School of Biological Sciences - Honours - Aquatic Ecosystem Health
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Research topics in Aquatic Ecosystem Health
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Information about the Aquatic Ecosystem Health Program
Program and Module Information:
Researchers within the Aquatic Ecosystem Health Program:
Researchers in Aquatic Ecosystem Health
- Prof Sanet Janse van Vuuren
- Prof Sandra Barnard
- Dr Arthurita Venter
- Prof Jonathan Taylor
- Dr Anatoliy Levanets
- Prof Corrie Wolmarans
- Prof Henk Bouwman
- Prof Rialet Pieters
- Prof Carlos Bezuidenhout
- Dr Jaco Bezuidenhout
- Dr Charlotte Mienie
- Dr Lesego Molale-Tom
- Dr Wynand Malherbe
- Dr Kerry Malherbe
- Prof Victor Wepener
- Prof Nico Smit
Prof Sanet Janse van Vuuren (back to top)
- Freshwater algae ecologist and taxonomist
- Ecology of phytoplankton populations
Prof Sandra Barnard (back to top)
- Freshwater
- Monitoring
- Water quality
- Water purification
- Algal eco-physiology and molecular ecology
Dr Arthurita Venter (back to top)
- Taxonomy of cyanoprokaryotes
- Water purification
Prof Jonathan Taylor (back to top)
- Freshwater diatom ecology and biomonitoring
- Diatom taxonomy and study of museum specimens
- Diatoms from extreme environments
- Marine and near-shore diatoms
Dr Anatoliy Levanets (back to top)
- Biogeography of freshwater and soil algae
- Ecology of freshwater and soil algae
- Desmid taxonomy and diversity
Prof Corrie Wolmarans (back to top)
- Quality of surface waters in South African rivers
- Diversity of macroinvertebrates
- Physico-chemical factors in water and sediment as well as sediment minerals and metals
- Study the process of phytoremediation by making use of an artificial wetland
Prof Henk Bouwman (back to top)
- Persistent organic pollutants
- Metal pollution
- Plastics and microplastics
- Pharmaceuticals
- Birds, crocodiles, fish, sediments, algae
- Corals, turtles, fish, zoo-plankton, dolphins, snails
- Oceanic coral reef islands
Prof Rialet Pieters (back to top)
- Endocrine disruption
- Bio-assays to identify mechanisms of actions of chemical pollutants
- Tissue cultures: reporter gene luminescence assays; viability assays; real-time growth curves
- Chemical extraction and clean-up of environmental matrices
- Instrumental quantification of selected organic compounds
- Youtube
Prof Carlos Bezuidenhout (back to top)
- Antibiotic and metal resistance
- Ground and drinking water studies
- Microbial water quality
- Diversity and properties of indicator bacteria
Dr Jaco Bezuidenhout (back to top)
- Antimicrobial and resistance to antimicrobials
- Data processing and modelling
- Sanitation and bio-energy
Dr Charlotte Mienie (back to top)
- Microbial molecular diversity
- Whole genome sequencing
- Bioinformatics
Dr Lesego Molale-Tom (back to top)
- Water
- Sanitation and health
- Molecular biology
Dr Wynand Malherbe (back to top)
- Riverine and wetland ecology
- Aquatic invertebrates and fish
- Ecological assessments and biomonitoring
Dr Kerry Malherbe (back to top)
- Marine parasitology
- Parasitic crustacean biodiversity
- Parasitic isopod taxonomy
- Morphological and molecular characterisation
Prof Victor Wepener (back to top)
- Nano-ecotoxicology
- Estuarine and marine ecotoxicology
- Socio-ecological assessments of multiple stressors
- Ecological risk assessment
Prof Nico Smit (back to top)
- Aquatic Ecology
- Wildlife Parasitology