A taxonomic revision of Maurocenia (Celastraceae), a Western Cape monotypic endemic

Bothalia ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. H. Archer ◽  
A. E. Van Wyk
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
National Park ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Restricted Range ◽  
Monotypic Genus ◽  
The West ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cape Peninsula ◽  
African Genus

A taxonomic account is given of the monotypic genus Maurocenia Mill. Maurocenia frangula Mill, has a restricted range and is endemic to the Cape Peninsula and the West Coast National Park. Western Cape. Maurocenia frangularia (L.)Mill., the species name and author citation widely used in the past, is incorrect. It is characterized by. among others, pendulous ovules and gynodioecy, rare states in the Celastraceae. Maurocenia is apparently most closely related to the southern African genus Lauridia Eckl. Zeyh.

A taxonomic revision of the southern African native and naturalized species of Silene L. (Caryophyllaceae)

Bothalia ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-186
Author(s):  
J. C. Manning ◽  
P. Goldblatt
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Morphological Variation ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
The West ◽  
Sem Micrographs ◽  
Two New Species

The native and naturalized species of Silene L. in southern Africa are reviewed, with full synonomy and the description of two new species from the West Coast of Western Cape. Eight native species and three naturalized species are recognized, including the first identification in southern Africa of the Mediterranean S. nocturna L. The identity of S. aethiopica Burm., which has remained unknown since its description, is established and is found to be the oldest name for S. clandestina Jacq. Patterns of morphological variation within each species are discussed and subspecies are recognized for geographically segregated groups of populations that are ± morphologically diagnosable. The following new names or combinations are made among the southern African taxa: S. aethiopica subsp. longiflora; S. burchellii subsp. modesta, subsp. multiflora, and subsp. pilosellifolia; S. crassifolia subsp. primuliflora; S. saldanhensis; S. rigens; and S. undulata subsp. polyantha. Each taxon is described, with information on ecology and distribution, and most species are illustrated, including SEM micrographs of the seeds.

Managing rivers for conservation and ecotourism in the Kruger National Park

1995 ◽  
Vol 32 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 227-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. J. Venter ◽  
A. R. Deacon
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
The West ◽  
The Past ◽  
Management Actions ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Three Rivers

Six major rivers flow through the Kruger National Park (KNP). All these rivers originate outside and to the west of the KNP and are highly utilized. They are crucially important for the conservation of the unique natural environments of the KNP. The human population growth in the Lowveld during the past two decades brought with it the rapid expansion of irrigation farming, exotic afforestation and land grazed by domestic stock, as well as the establishment of large towns, mines, dams and industries. Along with these developments came overgrazing, erosion, over-utilization and pollution of rivers, as well as clearing of indigenous forests from large areas outside the borders of the KNP. Over-utilization of the rivers which ultimately flow through the KNP poses one of the most serious challenges to the KNP's management. This paper gives the background to the development in the catchments and highlights the problems which these have caused for the KNP. Management actions which have been taken as well as their results are discussed and solutions to certain problems proposed. Three rivers, namely the Letaba, Olifants and Sabie are respectively described as examples of an over-utilized river, a polluted river and a river which is still in a fairly good condition.

scholarly journals Acrobeles farzanae spec. nov. and Seleborca complexa (Thorne) from the West Coast National Park and Rocher Pan Nature Reserve (Nematoda: ephalobidae)

Koedoe ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Heyns
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
Body Length ◽  
West Coast ◽  
National Park ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
The West ◽  
Lateral Field

Acrobeles fananae spec. nov. is described from two localities on the west coast of South Africa. The new species is characterised by body length of 0.7-0.8 mm; relatively slender, cylindroid body, abruptly ventrally bent in vulval region; vulva with protruding lips and situated in a sunken area; three incisures in lateral field; and cuticle with an intricate interlocked block-like pattern. Additional data is presented on the morphology of Seleborca complexa (Thorne, 1925) collected in the same area.

