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Ernest Daemane

Ernest Daemane

GM: Arid Research Unit

Location: Kimberley

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: +27 (0)53 832 5488

Education

  • BSc (Botany & Zoology), 1997, University of the North – Qwaqwa Campus
  • BSc Honours (Plant Taxonomy and Ecology), 1999, University of the North – Qwaqwa Campus
  • MSc (Plant Ecology and Restoration Ecology), 2008, North West University – Potchefstroom Campus

Research Focus and Interest

My research focus is on vegetation and restoration ecology with particular interest on how ecosystem-based initiatives restore and rehabilitate degraded systems and their wider landscapes by mimicking ecological complexity and unpredictability they once had, yet at the same time ensure the reliable provision of services (including goods and commodities). The research focus has important implications for management and policy development in conservation.

Publications

Journal Articles

Ferreira, S., Daemane, M., Deacon, A., Sithole, H., and Bezuidenhout, H. (2013). Efficient evaluation of biodiversity concerns in protected areas. International Journal of Biodiversity Volume 2013, Article ID 298968, 12 pages.

Daemane M.E., Cilliers S.S. and Bezuidenhout H. (2012). Classification and description of the vegetation in the Spitskop area in the proposed Highveld National Park, in the peri-urban area of Potchefstroom, South Africa. Koedoe 54(1): Art. #1020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.V54i1.1020.

Ferreira, S., Deacon, A., Sithole, H., Bezuidenhout, H., Daemane, M. and Herbst, M. (2011). From numbers to ecosystems and biodiversity: A mechanistic approach to monitoring. Koedoe 53(2): Art. #998. doi:10.4102/koedoe. v53i2.998

Daemane M.E., Van Wyk, B-E. and Moteetee, A. (2010). Checklist of ferns and seed plants of the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, South Africa. Bothalia 40(2): 205-218.

Daemane M.E., Cilliers S.S. and Bezuidenhout H. (2009). An ecological study of the plant communities in the proposed Highveld National Park, in the peri-urban area of Potchefstroom, South Africa. Koedoe 52(1): Art. #708. doi: 10.4102/koedoe.v52i1.708