Browsing by UP Author "Crous, Casparus J."

Browsing by UP Author "Crous, Casparus J."

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  • An assessment of mangrove diseases and pests in South Africa 
    Osorio, J. Alexander; Crous, Casparus J.; Wingfield, Michael J.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Roux, Jolanda (Oxford University Press, 2017-05)
    Mangroves are critically important components of coastal ecosystems. However, their survival is globally threatened, mostly due to impacts resulting from human activities. Reports of mangrove deaths associated with pathogens ...
  • Develop energy from shale with local ecosystems in mind 
    Crous, Casparus J. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2015-03)
    In South Africa, there currently are plans to develop shale-based gas extraction in arid and semi-arid landscapes of the Karoo. The extraction of gas from shale in the Karoo through hydraulic fracturing, also known as ...
  • Ecological disequilibrium drives insect pest and pathogen accumulation in non-native trees 
    Crous, Casparus J.; Burgess, Treena I.; Le Roux, Johannes J.; Richardson, David M.; Slippers, Bernard; Wingfield, Michael J. (Oxford University Press, 2017-01)
    Non-native trees have become dominant components of many landscapes, including urban ecosystems, commercial forestry plantations, fruit orchards and as invasives in natural ecosystems. Often, these trees have been ...
  • Endophytic Botryosphaeriaceae, including five new species, associated with mangrove trees in South Africa 
    Osorio, J. Alexander; Crous, Casparus J.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Wingfield, Michael J.; Roux, Jolanda (Elsevier, 2017-04)
    Little is known regarding the fungi, especially fungal pathogens, associated with mangroves in Africa. This includes fungi in the Botryosphaeriaceae that comprise numerous opportunistic, stress-associated pathogens often ...
  • Evolutionary dynamics of tree invasions : complementing the unified framework for biological invasions 
    Rafael D. Zenni; Dickie, Ian A.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Hirsch, Heidi; Crous, Casparus J.; Meyerson, Laura A.; Burgess, Treena I.; Zimmermann, Thalita G.; Klock, Metha M.; Siemann, Evan; Erfmeier, Alexandra; Aragon, Roxana; Montti, Lia; Le Roux, Johannes J. (Oxford University Press, 2017-01)
    Evolutionary processes greatly impact the outcomes of biological invasions. An extensive body of research suggests that invasive populations often undergo phenotypic and ecological divergence from their native sources. ...
  • Securing African forests for future drier climates : applying ecophysiology in tree improvement 
    Crous, Casparus J.; Malan, Francois Stephanus; Wingfield, Michael J. (Taylor and Francis, 2016-08)
    Increasing incidences of drought-induced tree mortality are being recorded worldwide, including Africa. African forests cover a significant proportion of the continent, which implies that African forest sustainability ...