The Consequences of Road Development in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, South Africa: Paradise Lost?

2002 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 54-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nico J. Kotze
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
National Park ◽  
Paradise Lost ◽  
Golden Gate ◽  
Road Development

Checklist of ferns and seed plants of the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, South Africa

Bothalia ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Daemane ◽  
B-E. Van Wyk ◽  
A. Moteetee
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
National Park ◽  
Flowering Plants ◽  
Seed Plants ◽  
Golden Gate ◽  
Infraspecific Taxa

A list of flowering plants and ferns has been compiled for the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, which occupies an area of 11 346 hectares but excludes the adjacent QwaQwa National Park. The checklist comprises 846 taxa (823 species and 23 infraspecific taxa) representing 359 genera in 101 families. Eleven of the species are recorded in the Red Data List (Raimondo et al. 2010) and 64 species are naturalized exotics.

Ontogenetic instars of Phyllhermannia goldengatensis sp. nov. (Acari, Oribatida, Hermanniidae) from South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 2115-2130
Author(s):  
Sergey G. Ermilov ◽  
Elizabeth A. Hugo-Coetzee ◽  
Alexander A. Khaustov ◽  
Vladimir A. Khaustov ◽  
Vladimir A. Khaustov
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Golden Gate ◽  
Dorsal Part ◽  
Central South ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the genus Phyllhermannia is described from soil of Golden Gate Highlands National Park (central South Africa), based on all ontogenetic instars. The species is also recorded in Lesotho. Adult of Phyllhermannia goldengatensis sp. nov. differs from P. africana, P. natalensis, P. nathanaeli, and P. pauliani by the presence of median longitudinal and three pairs of lateral semicircular band-like furrows resembling the shape of large cells on dorsal part of the notogaster. The juvenile instars of P. goldengatensis sp. nov. are compared with those P. bandabanda, P. falklandica, P. gladiata, P. lemannae, and P. sauli. An identification key to known species of Phyllhermannia in South Africa is presented.

scholarly journals Reflections on the relationships between communities and conservation areas of South Africa: the case of five South African national parks

Koedoe ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
T.S. Simelane ◽  
G.I.H. Kerley ◽  
M.H. Knight
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Golden Gate ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Conservation And Management

An evaluation of the relationships between communities around Addo Elephant National Park, Mountain Zebra National Park, Karoo National Park, Golden Gate Highlands National Park and Vaalbos National Park shows that these communities have limited ecological knowledge and understanding of resources occurring within the parks. People within these communities rate relationships with their neighbouring parks as relatively poor. Despite this, these communities are keen to support conservation and management of biodiversity through national parks. The study further revealed that two types of communities occur around the national parks of South Africa. These are neighbouring and the distant communities. The distant communities are more urban in character than the neighbouring communities. These communities are heterogeneous with people from a variety of cultures. The varying lifestyle, age groups, cultural backgrounds and income levels lead to differences in expectations from the national parks by these communities. This, which is critical in determining the level of appreciation of conservation of biodiversity by communities around conservation areas, requires the attention of the park managers. They need to ensure that when distributing the benefits or opportunities linked to conservation, cultural, income and education differences among communities are considered and used as the basis for development and implementation of community development projects.

scholarly journals Contribution to the knowledge of the oribatid mite genus Setoppia (Acari, Oribatida, Oppiidae), with description of a new species from South Africa

Acarologia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 892-902
Author(s):  
Sergey G. Ermilov ◽  
Elizabeth A. Hugo-Coetzee ◽  
Alexander A. Khaustov
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Oribatid Mite ◽  
Key Distribution ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Golden Gate ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Mite Genus

A new species of the genus Setoppia (Oribatida, Oppiidae) is described from soil of Golden Gate Highlands National Park, South Africa. Setoppia paraquattuor n. sp. differs from Setoppia quattuor in having smaller lateral teeth and incision on the tripartite rostrum, shorter notogastral setae h3 and subequal sized la, lm, lp, and h2 setae. Summarized generic traits, identification key, distribution worldwide and in South Africa, and habitats of all known species of Setoppia are presented.

scholarly journals A survey of the mammals occurring in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Koedoe ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
I. L. Rautenbach
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
National Park ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Habitat Preferences ◽  
Golden Gate ◽  
Distribution Ranges

This paper reports on a survey of the mammals of the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Republic of South Africa. Fifty-seven species are mentioned, the majority recorded through material or sight records. Those species which may occur in the Park, as deducted from their overall distribution ranges, or from other indirect observations such as spoor or droppings, are considered as well. Habitat preferences are mentioned wherever possible, and the conservation status and relocation histories of the antelope species are quoted.

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