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  1. Assessing local scale impacts of <em>Opuntia stricta</em> (Cactaceae) invasion on beetle and spider diversity in Kruger National Park, South Africa

    Assessing local scale impacts of Opuntia stricta (Cactaceae) invasion on beetle and spider diversity in Kruger National Park, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: M.P. Robertson --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa K.R. Harris --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa J.A. Coetzee --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa L.C. Foxcroft --- Conservation Services, South African National Parks, South Africa A.S. Dippenaar-Schoeman --- Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa B.J. van Rensburg --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    There is a paucity of studies examining direct impacts of introduced alien species on biodiversity, a key need for motivating for alien species control in conservation areas. The introduced prickly pear (Opuntia stricta) has invaded some 35 000 ha of...
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  2. A new species of Eilica (Araneae: Gnaphosidae)

    A new species of Eilica (Araneae: Gnaphosidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Moira J. FitzPatrick --- Natural History Museum, zimbabwe
    Eilica lotzi, a new species collected in Bloemfontein, South Africa, is described. This brings to four the number of species known from Africa.
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  3. Towards a standardized and optimized protocol for rapid biodiversity assessments: spider species richness and assemblage composition in two savanna vegetation types

    Towards a standardized and optimized protocol for rapid biodiversity assessments: spider species richness and assemblage composition in two savanna vegetation types

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: M.I. Muelelwa --- Centre for Invasion Biology and Department of Zoology, South Africa S.H. Foord --- Centre for Invasion Biology and Department of Zoology, South Africa A.S. Dippenaar-Schoeman --- ARC Plant Protection Research Institute, South Africa E.M. Stam --- National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, South Africa
    A semi-quantitative inventory of spider diversity was done in the Blouberg Nature Reserve (BNR) and Western Soutpansberg Conservancy (WSC) situated in the Savanna Biome of the Limpopo Province, South Africa. Two hundred and ninety-six samples of one person-hour work each,...
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