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Permit requirements, associated challenges and recommendations for biodiversity collections and research in South Africa by Hamer, Michelle, Behr, Karin, Engelbrecht, Ian, Richards, Leigh

“…South Africa is frequently cited as being a megadiverse country, with high numbers of species, ecosystems and biomes, and high levels of endemism or uniqueness…”
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New collection records for Theraphosidae (Araneae, Mygalomorphae) in Angola, with the description of a remarkable new species of Ceratogyrus by Midgley, John M, Engelbrecht, Ian

“…During 2015 and 2016 several baboon spider specimens (Araneae: Theraphosidae) were collected in central Angola during surveys undertaken for the Okavango…”
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An assessment of rehabilitation success in an African grassland using ants as bioindicators by Jamison, Samantha-Leigh, Robertson, Mark, Engelbrecht, Ian, Hawkes, Peter

“…Many studies that evaluate rehabilitation make use of invertebrate bioindicators. Invertebrates, especially ants, make useful indicators as they are sensitive…”
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The Gauteng Conservation Plan : planning for biodiversity in a rapidly urbanising province by Compaan, Petronella C., Masterson, Gavin P.R., Mills, Lorraine, Whittington-Jones, Craig A., Holness, Stephen D., Engelbrecht, Ian, Pfab, Michèle F., West, Sean D., Hoare, David B., Muller, Piet J., Dumalisile, Lihle, Nevhutalu, Livhuwani S.

“…Background: Gauteng, the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces, is rich in biodiversity; yet it is also the most densely populated province and thus faces…”
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Conservation and monitoring of invertebrates in terrestrial protected areas by McGeoch, Melodie A., Sithole, Hendrik, Samways, Michael J., Simaika, John P., Pryke, James S., Picker, Mike, Uys, Charmaine, Armstrong, Adrian J., Dippenaar-Schoeman, Ansie S., Engelbrecht, Ian A., Braschler, Brigitte, Hamer, Michelle

“…Invertebrates constitute a substantial proportion of terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity and are critical to ecosystem function. However, their inclusion…”
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Pitfall trapping for surveying trapdoor spiders: the importance of timing, conditions and effort by Engelbrecht, Ian

“…Trapdoor spiders are challenging to sample using active searching methods because of their cryptic burrowing behavior. This poses problems for ecological…”
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Assessing the taxonomic resolution of southern African trapdoor spiders (Araneae: Ctenizidae; Cyrtaucheniidae; Idiopidae) and implications for their conservation by Engelbrecht, Ian, Prendini, Lorenzo

“…Taxonomic classifications simultaneously represent hypotheses of taxon identity and relationships to taxonomists, and real, unchanging entities to users of…”
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Reconsidering environmental diversity (ED) as a biodiversity surrogacy strategy by Engelbrecht, Ian, Robertson, Mark, Stoltz, Marnus, Joubert, Johan W.

“…Environmental Diversity (ED) has been proposed as a potential biodiversity surrogate for use in spatial biodiversity planning. The concept is based on the…”
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The Baboon Spider Atlas – using citizen science and the ‘fear factor’ to map baboon spider (Araneae: Theraphosidae) diversity and distributions in Southern Africa by Campbell, Heather, Engelbrecht, Ian, Leather, Simon, Buddle, Chris

“…Charismatic invertebrates are popular subjects for citizen science but it is harder to engage the public in research on animals that are perceived as…”
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Conservation and monitoring of invertebrates interrestrial protected areas : essay by Dippenaar-Schoeman, Ansie S, Samways, Michael J, Hamer, Michelle, Sithole, Hendrik, Engelbrecht, Ian A, Pryke, James S, Simaika, John P, Picker, Mike, Braschler, Brigitte, Armstrong, Adrian J, McGeoch, Melodie A, Dippenaar-Schoeman, Ansie S, Uys, Charmaine

“…Invertebrates constitute a substantial proportion of terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity and are critical to ecosystem function. However, their inclusion…”
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Conservation and monitoring of invertebrates in terrestrial protected areas by McGeoch, Melodie A, Sithole, Hendrik, Samways, Michael J, Simaika, John P, Pryke, James S, Picker, Mike, Uys, Charmaine, Armstrong, Adrian J, Dippenaar-Schoeman, Ansie S, Engelbrecht, Ian A, Braschler, Brigitte, Hamer, Michelle

“…ABSTRACT Invertebrates constitute a substantial proportion of terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity and are critical to ecosystem function. However, their…”
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