Global Change Biology Group

18/08/2017

Feast upon this!

Clues to ancient atmosphere found in bubbles trapped in Antarctic samples

07/08/2017

GCBG team in the Aloe forest near Niewoudtville at the weekend, the population is looking stressed at the end of the rain season. The drought has not been broken yet.

17/07/2017

Gcbg engaged in assessment work at FAO Rome for the week..

14/07/2017

Alta Zietsman wins first prize today for a presentation by an early career scientist, at international Scarbio2017 in Leuven, Belgium. Superb job Alta! Her title "Physiological response of plant functional types to sub-antarctic conditions"

Acknowledgement to Mia Wege and for the photograph

01/05/2017

The dawn of another critical IPCC report.. scoping the 6th Assessment Report in Addis Ababa

20/04/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xSHX8ZK_KM&feature=youtu.be

Very exciting but worrying new research just published in PNAS

This presentation briefly describes the findings of Slingsby et al. 2017 "Intensifying post-fire weather and biological invasion drive species loss in a Medi...

01/04/2017

Advance notice of a new GCBG paper at final proof stage in JVS.. featuring measures of bark growth rate to give new insights into fire and associated trait selection

26/03/2017

Gcbg participating in a fascinating workshop on the future of dynamic global vegetation models near Vienna with IIASA

08/03/2017

Gcbg at IPBES 5 plenary

07/02/2017

In the shadow of Mt. Kenya, everyone has a story about a small, shiny ant that steals their cooking oil and sugar. When the seasonal rains come, they retreat into their underground nests, but they …

19/12/2016

DST Global Change video Department of Science and Technology
National Research Foundation SAEON SANBI, Kirstenbosch

Official Video

15/12/2016

Drought is a massive problem for southern Africa. The region requires adaptation and mitigation strategies if it's to cope with the changing climate.