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- 15 contributions in or as books • Editorial Roles - Ostrich, African Journal of Ornithology (editor 1973-75). - Bird Conservation (International (editorial committee 1995-present) • FRD evaluation category: C2 (Avian Biology and Systematics) ● Associate positions: • University of the Witwatersrand, Honourary lecturer, Department of Zoology (1988- 2001) • Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town, research associate (2001 – present). • Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (ex Transvaal Museum), Honorary curator (2004-present) • Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, wildlife conservation associate (1996- present). Membership: • American Ornithologist's Union, Corresponding Fellow (1986- present) • Birdlife South Africa (South African Ornithological Society), Ordinary Member (1969- present), President (1975-1993) of Northern Transvaal (Pretoria) Branch, Honourary Life Member of North Gauteng (Pretoria) Bird Club (2000 – present). Special committees: • International Ornithological Committee of 100, elected member (1989-present). • Raptor Research Foundation, Grants assessor, Leslie Brown Memorial Fund (1985- present). Merit awards and research grants: • 1969-86. Annual research grants from South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). • 1974. Chapman Fund Award, American Museum of Natural History, for field research in 162
Borneo and India. • 1986-98. Annual research award from South African Foundation for Research Development (FRD) as "C"-graded national scientist. • 1989-95. Team member of FRD Special Programme in Conservation Biology. • 1989-95. Team member of FRD Special Programme in Molecular Systematics. • 1991-95. Various private sector sponsorships. • 1992, 1994. FRD merit award to museum scientists. • 2000. Special NRF Science Liaison award to attend 10 th Pan-African Ornithological Congress, Kampala, Uganda. • 2001. Special NRF Science Liaison award to attend 3rd International Hornbill Workshop, Phuket, Thailand. • 2004. One year’s support from Thailand’s National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) for rainforest survey research. • 2007-2008. Six month’s funding to enable specialist assistance at Department of Microbiology, Mahidol University, Thailand. • 2010. Gill Memorial Medal of Birdlife South Africa Consultant • Sept-Oct 1994 – Kruger National Park, specialist consultant on ground hornbills to BBC Natural History Unit for filming of Wildife on One programme, 10 weeks. • Oct-Nov 1996. Kruger National Park, specialist consultant on various birds to David Attenborough for BBC series Life of Birds, 3 weeks. • Sep-Oct 1998. Kruger National Park, specialist hornbill consultant to National Geographic magazine team, 4 weeks • October 2001 – Mala Mala, specialist consulting on ground hornbills for National Geographic film unit, 1 week. • 2004-present - >15 specialist birding and nature tours as a National South African Tourist Guide, registration number GP0770. 2005-present – >20 <strong>Biodiversity</strong> assessments for a Ramsar wetland proposal, Important Bird Area proposal, and general scoping, G20 and specialist avifaunal EIAs. 163
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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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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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Department of Environmental Affairs
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