailments. Also included is an overview undertaken on the phytochemistry and tox- Accepted 11 April 2013 icity of plants used in treatments related to diseases of the skin. Some findings include the predominance of Available online 23 May 2013 leaf material used (48%), as well as the frequent use of decoctions (35%). Dermatological skin pathogens such fl Edited by J Van Staden as Propionibacterium acnes, Microsporum canis, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Epidermophyton occosum are recommended for study in future antimicrobial research. Attention to these aspects should lead to new Keywords: directives for commercialization and provide insight towards the understanding of some neglected plant Antimicrobial species used for the treatment of skin diseases. Dermatophytes © 2013 SAAB. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Interactions Skin Medicinal plants Toxicity Wound healing Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................. 175 2. Wound healing effects of medicinal plants used to treat skin ailments .................................. 176 3. Anti-inflammatory effects of medicinal plants used to treat skin ailments ................................ -
Contemporary Use and Seasonal Abundance of Indigenous Edible Plants (With an Emphasis on Geophytes) Available to Human Foragers on the Cape South Coast, South Africa
Contemporary use and seasonal abundance of indigenous edible plants (with an emphasis on geophytes) available to human foragers on the Cape south coast, South Africa J. C. De Vynck 2014 Contemporary use and seasonal abundance of indigenous edible plants (with an emphasis on geophytes) available to human foragers on the Cape south coast, South Africa By Jan Carlo De Vynck Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Magister Scientiae to be awarded at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University December 2014 Supervisor: Prof. R.M. Cowling DECLARATION I, Jan Carlo De Vynck, student no. 211267716, hereby declare that the thesis for Magister Scientiae is my own work and that it has not previously been submitted for assessment or completion of any postgraduate qualification to another University or for another qualification. Jan Carlo De Vynck 31 October, 2014 Acknowledgements The mountains, lowlands and into the sea, this area and its people, the southern Cape, has been a fountain of inspiration. My supervisor, Prof. Richard Cowling too, has nurtured and guided me as few ever have and will! And to Shirley Cowling whose groundbreaking work on Fynbos phenology and her moral support are much appreciated. I want to thank Prof. Ben-Erik Van Wyk for opening the world of ethno-botany to me and his monumental contribution to the second chapter of my thesis. To my father, Prof. Jan De Vynck, who has always been my pillar of encouragement and routed my thoughts throughout the creation of my thesis. Elske, my mother, joined me in the field on some occasions and her natural affection to and wisdom of the ‘veld’ has kindled a lasting passion in me for the Cape Floristic Region. -
Evolução E Significado Fun Monomórfica Em Joicy Martins
Universidade de Brasília Instituto de Ciências Biológicas Departamento de Botânica Joicy Martins Morais Evolução e significado funcional da Enantiostilia monomórfica em Vochysiaceae Brasília Janeiro/2018 Universidade de Brasília Instituto de Ciências Biológicas Departamento de Botânica Evolução e significado funcional da Enantiostilia monomórfica em Vochysiaceae JOICY MARTINS MORAIS Tese apresentada ao Programa de Pós- Graduação em Botânica da Universidade de Brasília, como requisito à obtenção do título de Doutor, sob a orientação do Dr. Hélder Nagai Consolaro e co-orientação da Dra. Victoria Ferrero. Brasília Janeiro/2018 “Eu sou aquela mulher a quem o tempo muito ensinou. Ensinou a amar a vida. Não desistir da luta. Recomeçar na derrota. Renunciar a palavras e pensamentos negativos. Acreditar nos valores humanos. Ser otimista.” Cora Coralina Banca Examinadora Dr. Hélder Nagai Consolaro – Presidente Universidade Federal de Goiás Dra. Carolyn Elinore Barnes Proença– titular interno Universidade de Brasília Dra. Francismeire Jane Telles da Silva– titular externo Universidade Federal de Uberlândia Dr. Natan Messias Almeida – titular externo Universidade Estadual de Alagoas Dr. Vinícius Lourenço Garcia de Brito – suplente externo Universidade Federal de Uberlândia Agradecimentos Um trabalho de mais de quatro anos certamente não se faz sozinho. Mas bem antes disso se inicia minha gratidão. Primeiro às pessoas que sempre me apóiam em meus planos e não me deixam desistir quando surge o cansaço no caminho. Obrigada à minha mãe Célia, minha irmã Erika, meu cunhado Hebert e minhas duas alegrias em forma de gente, meus sobrinhos/afilhados Artur e Felipe! A vocês agradeço pelo apoio emocional, financeiro e apoio em coletas. Obrigada por se aventurarem comigo em tantos momentos que eu não podia contar com mais ninguém! Minha gratidão aos meus orientadores que me auxiliaram nessa jornada Hélder Consolaro e Victoria Ferrero. -
Advances in Botanical Research, Volume 54
Advances in BOTANICAL RESEARCH Series Editors JEAN-CLAUDE KADER Laboratoire Physiologie Cellulaire et Mole´culaire des Plantes, CNRS, Universite´ de Paris, Paris, France MICHEL DELSENY Laboratoire Ge´nome et De´veloppement des Plantes, CNRS IRD UP, Universite´ de Perpignan, Perpignan, France Advances in BOTANICAL RESEARCH Series Editors JEAN-CLAUDE KADER Laboratoire Physiologie Cellulaire, et Mole´culaire des Plantes, CNRS, Universite´ de Paris, Paris, France MICHEL DELSENY Laboratoire Ge´nome et De´veloppement des Plantes, CNRS IRD UP, Universite´ de Perpignan, Perpignan, France VOLUME 54 AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier 32 Jamestown Road, LondonNW17BY,UK 30 Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington, MA 01803, USA 525 B Street, Suite 1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495, USA Radarweg 29, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands First edition 2010 Copyright � 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone (+44) (0) 1865 843830; fax (+44) (0) 1865 853333; email: [email protected]. Alternatively you can submit your request online by visiting the Elsevier web site at http://elsevier.com/locate/permissions, and selecting Obtaining permission to use Elsevier material Notice No responsibility is assumed by the publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. -
Management of Crtically Endangered Renosterveld Fragments in The
Management of Critically Endangered renosterveld fragments in the Overberg, South Africa Odette Elisabeth Curtis Town Cape of Thesis presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy University Department of Biological Sciences University of Cape Town April 2013 Supervisor: Prof. William Bond Co-supervisor: Simon Todd The copyright of this thesis vests in the author. No quotation from it or information derived from it is to be published without full acknowledgementTown of the source. The thesis is to be used for private study or non- commercial research purposes only. Cape Published by the University ofof Cape Town (UCT) in terms of the non-exclusive license granted to UCT by the author. University PLAGIARISM DECLARATION By submitting this thesis, I acknowledge that I know the meaning of plagiarism and declare that all the work in the thesis, save for that which is properly acknowledged, is my own. _______________________________________ Odette Curtis 2nd April 2013 DECLARATION OF FREE LICENSE I hereby: Town a) grant the University of Cape Town free license to reproduce the above thesis in whole or in part, for the purpose of research; b) declare that: Cape i) the above thesis is my own unaided work, both in conception and execution, and that apart from the normal guidanceof from my supervisors, I have received no assistance except as stated below; ii) neither the substance nor any part of this thesis has been submitted in the past, or is being, or is to be submitted for a degree at this University or at any other University. I am now presenting the thesis for examination for the Degree of PhD.