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Abridged Curriculum Vitae: Alan Charles Kemp Born: 7 May 1944 in Gweru, Zimbabwe Citizenship: South African, British Marital status: Married, 1 daughter, 1 son Present work address: Naturalists & Nomads, 8 Boekenhout Street, Navors, Pretoria, 0184, South Africa Tel: (+27)(12)804-7637 Fax: (+27)(12)804-7637 E-Mail: leadbeateri@gmail.com or Naturalists & Nomads, Postnet Suite #38, Private Bag X19, Menlo Park, 0102, South Africa Qualifications: 1965 B.Sc. Rhodes University, Zoology and Entomology majors 1966 B.Sc. Hons. Rhodes University, Zoology 1973 Ph.D. Rhodes University, Zoology of Pretoria Thesis: (Ph.D.) The ecology, behaviour and systematics of Tockus hornbills (Aves: Bucerotidae), conducted mainly in the Kruger National Park Professional titles: • Pr.Sci.Nat. South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions Registration Number 400059/09, Zoological and Ecological Sciences. Professional career: • Field Research Assistant to Prof. Tom J. Cade, Section of Ecology and Systematics, Cornell University, in Kruger National Park, South Africa, Nov 1966 - Apr 1969. • Department of Birds, Transvaal Museum, Pretoria, June 1969 – August 1999, Head of Department from 1971, rising to Senior Scientist and then Head Curator by 1974. • Elected Manager, Transvaal Museum, September 1999 – July 2001, until voluntary early retirement. 160
• Edward Grey Institute of Ornithology, Oxford, December 2001 – April 2002, drafting specialist bird texts for Gale Publishing, USA and Andromeda Press, Oxford, UK. • Berg ‘n Dal & Pretoria, April 2002 - February 2003, presenting paper and later editorial assistant for book from the Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, The Kruger Experience: ecology and management of savanna heterogeneity. • Bangkok, March – June 2003, drafting research papers for colleague at Mahidol University; touring Laos. • Pretoria, August-December 2003, editorial assistant for book from the Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, a revision of The Mammals of Southern Africa. • Hala-Bala Wildlife Reserve, January – December 2004, a one-year rainforest study of hornbills, raptors and owls in southern Thailand for their National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC). • Pretoria, January 2005 – July 2007, organizing 4 th International Hornbill Conference at Mabula Game Lodge and editing and publishing CD-ROM proceedings, and consulting on ground hornbills to Mabula, University of Cape Town and Endangered Wildlife Trust. • Bangkok, India, Singapore, Sarawak, September 2006 – April 2007. assisted colleagues at Mahidol University, Bangkok, with compilation of research paper on molecular systematics of hornbills, and travelled to see other Asian habitats and meet with other colleagues. • Singapore, March 2009, present opening address, paper and poster at 5 th International Ornithological Conference Academic career: • Students: - Supervise completed post graduate students: M.Sc. 14; Ph.D. 5. • Author of: - 104 scientific papers or notes in refereed journals - 48 papers at national and international congresses - 6 scientific (unpublished) reports on environment and natural resources - 73 popular scientific papers. 161
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A vegetation and vertebrate fauna d
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Some of the rare or beautiful succu
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6.3.3 Field Survey ................
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12.1 Specific mitigation measures .
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Figure 25. The vegetation sensitivi
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Figure 54. An easterly view from Bo
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Vegetation Althou
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designated sensitive areas and excl
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Holdings (SHE, Pty Ltd). The main c
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2. ASSIGNMENT Eco-Agent Ecological
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3. RATIONALE It is widely recognise
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4. SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUD
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Figure 3. Satellite image showing t
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Topography and drainage The topogra
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Figure 6. Close-up satellite image
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6. METHODS Prior to the field visit
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6.1.3 Sensitivity Only High and Low
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• Low probability of occurrence w
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The biodiversity significance of an
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oth by reference to the comprehensi
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6.4. Herpetofauna 6.4.1. Field Surv
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• Armadillo Girdled Lizard (Cordy
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7.2 Description of the plant commun
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Figure 12. Stipagrostis namaquensis
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is low, 70-110 mm per annum, mostly
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Figure 14. Grassland on sandy hummo
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This plant community with its speci
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Crassula sericea Dicoma capensis Cu
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Figure 17. A scree slope 4.2.2 Stee
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species also occur on the mountain
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Schmidtia kalahariensis d Stipagros
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5.2 Washes The drainage lines withi
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in a population going extinct elsew
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7.4 Fine Scale Biodiversity Fine sc
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The SKEP (2005) biodiversity map fo
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National Herbarium. This is therefo
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Figure 26. A map indicating the Bla
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7.10 References Acocks, J.P.H. 1988
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8. RESULTS: MAMMALS Acocks (1988),
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Figure 27. A south-westerly view ov
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8.2 Observed and Expected Mammal Sp
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√ Otocyon megalotis Bat-eared fox
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8.4 Discussion Four pertinent matte
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Knobel, J. & Bredenkamp, G. 2005. T
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9. RESULTS: AVIFAUNA 9.1 General Th
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Figure 33. View east from the Zuurw
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Figure 36. View north from the sout
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Figure 39. View west towards Hoedko
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Figure 42. Patch of green vegetatio
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Table 1: Rating of recognised on-si
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Burchell’s Coucal Centropus burch
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Karoo Eremomela Eremomela gregalis
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9.4. Threatened and Red-Listed Bird
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The remaining four threatened speci
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