Browsing by Author "Mtshali, Hlengiwe"

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    CREW Maputaland expedition
    (2017-04-01)
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    Distribution of wetland vegetation types, their conservation importance and their ecological drivers in South Africa
    (SANBI, 2015-06-25) Sieben, Erwin; Mtshali, Hlengiwe; Janks, Matthew
    Wetlands are recognized as delivering important ecosystem services especially in the light of an impending water crisis in the country. For this reason, wetlands have played an important role in strategic conservation planning for the purpose of water resource management, but they also play an important role as habitats for biodiversity. The plants that make up the various vegetation types in wetlands form important components of this biodiversity and an overview of plant community composition and the physical environment of wetlands is a useful tool in the management of wetlands for biodiversity. For this reason, a database was set up with wetland vegetation data compiled from various historical studies and supplemented with additional fieldwork. 28 The final database that has emerged from this effort has a total of 5583 vegetation plots and is still growing. This dataset has been classified into 244 plant community types each of which can be recognized by a specific combination of indicator species and widespread species. Ordination diagrams produced by Canonical Correspondence Analysis outline the most important environmental factors that drive wetland community composition. The most species-rich wetland communities are found in the high mountains, the mistbelt region of KwaZulu-Natal and the renosterveld in the Western Cape. Some areas are very rich in community types, among them the Western Cape and Maputaland stand out.
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    National Biodiversity Assessment 2025: The status of South Africa’s biodiversity. Summary of Findings and Key Messages.
    (2025-11-12) Skowno, Andrew; Poole, Carol; Besseling, Natasha; Currie, Jock; Da Silva, Jessica; Dayaram, Anisha; Harris, Linda; Job, Nancy; Monyeki, Maphale; Mtshali, Hlengiwe; Sink, Kerry; Van der Bank, Megan; Van der Colff, Dewidine; van Niekerk, Lara; von Staden, Lize
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    South Africa's biodiversity profile fact sheet
    (2025-10-21) Jones, Georgina; Mogajane, Kagiso; Hamer, Michelle; Truter, Mariette; Jacobs, Adriana; Venter, Fanus