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Category Archives: Monitoring & Management

Freshwater Research Centre Posted on 24th October 2017 by Lambert6th November 2017

Remote sensing toolkits 1 Establishing remote sensing toolkits for monitoring freshwater ecosystems under global change Status Current OutputsWatch this space Collaborators Funders Project Leader Kate Snaddon … Continue reading →

Freshwater Research Centre Posted on 24th October 2017 by Lambert1st November 2017

Okavango Delta 1 Aquatic biodiversity and water quality of the Okavango Delta & Wetland monitoring of the Okavango Delta, Botswana, using aquatic macroinvertebrates. About Research in the Okavango Delta comprised two separate studies, the first (2005-2006) and the second (2008-2009). … Continue reading →

Freshwater Research Centre Posted on 24th October 2017 by Lambert1st November 2017

SAFRASS 1 Southern African River Assessment Scheme: establishment of a capacity-building research framework to promote river health and biodiversity in tropical southern Africa About This project aimed to establishment a capacity building research framework to promote river health and biodiversity … Continue reading →

Freshwater Research Centre Posted on 24th October 2017 by Lambert1st November 2017

Macroinvertebrate traits 1 Developing a macroinvertebrate trait-based approach for assessing and managing ecosystem health in South Africa About This project is investigating the potential use of macroinvertebrate traits in assessing ecosystem health. The project is being led by the Unilever … Continue reading →

Freshwater Research Centre Posted on 23rd October 2017 by Lambert6th November 2017

Pesticide pollution 1 An Integrated Approach to Managing and Mitigating the Risk of Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pesticide Pollution to the Aquatic Environment. About This project essentially follows on from a previous project funded by the Water Research Commission (K5/1956) which … Continue reading →

Freshwater Research Centre Posted on 20th October 2017 by Lambert12th December 2018

Freshwater biodiversity information system 1 Developing a freshwater biodiversity information system for evaluating long‐term change in rivers in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa About There is a paucity of long-term (longer than five years) monitoring data sets for freshwater … Continue reading →

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Freshwater Research Centre Posted on 20th October 2017 by Lambert1st November 2017

Present ecological state of wetlands 1 Developing a refined suite of tools for assessing the Present Ecological State of wetland ecosystems About The broad aims of this project are (1) to engage with key stakeholders to clarify user requirements for … Continue reading →

Freshwater Research Centre Posted on 20th October 2017 by Lambert6th November 2017

Periphyton 1 The application and development of periphyton as indicators of flow and nutrient alterations and the establishment of trophic status thresholds for water quality monitoring and management of rivers in South Africa About South African rivers are threatened by … Continue reading →

Freshwater Research Centre Posted on 20th October 2017 by Lambert6th November 2017

Trajectories of change 1 Trajectories of change in wetlands of the fynbos biome About Although it is commonly reported in the literature that at least 50% of wetlands in South Africa have been lost and many more are seriously degraded, … Continue reading →

Freshwater Research Centre Posted on 20th October 2017 by Lambert1st November 2017

Fepas and flows 1 Developing methods for Ecological Reserve Compliance Monitoring in Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Areas (FEPAs) – a case study in the Kouebokkeveld, Western Cape About Extensive research and development has gone into methodologies aimed at determining the Ecological … Continue reading →

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