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Patterns of thorn length, density, type and colour in African Acacias
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: JJ Midgley MA Botha D BalfourIn Acacia no trade-off occurs between thorn length and thorn density and no correlation exists between thorn length and leaf length. By relating thorn length and density to leaf length it is clear that some species are better defended than... -
Volume–biomass functions reveal the effect of browsing on three Moroccan dwarf shrubs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Z Akasbi --- Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology of Plants, Germany J Oldeland --- Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology of Plants, Germany J Dengler --- Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology of Plants, Germany M Finckh --- Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology of Plants, GermanyWe studied the effects of browsing on the plant architecture and volume-biomass relationships of three dominant dwarf shrubs – Artemisia herba-alba, A. mesatlantica and Teucrium mideltense – in a sagebrush steppe in the Central High Atlas Mountains, southern Morocco. For... -
A significant and unappreciated intertidal mytiloidean genus: the biology and functional morphology of Brachidontes puniceus (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) from the Cape Verde Islands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: Brian Morton --- Department of Zoology, UKBrachidontes puniceus (Gmelin 1791) occurs on all the islands of the Cape Verde Archipelago and along the West African coast from Mauritania to Ghana. The species is morphologically, in terms of its acutely heteromyarian form, strong byssal attachment, stout ligament,... -
Analysis of differences in field performance of vegetatively andseed-propagated Eucalyptus varieties II: vertical uprooting resistance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: MEO Mokotedi --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, Biological Sciences Building, South Africa MP Watt --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, Biological Sciences Building, South Africa NW Pammenter --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, Biological Sciences Building, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to establish whether roots of micropropagated Eucalyptus grandis× E. nitens differ in their vertical uprooting resistance and architecture when compared with those of macropropagated E. grandis× E. nitens and seed-propagated E. grandis and E... -
Effects of rooting media on root growth and morphology of Brassica rapa seedlings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Michael O Adu --- Department of Ecological Sciences, UK David O Yawson --- Department of Soil Science, School of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Ghana Frederick A Armah --- Department of Environmental Science, School of Biological Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Ghana Paul A Asare --- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ghana Malcolm J Bennett --- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, UK Martin R Broadley --- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, UK Philip J White --- Department of Ecological Sciences, UK Lionel X Dupuy --- Department of Ecological Sciences, UKRooting media used in current root phenotyping studies can have substantial effect. In this study, the effects of three different nutrient conducting papers (Black construction paper, Anchor blue germination paper and Kimpak paper) and soil-filled boxes on root growth and... -
Conflict management and prevention under the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) of the African Union
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Sophie Desmidt --- Policy Officer, Security and Resilience programme, Bruce LamontUnder the umbrella of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), the African Union (AU) and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) have intervened in violent conflicts using a number of non-military tools. In the first section, after unpacking the institutional pillars... -
Architectures of visibility and invisibility: a reflection on the secret affinities of Johannesburg’s cross-border shopping hub
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Tanya Zack --- School of Architecture and Planning, Thireshen Govender --- Graduate School of Architecture, South AfricaThe inner city of Johannesburg, South Africa, is the site of an intense wholesale and retail trade in fast fashion. Here mostly migrant entrepreneurs supply billions of rand worth of Chinese apparel to local and cross-border shoppers from across sub-Saharan... -
Architecture-by-migrants: the porous infrastructures of Bellville
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Huda Tayob --- The Bartlett School of Architecture, United KingdomThis paper takes as its subject a series of contingent mixed-use urban markets that have been established in Cape Town, South Africa, by migrants, refugees and asylum seekers from various parts of the African continent. It argues that migrant spaces... -
Exploring the key components of a contemporary hospitality servicescape: Architecture, theology and community
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Peter Singleton --- , The Netherlands Erwin Losekoot --- , The NetherlandsThis article aims to contribute to the theoretical understanding of the hospitality servicescape. Through this analysis this article makes recommendations to managers on how they can set about creating a genuine sense of welcome and hospitality in a contemporary setting... -
Creating a technical architecture framework for m-voting application
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tiko Iyamu --- , South AfricaSouth Africa’s general election of 2019 posed many challenges, some of which threatened the credibility of its result, and the entire election process. Some of the challenges were multiple voting, many hours of queuing, which led to fatigue, and a...