South Africa's Fynbos and Succulent Karoo Biomes are hotspots of monkey beetle diversity. These beetles are important pollinators of endemic flowers in South Africa and play an important role in ...

Freshwater fish endemic to the Cape Fold Ecoregion in the Western Cape are on the brink of extinction. Conservationists warn that without immediate intervention, fynbos fish—some of which have ...

For the sixth consecutive year, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden did not exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), which manages the ...

Most of us only think about the easily visible parts of plants — stems, flowers, leaves — but in a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Princeton ecologists Lars ...

Research findings suggest that alternative stable states can be maintained through biotic mechanisms, such as root traits, in addition to the commonly understood abiotic factors like climate. This ...