Variability of Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) spawn abundance under climate change off the West Coast of Canada over the past six decades

2019 ◽  
Vol 200 ◽  
pp. 103229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Xu ◽  
Caihong Fu ◽  
Angelica Peña ◽  
Roy Hourston ◽  
Richard Thomson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Pacific Herring ◽  
The West ◽  
Clupea Pallasii ◽  
The Past

Invasion of the New Zealand Coastline by European Sea-Rocket (Cakile maritima) and American Sea-Rocket (Cakile edentula)

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger D. Cousens ◽  
Jane M. Cousens
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
North America ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Congeneric Species ◽  
The West ◽  
The Past ◽  
The North ◽  
Cakile Maritima ◽  
Cakile Edentula ◽  
North And South

AbstractOn the west coast of North America and in Australia, there have been parallel cases of sequential invasion and replacement of the shoreline plant American sea-rocket by European sea-rocket. A similar pattern has also occurred in New Zealand. For 30 to 40 yr, from its first recording in 1921, American sea-rocket spread throughout the eastern coastlines of the North and South Islands of New Zealand. European sea-rocket has so far been collected only on the North Island. From its first collection in 1937, European sea-rocket spread to the northern extremity of the island by 1973, and by 2010, it had reached the southernmost limit. In the region where both species have occurred in the past, American sea-rocket is now rarely found. This appears to be another example of congeneric species displacement.

The Ethical Neutrality of Prospective Payments: Justice Issues

1996 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 570-578
Author(s):  
Jean McDowell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fee For Service ◽  
Reimbursement Mechanisms ◽  
The West ◽  
The Past ◽  
The U.S

The U.S. healthcare system has been subject to unprecedented scrutiny over the past three years; one of the results of this scrutiny has been recognition of the serious problems that exist in both healthcare delivery and reimbursement mechanisms. While the verbal debate in Washington has essentially ceased, within the healthcare community a historic shift has taken place in the way healthcare reimbursement is structured: increasingly, traditional fee-for-service reimbursement methods are being replaced with capitation reimbursement methods. While this phenomenon originated on the West Coast, it has spread to all geographic sectors of the United States in varying degrees and can be expected to dominate the funding patterns of healthcare over the next decade.

An assessment of the past and present distribution status of the whale shark (Rhincodon typus)along the west coast of India

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.V.R. Premjothi ◽  
B.C. Choudury ◽  
Rahul Kaul ◽  
S. Subburaman ◽  
Manoj Matwal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
Whale Shark ◽  
The West ◽  
Rhincodon Typus ◽  
West Coast Of India ◽  
The Past ◽  
Present Distribution

A taxonomic revision of Pseudochitinopoma Zibrowius, 1969 (Annelida, Serpulidae) with description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3507 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
ELENA K. KUPRIYANOVA ◽  
HARRY A. TEN HOVE ◽  
EJIROH NISHI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
The West ◽  
Reproductive Patterns ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Affinities

This study is a revision of the poorly known genus Pseudochitinopoma Zibrowius, 1969 (Annelida, Serpulidae), erected for Hyalopomatopsis occidentalis Bush, 1905 from the West Coast of North America. Subsequently, an unnamed Pseudochitinopoma sp. nov. from the Seychelles (ten Hove 1994) (described herein as P. amirantensis sp. nov.) and P. pavimentata Nishi, 1999 were added to the genus. Ficopomatus capensis Day, 1961 is herein referred to Pseudochitinopoma, based on examination of the type material. Finally, Pseudochitinopoma beneliahuae sp. nov. was described from Western Australia and the Red Sea. Reproductive patterns and phylogenetic affinities of Pseudochitinopoma spp. are discussed.

Monopseudocuma a new genus from the North East Atlantic and redescription of Pseudocuma gilsoni Bacescu, 1950 (Cumacea: Pseudocumatidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1203 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
ALISON M. MCCARTHY ◽  
SARAH GERKEN ◽  
DAVID MCGRATH ◽  
GRACE P. MCCORMACK
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
West Coast ◽  
New Genus ◽  
East Atlantic ◽  
The West ◽  
The Past ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Sea

The validity of Pseudocuma gilsoni B|cescu 1950 has been questioned in the past. The recent discovery of material in Irish waters, and in the North Sea, confirms the presence of the species in the North East Atlantic and provides the opportunity to present a full redescription. A new genus, Monopseudocuma, is erected to accommodate the species. A neotype is designated from the West coast of Ireland.

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