Conservation planning in Maputaland

References

The following is a list of references that describe the Maputaland Centre of Endemism or research that has taken place there. Please contact Bob Smith if you would like to add any further references.

Books

Bruton, M.N. & Cooper, K.H. (1980). Studies on the ecology of Maputaland. Rhodes University Press & the Wildlife Society of Southern Africa.

Mountain, A.G. (1990). Paradise under pressure. Southern Book Publishers, Johannesburg.

Book chapters

Rogers, K.H. (1980). The vegetation of the Pongolo floodplain: distribution and utilization. In: Studies on the ecology of Maputaland. Edited by M.N. Bruton & K.H. Cooper. Rhodes University Press & the Wildlife Society of Southern Africa.

Weisser, P.J. (1980). The dune forest of Maputaland. In: Studies on the ecology of Maputaland. Edited by M.N. Bruton & K.H. Cooper. Rhodes University Press & the Wildlife Society of Southern Africa.

Dissertations

Christiansen, H. (1999). Perceptions of the sustainability of Juncus krausii harvest at the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Unpublished MSc thesis, University of Kent.

Lubbe, R.A. (1996). Vegetation and flora of the Kosi Bay Coastal Forest Reserve in Maputaland, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Unpublished MSc project. University of Pretoria.

Smith, R.J. (2001). Designing an integrated protected area network for Maputaland, South Africa. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Kent.

Journal articles

de Boer, W. F., Blijdenstein, A. F. and Longamane, F. (2002). Prey choice and habitat use of people exploiting intertidal resources. Environmental Conservation 29: 238-252.

Ellery, W.N, Dahlberg, A.C, Strydom, R., Neal, M.J. & Jackson, J. (2003) Diversion of water flow from a floodplain wetland stream: An analysis of geomorphological setting and hydrological and ecological consequences. Journal of Environmental Management 68:51-71

Kirkwood, D. and Midgley, J. J. (1999). The floristics of Sand Forest in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Bothalia 29: 293-304.

Kyle, R., Robertson, W. D. and Birnie, S. L. (1997). Subsistence shellfish harvesting in the Maputaland Marine Reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Sandy beach organisms. Biological Conservation 82: 173-182.

Kyle, R., Pearson, B., Fielding, P. J., Robertson, W. D. and Birnie, S. L. (1997). Subsistence shellfish harvesting in the Maputaland Marine Reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Rocky shore organisms. Biological Conservation 82: 183-192.

Matthews, W. S., van Wyk, A. E. and Van Rooyen, N. (1999). Vegetation of the Sileza Nature Reserve and neighbouring areas, South Africa, and its importance in conserving the woody grasslands of the Maputaland Centre of Endemism. Bothalia 29: 151-167.

Matthews, W. S., van Wyk, A. E., van Rooyen, N. and Botha, G. A. (2001). Vegetation of the Tembe Elephant Park, Maputaland, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 67: 573-594.

Picard, C.H. (2003). Post-apartheid perceptions of the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, South Africa. Environmental Conservation 30: 182–191.

Thamm, A. G., Grundling, P. and Mazus, H. (1996). Holocene and Recent peat growth rates on the Zululand coastal plain. Journal of African Earth Sciences 23: 119-124.

van Rensburg, B. J., Chown, S. L., van Jaarsveld, A. S. and McGeoch, M. A. (2000). Spatial variation and biogeography of sand forest avian assemblages in South Africa. Journal of Biogeography 27: 1385-1401.

van Rensburg, B. J., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. and Van Jaarsveld, A. S. (1999). Conservation of heterogeneity among dung beetles in the Maputaland Centre of Endemism, South Africa. Biological Conservation 88: 145-153.

van Rensburg, B. J., McGeoch, M. A., Matthews, W., Chown, S. L. and van Jaarsveld, A. S. (2000). Testing generalities in the shape of patch occupancy frequency distributions. Ecology 81: 3163-3177.

van Wyk, G.F, D.A. Everard, J.J. Midgley & I.G. Gordon (1996). Classification and dynamics of a southern African subtropical coastal lowland forest. South African Journal of Botany 62, 133-142.

Watkeys, M. K., Mason, T. R. and Goodman, P. S. (1993). The Role of Geology in the Development of Maputaland, South Africa. Journal of African Earth Sciences 16: 205-221.

Reports

Tinley, K. L. & Van Riet, W.T. (1981). Proposals towards an environmental plan for KwaZulu. Nature Conservation Division, KwaZulu Department of Agriculture and Forestry.