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PCU Paleoecology team attends INQUA Congress in Rome, Italy

PCU paleoecology members Dr. Estelle Razanatsoa, Prof. Lindsey Gillson, Ms. Glory Oden and Mr. Fetra Randriantsara attended the INQUA congress in Rome, Italy.

Congratulations to Dr. Estelle Razanatsoa

The Plant Conservation Unit would like to extend congratulations to Dr. Estelle Razanatsoa on her new position as Junior Research Fellow!

Editorial: Advancing past socio–environmental systems science

An editorial article written by Estelle Razanatsoa of the Plant Conservation Unit (PCU) and other colleagues, titled Advancing past socio–environmental systems science was recently published in the PAGES Magazine.

PCU Paleoecology team attends INQUA Congress in Rome, Italy

PCU paleoecology members Dr. Estelle Razanatsoa, Prof. Lindsey Gillson, Ms. Glory Oden and Mr. Fetra Randriantsara attended the INQUA congress in Rome, Italy.

Congratulations to Dr. Estelle Razanatsoa

The Plant Conservation Unit would like to extend congratulations to Dr. Estelle Razanatsoa on her new position as Junior Research Fellow!

Editorial: Advancing past socio–environmental systems science

Expansion of the Grassland Biome in the eastern Karoo corresponds with changes in rainfall and livestock numbers

The Plant Conservation Unit is pleased to announce an exciting new paper written by Dr. Gina Arena, Prof. Timm Hoffman, Dr. Helga van der Merwe and Prof Timothy O’Connor.

Late-Holocene fynbos-forest dynamics in Orange Kloof, Table Mountain National Park, South Africa

A new article written by PCU researchers titled ‘Late-Holocene fynbos-forest dynamics in Orange Kloof, Table Mountain National Park, South Africa’ was published online on 18 February 2023 in The Holocene.

Now Open Access: Nature Divided, by Hoffman & Ashwell (2001)

PCU Director, Prof Timm Hoffman’s classic book, titled 'Nature Divided', on Land Degradation in South Africa, which he co-authored with colleague A

The PCU commemorates the passing of Richard Dean

One of South Africa’s greatest naturalists and well-known ornithologists, Richard Dean passed away in Prince Albert on Wednesday 3 August 2022.

Tim Kirsten uncovers rare plant species in Kirstenhof wetland

A newspaper article about an important plant re-discovery by PCU Masters student Tim Kirsten, written by Karen Watkins, appeared this morning in the Constantiaberg Bulletin. Read the article

NEW PAPER ALERT: Editorial: Mainstreaming paleoecology into ecosystem restoration

An editorial article written by PCU Deputy Director Prof. Lindsey Gillson, PCU postdoc Dr Sabine Prader, and other colleagues, titled 'Mainstreaming paleoecology into ecosystem restoration' was published in the PAGES Magazine today. T

NEW POPULAR ARTICLE: 'Repeat photos show change in southern African landscapes: a citizen science project'

A popular article written by PCU Director, Prof. Timm Hoffman, and rePhotoSA project manager, Hana Petersen, was published in The Conversation this morning. The article outlines the history and utility of repeat photography, and describes the

NEW PAPER ALERT: Woody cover change in relation to fire history and land-use in the savanna-woodlands of north-east Namibia (1996–2019)

A new article by PCU researchers Dr Glynis Humphrey, Conor Eastment, Prof. Lindsey Gillson and Prof. Timm Hoffman, titled ‘Woody cover change in relation to fire history and land-use in the savanna-woodlands of north-east Nami

NEW PAPER ALERT: Drought as a driver of vegetation change in Succulent Karoo rangelands, South Africa

A new article by PCU researcher Hana Petersen and colleagues, titled ‘Drought as a driver of vegetation change in Succulent Karoo rangelands, South Africa’ was published online on 15 February 2022 in the African Journal of Range a