2018 BIMF-FBIP Presentations
A joint Biodiversity Information Management and Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP) forum was held from 13th – 16th May 2018 in Cape St Francis. Click on the title of the presentation for a pdf version of the slides.
Biodiversity and global change: National programmes for biodiversity assessment and monitoring | ||
National Biodiversity Assessment 2018: Preliminary assessment of data gaps and challenges | Deshni Pillay | 2.28 MB |
The National Biodiversity Assessment: Assessing and monitoring genetic diversity | Krystal Tolley | 1.47 MB |
Information into action – Municipalities as data users and data generators | Natasha Govender | 3.48 MB |
NDF101 – Ensuring the sustainability of trade in priority species | Jeanetta Selier | 2.45 MB |
Leveraging foundational biodiversity information for observing global change | Lara Atkinson, Jasper Slingsby | 5.51 MB |
Camera trapping for assessment and monitoring of species and populations | ||
Classifying Camera Trap Images on Massive Scale with Citizen Science and Machine Learning | Marco Willi | 8.33 MB |
Snapshot Safari – South Africa: A country-wide occupancy assessment and monitoring of mammals | Jan Venter | 2.17 MB |
Camera trapping in a mixed urban-agricultural mosaic landscape: the value of a well designed survey regime | Yvette Ehlers-Smith | 5.21 MB |
The ecological and conservation significance of camera-trap bycatch data: a case study of two reclusive, forest-specialised bird species from the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt Forest | David Ehlers-Smith | 5.90 MB |
Moving Toward An Integrated Approach To Camera Trapping Research | ||
DNA Barcoding | ||
The International Barcode of Life: second phase and meta-barcoding projects for bio-surveillance | Evgeny Zakharov | 17.4 MB |
Bugging Around: An Overview of the Kruger Park Malaise Program | Ryan Rattray | 9.66 MB |
DNA barcoding of KwaZulu-Natal Afromontane forest Parmelia (Parmeliaceae) species: A molecular approach to accurate specimen identification | Nqobile Ndhlovu | 1.45 MB |
Barcoding of parasitoid wasps (Braconidae and Chalcidoidea) associated with wild and cultivated olives in the Western Cape of South Africa | Chante Powell | 1.41 MB |
Biodiversity surveys in South Africa: addressing critical data gaps | ||
The Karoo BioGaps Project making big strides for the Karoo | Silvia Kirkman | 1.40 MB |
Five years onwards, filling the ‘Transkei gap’: an updated checklist of the herpetofauna found in the Eastern Cape forest and adjacent grasslands | Werner Conradie | 7.23 MB |
Soil Fusarium survey in grassland | Riana Jacobs | 1.71 MB |
Approaches to data generation for monitoring and assessment of biodiversity | ||
Developing a long-term biodiversity monitoring framework for the eThekwini Municipality | Mathilde van Rooyen | 1.80 MB |
A foundational biodiversity map of the terrestrial microbiome of a sub-Antarctic island | Venkatachalan Siddarthan | 2.81 MB |
Re-surveying the insectivorous bats of northern Kruger National Park, South Africa | Erin Brinkley | 2.18 MB |
Assessments of road impacts on the conservation of wildlife biodiversity in the Kruger to Canyon Biosphere Reserve: Case study of Skukuza, Kruger National Park, South Africa | Talifhani Brilliant Mashao | 1.64 MB |
The use of Collembola as bio-indicators | Charlene Janion-Scheepers | 2.64 MB |
Using Passive Integrated Transponders (PITs) in the Endangered African Penguin to monitor populations and movement | Katta Ludynia | 4.50 MB |
The response of taxonomic and functional bird diversity to forest product harvesting in the Eastern Cape, South Africa | Jessica Leaver | 5.78 MB |
Biodiversity of mycorrhizal fungi in South Africa – progress and challenges | Joanna Dames | 3.04 MB |
Marine microbial community dynamics as a tool for measuring the response of sub-Antarctic ecosystems to climate change | Nasipi Mtsi | 1.35 MB |
Efficacy of point counts and mist-netting for species detection of forestutilising birds in Eastern Cape forest | Jake Mulvaney | 1.65 MB |
Unravelling cryptic diversity | ||
Phylogenetic relationship in the slug-eater snakes, Duberria (Lamprophiidae) | Shelley Edwards | 3.14 MB |
Molecular data reveals potential cryptic lineages in two forest-dwelling reptile species along the east coast of South Africa | Theo Busschau | 1.62 MB |
Human capital development for citizen science programmes | ||
The impact of citizen scientists in long-term surveying of SA’s plants of conservation concern: a case study of the CREW Programme | Suvarna Parbhoo-Mohan | N/A |
CASABIO.org – A powerful and efficient citizen science platform for scientific observations of plants and animals including camera traps | David Gwynne-Evans | N/A |
iNaturalist – southern Africa’s new citizen science platform | Tony Rebelo | N/A |
Speed presentations – documenting genetic diversity | ||
Genetic structuring in Psammophylax (Fitzinger 1843), a widespread African snake genus | Chad Keates | 3.16 MB |
Genetic diversity of the forest dwelling Myosorex cafer and the generalist Rhabdomys dilectus in Eastern Cape | Emmanuel Matamba | 3.03 MB |
Comparison of genetic structure of two forest bats across Eastern Cape Forests | Monika Moir | 3.49 MB |
Speed presentations – DNA barcoding | ||
DNA barcoding of South African red seaweed species | Jamie Julies | 978 KB |
DNA barcoding of native and non-native succulent plants in the South African horticultural industry | Future Machate | 3.73 MB |
