Apr 30, 2018 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Cape Town – DNA sequencing techniques have placed the spotlight on two ‘introduced’ seaweed species previously not known in South Africa, one of them being the ‘Devil’s tongue weed’. Like any responsible scientific researcher Prof John Bolton from the University...
Apr 21, 2018 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Pretoria – The Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP) calls for large and small grants 2018 have opened; South African researchers are encouraged to apply. For an overview of the FBIP, feel free to consult the programme’s Framework Document...
Apr 16, 2018 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
In taxonomy, the ‘holotype’ specimen can be considered the cornerstone of a species description – the single physical example of an organism, known to have been used when the species was formally described. When this specimen goes missing the foundation upon...
