Provincial surveys

Most of the Provincial Directorates of Nature Conservation need baseline information on biodiversity within their province. The SANSA data collecting essentially involves collation of existing information by incorporation of all available records from the literature including taxonomic revisions, as well as ecological surveys.

The following surveys have been completed (* published):

EASTERN CAPE

Dwessa Forest (1 year)
Jeffreysbay – (underway)
Kei Mouth - (underway)

FREE STATE

Bloemfontein (farm Deelhoek) – (2 years)*
Bloemfontein: Botanical Garden – (underway)
Edenville (farm Lusthof) – (3 years)
Erfenis Dam – (underway)
Florisbad – (2 years)*
Golden Gate Nature Reserve  - (underway)
Spitskoppen Nature Reserve, Clocolan – (underway)

GAUTENG PROVINCE

GDACE survey of mygalomorphs – underway
Pretoria Botanical Garden – (underway)
Rietondale Research Station – (4 years)*
Roodeplaat Nature Reserve – (4 years)*
Roodeplaat (ARC) (2 years)*
Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve – (1 year)

KWAZULU-NATAL

Helsgate  – (2 years)
Hluhluwe Nature Reserve – (underway)
Mkuzi Nature Reserve – (underway)
Ndumo Nature Reserve – (7 years)*
Ngome State Forest – (1 year)*
Pongola (farm Vergeval) – (5 years)
Richardsbay – (1 year)*
Tembe Nature Reserve – (2 years)*
Vryheid Nature Reserve – (underway)
Weenen Nature Reserve– (underway)

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Dendron (farm Amsterdam) – (5 years)
Makelali Nature Reserve – (1 year)*
Marble Hall – cotton agro-ecosystem– (3 years)*
Nylsvley Nature Reserve – (2 years)
Polokwane Nature Reserve – (1 year)*
Sovenga Hill – (1 year)*
Springbok Flats – (2 years)
Western Soutpansberg – (underway)*
Welgevonden Nature Reserve – (underway)

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Delmas (maize agro-ecosystem) – (underway)*
Ellisras – (10 days)
Groblersdal (cotton agro-ecosystem) – (2 year)*
Kruger National Park – (10 years)*
Loskopdam Nature Reserve – (underway)
Nelspruit (citrus agro-ecosystems) – (4 year)
Nelspruit (avocado agro-ecosystem) – (1 year)*
Nelspruit (macadamia agro-ecosystem) – (1 year)*
Sabie (pine plantation) – (1 year)*

NORTHERN CAPE

Benfontein Nature Reserve – (1 year)
Prieska (pistachio agro-ecosystem) – (2 years)*
Tswalu Nature Reserve – (10 days)
Soebatsfontein – BIOTA – (underway)

NORTH WEST PROVINCE

Pilanesberg Nature Reserve– (underway)
Potchefstroom (maize agro-ecosystem) – (1 year)
Rustenburg Nature Reserve (4 years)

WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE

De Hoop Nature Reserve – (2 years)
Gamkaskloof Nature Reserve – (underway)
Kamanassie Nature Reserve – (underway)
Karoo National Park – (10 years)
Knysna Diepwalle Forest – (underway)
Mountain Zebra National Park – (2 years)
Robben Island– (underway)
Swartberg Nature Reserve – (3 years)
Table Mountain National Park – (underway)
Tierberg – (1 year)
Touwsriver – (10 days)
Hermanus  - (underway)
Gouritz River Mouth—underway
Jeffreysbay—underway
Knysna—underway