18/08/2017
Feast upon this!
Record-shattering 2.7-million-year-old ice core reveals start of the ice ages Clues to ancient atmosphere found in bubbles trapped in Antarctic samples
The Group is in the Botany&Zoology Department, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. We research adaptive biological responses to climate & global change.
This page is a place to share ideas and new research findings, and post about developments in the areas of climate and global change, particularly by students and affiliates of the GCBG. The main focus is on biological impacts and adaptive responses, but the context of human domination of the planet's resources, biodiversity and ecosystem processes is always a backdrop.
18/08/2017
Feast upon this!
Record-shattering 2.7-million-year-old ice core reveals start of the ice ages Clues to ancient atmosphere found in bubbles trapped in Antarctic samples
07/08/2017
GCBG team in the Aloe forest near Niewoudtville at the weekend, the population is looking stressed at the end of the rain season. The drought has not been broken yet.
17/07/2017
Gcbg engaged in assessment work at FAO Rome for the week..
14/07/2017
Alta Zietsman wins first prize today for a presentation by an early career scientist, at international Scarbio2017 in Leuven, Belgium. Superb job Alta! Her title "Physiological response of plant functional types to sub-antarctic conditions"
Acknowledgement to Mia Wege and for the photograph
01/05/2017
The dawn of another critical IPCC report.. scoping the 6th Assessment Report in Addis Ababa
20/04/2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xSHX8ZK_KM&feature=youtu.be
Very exciting but worrying new research just published in PNAS
Climate change impacts in Fynbos at the Cape of Good Hope Section of Table Mountain National Park This presentation briefly describes the findings of Slingsby et al. 2017 "Intensifying post-fire weather and biological invasion drive species loss in a Medi...
01/04/2017
Advance notice of a new GCBG paper at final proof stage in JVS.. featuring measures of bark growth rate to give new insights into fire and associated trait selection
26/03/2017
Gcbg participating in a fascinating workshop on the future of dynamic global vegetation models near Vienna with IIASA
08/03/2017
Gcbg at IPBES 5 plenary
07/02/2017
Tiny ants may pose a big threat for diversity in Laikipia In the shadow of Mt. Kenya, everyone has a story about a small, shiny ant that steals their cooking oil and sugar. When the seasonal rains come, they retreat into their underground nests, but they …
19/12/2016
DST Global Change video Department of Science and Technology
National Research Foundation SAEON SANBI, Kirstenbosch
Global Change Grand Challenge 2016 Official Video
15/12/2016
Drought in southern Africa points to urgent need for climate change plans Drought is a massive problem for southern Africa. The region requires adaptation and mitigation strategies if it's to cope with the changing climate.