Branch, Trevor. 1997. Management strategies for orange roughy and other deepwater species off southern Africa. (Supervisors: Doug Butterworth, John Field).

Davies, Helen. 1997. An assessment of the suitability of a series of Western Cape farm dams as waterbird habitats. (Supervisors: Jenny Day, Tim Crowe).

Davies, Jonathan. 1997. Carrying capacity: a critique of the concept and its usefulness. (Supervisor: Phil Hockey).

Froneman, Albert. 1997. The role of farm dams in conserving waterbird and wetland diversity in the Western Cape, South Africa. (Supervisor: Tim Crowe).

Heijnes, Charlotte. 1997. Picking up the pieces: A biosphere reserve framework for a fragmented landscape - the coastal lowlands of the Western Cape. (Supervisors: Mandy Lombard, Richard Cowling).

KrugRainer. 1997. The genetic diversity in a founded population of the African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer): An example of an artificial bottleneck. (Supervisors: Colleen O’Ryan, Eric Harley).

O’Farrell, Patrick. 1997. Roadverge and rangeland plant communities in the southern Karoo: the influence of width and moisture on diversity, dominance and cover. (Supervisors: Sue Milton, Richard Dean).

Pressend, Michelle. 1997. Strategies to reduce marine litter from land-based sources: An assessment of public attitudes and awareness. (Supervisors: Peter Ryan, Gael Arnold).

Rushworth, Ian. 1997. Aiming for persistence: An approach to prioritising the allocation of conservation resources in northern KwaZulu-Natal. (Supervisors: Morné du Plessis, Grant Benn).

Scott, Elizabeth. 1997. A biogeographical analysis of the Orchidaceae in southern Africa. (Supervisor: Peter Linder).

Todd, Simon. 1997. The effects of heavy grazing on plant species diversity and community composition in a communally managed, semi-arid shrubland, Namaqualand, South Africa. (Supervisor: Timm Hoffmann).

Tshiguvho, Ennie. 1997. Conservation value of road verges in semi-arid ecosystems: ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as bio-indicators. (Supervisors: Richard Dean, Sue Milton, Hamish Robertson).