Jessica Hayes
Regional Ecologist: Garden Route, Garden Route & Frontier Research Unit
Education
- NDip Nature Conservation, 2002, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- BTech Forestry, 2003, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- MPhil Environmental Management, 2009, University of Stellenbosch
Research Focus and Interest
Science-management interface, estuarine and fire ecology matters
Publications
Journal Articles
Roux, D.J., Smith, M.K.S., Smit, I.P., Freitag, S., Slabbert, L., Mokhatla, M.M., Hayes, J. and Mpapane, N.P. 2020. Cultural ecosystem services as complex outcomes of people–nature interactions in protected areas. Ecosystem Services 43
Smith, M.K.S., Roux, D.J., and Hayes, J. 2017. Adventure racing enables access to cultural ecosystem services at multiple scales. Ecosystem Services 28: 148–161
Ferreira, S., Bissett, C., Cowell, C., Gaylard, A., Greaver, C., Hayes, J., Hofmeyr, M., Moolman-van der Vyver, L., & Zimmermann, D. 2017. The status of rhinoceroses in South African National Parks. Koedoe 59(1), 11
Technical and Scientific Reports
South African National Parks. 2019. Garden Route National Park Management Plan 2020-2025. South African National Parks unpublished report
South African National Parks. 2017. Garden Route National Park: State of Knowledge. South African National Parks Internal Report 25 / 2017
Hayes, J.S., Kruger, N., de Klerk, J. & Maphanga, B. 2016. A wetland survey in selected areas of the Knysna Protected Environment. South African National Parks Internal Report 17 / 2016
Popular Articles
Swamped with challenges. SANParks Times, June 2016
The pros and cons of the amazing race. SANParks Times, March 2016
The State of Knowledge in the Garden Route National Park. Garden Route National Park Newsletter, February 2015
Garden Route institutes a State of Knowledge Report. Go Wild Magazine, November/December 2014
Our wetlands house the essence of life. SANParks Times, December 2014
Scientists share knowledge at Garden Route National Park. Go Wild Magazine, May/June 2014.
Water is a vital resource. Garden Route National Park Newsletter, February 2014
Decline in populations to be investigated. SANParks Times, September 2013
Conference Presentations & Posters
Garden Route Interface Meeting 2018, Poster presentation: Exploring the Knysna Estuary’s potential watercraft carrying capacit