Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Department of Plant Science
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: 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:
van der Merwe H, van Rooyen MW: 2011. Life form and species diversity on abandoned croplands, Roggeveld, South Africa. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 28 (2), pp 99-110, Full Text
Dreber N, Oldeland J, van Rooyen MW: 2011. Species, functional groups and community structure in seed banks of the arid Nama Karoo: Grazing impacts and implications for rangeland restoration. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 141, pp 399-409, Full Text
van der Merwe H, van Rooyen MW: 2011. Species-area relationships in the Hantam-Tanqua-Roggeveld, Succulent Karoo, South Africa. Biodiversity and Conservation, 20, pp 1183-1201, Full Text
Gaugris JY, van Rooyen MW: 2011. The effect of herbivores and humans on the Sand Forest species of Maputaland, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Ecological Research, 26, pp 365-376, Full Text
Naude Y, van Rooyen MW, Rohwer ER: 2011. Evidence for a geochemical origin of the mysterious circles in the Pro-Namib desert. Journal of Arid Environments, 75 / Jan, pp 446-456, Full Text
van der Merwe H, van Rooyen MW: 2011. Guiding conservation efforts in the Hantam-Tanqua-Roggeveld (South Africa) using diversity parameters. Koedoe, 53 (1), pp 1-9, Full Text
van der Merwe H, van Rooyen MW: 2011. Life form spectra in the Hantam-Tanqua-Roggeveld, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany, 77, pp 371-380, Full Text
van der Merwe H, van Rooyen MW: 2011. Vegetation trends following fire in the Roggeveld, Mountain Renosterveld, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany, 77, pp 127-136, Full Text
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