10:45 – 11:10

Niche and neutral theory as explanatory platforms for the structuring of coastal dune forest communities in KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa.

R. A. R. Guldemond and R. J. van Aarde

Canopy structure as a determinant of coastal dune forest regeneration in response to rehabilitation: A case study in northern KZN.

T. Ott and R. J. van Aarde

The role of canopy gaps in the regeneration of coastal dune forest in KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa.

M. J. Grainger and R. J. van Aarde

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

Response from bark harvesting of 5 forestry medicinal trees species of Eastern Cape , South Africa.

S. Menyelwa , C. Kameni, S. Kanuka, M. Mbiko, T. Paqula and L. Salukazana

Regeneration of bark-harvested tree species under invader plant stands, Newlands Forest , Cape Town.

L. Bezuidenhout and C. J. Geldenhuys

Australian Blackwood management in the southern Cape's Afrotemperate forests, Garden Route National Park.

L. Moolman

Design and management of ecological networks to optimize biodiversity within KwaZulu-Natal.

J. S Pryke and M. J Samways

DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) – A coordinated research programme focused on the health of tress native to South Africa .

Wood-borers onAcacia: A community perspective.

Ceratocystisspecies and their nitidulid beetle vectors on tree wounds in South Africa and Cameroon.

Factors associated with the decline ofEuphorbia ingensin the Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Alien plant control, ecosystem services and poverty alleviation in Durban.

Sustainable Resource Utilisation and Economics

Volumes and efficiencies of water-use within selected indigenous and introduced tree species in South Africa : Current results and potential applications.

How to balance utilisation and protection of wild tree resources in a Transfrontier Conservation area context, KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa.

Potential sustainable timber harvesting levels from South African natural forests: Indications from forest growth studies.

Forest to furniture: Forest utilization on a sustainable basis in Mozambique.

Ecology of baobabs (Adansonia digitata) in relation to sustainable utilization in Limpopo Province , South Africa.

Developing harvesting strategies for sustainable resource use ofMillettia grandisandPtaeroxylon obliquumalong the Wild Coast, Eastern Cape Province.

Opportunities and constraints to enhancing women's economic empowerment in the value chains of three dry forest products in Burkina Faso , Ethiopia and Zambia.

Could fuelwood harvesting be sustainable? A case study of Welverdiend village, Mpumalanga , South Africa.

Twenty years of fern (Rumohra adiantiformis) harvesting from natural forests in the Garden Route National Park , South Africa.

Towards conserving the endangered medicinal plantWarburgia salutaris(Pepper-bark) in the Limpopo Province.

Photo monitoring of burned forest in the Garden Route, South Africa.

Narrow Band remote sensing as a tool for precision management of natural forests: Dukuduku Forest.

The quantification of human impacts on the Dukuduku indigenous forest from 1960-2008 using GIS techniques as a basis for sustainable management.

Growth and mortality of trees in the Tsitsikamma forest of the Garden Route National Park , South Africa.

On the way to an individual tree forest growth model for natural forests in South Africa : Testing competition indices to model individual tree diameter growth in Afro-temperate forests.

Stem diameter growth rates ofSclerocarya birreasubsp.caffra(Marula) protected from fire and herbivory in the Lowveld, South Afriva.

Novel approaches to measuring biomass in Southern Africa.

Pre-field excursion Presentation

(Compulsory for all attending the field day)

Field Day Programme

09:00 – 09:25

09:25 – 09:50

Chairperson: Ms S. Steyn

08:30 – 08:55

Long term monitoring of South African forest: Roles, Responsibilities and Values.

08:55 – 09:20

What is happening to the Wild Coast 's forests: the importance, conservation status and outlook for the future?

Protection of tress and forests threatened by development: How effective have we been in applying forest law and policy?

Chairperson: Mr I. Guiney

Does Traditional Agricultural Practices Influence Forest Diversity, Recovery and Regeneration? Evidences from Central Africa.

The interplay between bio-fuels, deforestation and livelihoods in Southern African Miombo woodlands.

Evaluation of community perceptions regarding Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) programmes in the Kabulwebulwe Game Management Area of the Kafue National Park in Zambia.