Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Botany
van Rooyen, MW
MSc PhD(Pret) - Professor
NRF Rating: C2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2009
Fax number: 012 362 5099
E-mail address: gvrooyen@scientia.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Plant population and vegetation dynamics
Studies on the ephemerals of Namakwaland
Phytosociology, vegetation dynamics and conservation of the arid areas of southern Africa
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
van Rooyen MW, Theron GK, van Rooyen N, Jankowitz WJ, Matthews WS: 2004. Mysterious circles in the Namib Desert: Review of hypotheses on their origin. Journal of Arid Environments, 57, pp 467-485.
Gaugris JY, Matthews WS, van Rooyen MW, Bothma JduP: 2004. The vegetation of Tshanini Game Reserve and a comparison with equivalent units in the Tembe Elephant Park in Maputaland, South Africa. Koedoe, 47 (1), pp 9-29.
van Rooyen MW, Tosh C, van Rooyen N, Matthews WS, Kellerman MJS: 2004. Impact of harvesting and fire on Phragmites australis reed quality in Tembe Elephant Park, Maputaland. Koedoe, 47 (1), pp 31-40.
Tarr JA, van Rooyen MW, Bothma JduP: 2004. The response of Phragmites australis to harvesting pressure in the Muzi swamp of the Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa. Land Degradation & Development, 15, pp 487-497.
de Villiers AJ, van Rooyen MW, Theron GK: 2004. The restoration of Strandved and Succulent Karoo degraded by mining: An enumeration of topsoil seed banks. South African Journal of Botany, 70 (5), pp 717-725.
van Rooyen MW, de Villiers AJ: 2004. Germination patterns in the Succulent Karoo Biome, South Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 59 (2), pp 65-72.
Bothma JduP, van Rooyen N, van Rooyen MW: 2004. Using diet and plant resources to set wildlife stocking densities in African savannas. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 32 (3), pp 840-851.
Patents:
Stoffberg GH, van Rooyen MW, Groeneveld HT, van der Linde MJ: 2004. Ecological management: Ecotree. (2003/7906).
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