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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Plant Science

van Rooyen, MW

MSc PhD(Pret) - Professor

NRF Rating: C2

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Contact Details:

Telephone number: 012 420 2009
Fax number: 012 362 5099
E-mail address: gretel.vanrooyen@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:

Gaugris JY, van Rooyen MW: 2009. Effects of water dependence on the utilization pattern of woody vegetation by elephants in the Tembe Elephant Park, Maputaland, South Africa. African Journal of Ecology, In http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122600297/abstract, 48 (1) / Sep, pp 126-134.

Gaugris JY, van Rooyen MW: 2009. Evaluating patterns of wood use for building construction in Maputaland, South Africa. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 39 (1) / Apr, pp 85-96, Full Text

Stoffberg GH, van Rooyen MW, van der Linde MJ, Groeneveld HT: 2009. Modelling dimensional growth of three street tree species in the urban forest of City of Tshwane, South Africa. Southern Forests: A Journal of Forest Science, 71 (4), pp 273-277.

 

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