Protecting Freshwater Biodiversity in KwaZulu Natal

Latest paper published in the International Journal Freshwater Biology on the subject

"Scale-based freshwater conservation planning: towards protecting freshwater biodiversity in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa" , can be found online now

Water Wheel Article

An article appeared in the January/February issue of Water Wheel, the WRC (Water Research Commission) Journal, about the work Dr Nick Rivers-Moore is doing with Dr Helen Dallas on water temperature and river ecology, WRC project code K5/1799.

Field Trip to the Eastern Cape for K5/1799

Field Trip for retrieval of data from air and water temperature data loggers located on farms and in rivers in a range of locations across the Eastern Cape and a few parts of the Western Cape, for a project on water temperature and river ecology.

Water Temperature Loggers are housed in metal casings and attached to rocks or tree roots, and secured by steel cables. They needed to be retrieved and data downloaded and then replaced in the river. Air temperature loggers were removed and replaced with new instruments.

All logging instruments will be permanently removed in early 2011 when the project draws to completion.

Field Trip in KwaZulu Natal for K5/1796

Field Trip for the retrieval of water temperature data loggers in the Mkuze, Umvoti and Umzimkulu Rivers. For the WRC project on the development of river conservation targets (K5/1796)

Loggers are housed in metal casings and attached to rocks or tree roots, and needed to be removed for final download of temperature data which has been recorded over an eight month period.

This data complements aquatic macroinvertebrate surveys.

Many landowners and managers take an interest in the work being done and assist with access and information.

Removal of steel cable holding the metal housing onto the rock