Update on FBIP grants and calls; data submitted and communication strategy | ||
Overview of the FBIP funding approach and grants awarded | Lita Pauw | 1.34 MB |
FBIP generated data: an assessment of taxonomic and spatial spread | Mahlatse Kgatla | 2.27 MB |
The FBIP communication strategy | Dane MacDonald | 1.94 MB |
Foundational biodiversity information management: systems and standards | ||
National Biodiversity Information System (NBIS) update | Brenda Daly | 1.31 MB |
Developing collection data management services as part of the NBIS | Brenda Daly | 605 KB |
Biodiversity data curation: South Africa goes online | Willem Coetzer | 2.83 MB |
A review of global data sharing trends and the case for open data | Ian Engelbrecht | |
FBIP data challenges: the need to address quality standards | Mahlatse Kgatla | 669 KB |
SANBI coordinating the development of policies for managing foundational animal work in South Africa | Rethabile Motloung | 501 KB |
Collection specimen data management | ||
Development of a sustainable solution for biodiversity data management and curation: Case study of a 10-year academic collection at the African Centre for DNA Barcoding | Ronny Kabongo | N/A |
Challenges and progress with mobilising biodiversity data in the Iziko South African Museum entomology collection | Simon Van Noort | 4.62 MB |
Southern African Marine Mammal database: assessment and review of national museum collections, with the goal to consolidate existing specimen data, facilitate access to research collections and standardise curation | Keshni Gopal | 1.95 MB |
Conversion of East London Museum Malacology database to Specify6 | Mary Cole | 1.39 MB |
Using taxon concepts to reconcile the meanings of names in a collection context | Ian Engelbrecht | 2.13 MB |
The inconsistent application of common and species names to polychaete worms used as bait can affect management | Carol Simon | 2.27 MB |
Names for South African frogs and aspects of folk taxonomy, a Zululand case study | Fortunate Phaka | 957 KB |
Unravelling microbial diversity | ||
Screening of ectomycorrhizal and other associated fungi in South African forestry nurseries | Veronique Chartier FitzGerald | 861 KB |
Root fungal diversity associated with three Disa species | Nondumiso Khambule | 1.55 MB |
Marion Island vegetation and root associated fungal diversity | Jahman Thabede | 584 KB |
Diversity of rhizobia associated with root nodulation in pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) from South Africa | Francina Bopape | 1.82 MB |
A plethora of Fusarium species in grassland biome soils | Mudzuli Mavhunga | 786 KB |
Using foundational biodiversity information for addressing global change challenges | ||
Biodiversity and impacts of plant feeding mites on tea plant (Camellia sinensis) in South Africa | Pholoshi Maake | N/A |
The importance of herbaria distribution records in the study of gene flow likelihood from sugarcane (Saccharum hybrids) to wild and weedy relatives in eastern South Africa | Dennis Komape | N/A |
Investigations into a new invasive worm in the Knysna Estuary | Hendre van Rensburg | N/A |
Response of ant communities to woody plant expansion at Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Parks, KwaZulu-Natal | Nomathamsanqa Mkhize | N/A |
Speed presentations: Assessing biodiversity in different habitats | ||
Ant communities along an elevational transect, Udzungwa Mountain in Tanzania | Caroline Kunene | N/A |
Investigating population demographics, breeding system and principle pollinator of Protea curvata | Precious Mabuza | N/A |
The role of competition in structuring ant communities in selected grasslands and forest habitat | Nokubonga Thabethe | N/A |
Floristics of three Northern Coastal Forests in a global biodiversity hotspot: A comparison across patches of contrasting disturbance history | Olivier Kambaj | N/A |
Checklist of epigaeic ants in Buffelsdraai Landfill Conservancy, South Africa | Sbongiseni Xolo | N/A |
Ant and spider community response to alien invasive plant species (Chromolaena odorata) | Sinenhlahla Mntambo | N/A |
Speed presentations: Taxonomy | N/A | |
A taxonomic study of the planktonic freshwater free-living copepods in Turfloop Dam, Limpopo Province | Peral Mnisi | N/A |
A taxonomic revision of the Brevipalpus phoenicis and Brevipalpus obavatus species complexes (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) in South Africa | Risuna Ndzeru | N/A |
Phylogeny of the terrestrial snail genus Gittenedouardia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cerastidae) | Evelyn Raphalo | N/A |
Key outcomes, reflections and closure | Jeff Manuel | N/A |
Postgraduate student forum: Career development for taxonomists | ||
Typical skills that are necessary to build a career in taxonomy | Tshifhiwa Mandiwana-Neudani | 802 KB |
Postgraduate student forum: Science communication workshop | ||
TV production versus scientific publishing; the ever-growing online platform; science communication – do’s and don’ts for TV, print, radio and online media | Fortunate Phaka, Thula Zee Cube | N/A |
Training sessions and Workshops | N/A | |
Camera trap data management | Marco Willi, Yvette Ehlers-Smith, Rob Slotow |
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Barcode of Life Database | Evgeny Zakharov | N/A |
SANBI–GBIF Georeferencing Training | Fhatani Ranwashe, Burgert Muller, Sherwyn Mack, Albe Bosman |
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Introduction to iNaturalist | Tony Rebelo | N/A |