Day 1 – Thursday, 18 November 2021
| 9:00 | Check in. Click on this link to join the meeting room and wait until the session starts at 9:15. | Use the purple support button below to seek our support if need be. Please ensure you join the meeting with your microphone muted. |
| 9:15 | Opening and Welcome | Dave Richardson |
| 9:40 | Ground rules and resources | John Measey |
| 9:45 | Keynote speaker Title: Knowns and unknowns of the distribution and accumulation of alien species worldwide. | Hanno Seebens, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK-F), Germany |
| 10:35 | Short recess | |
| 10:50 | Student presentations of 5 minutes each, with 10-15 minutes thereafter for Q & A | |
| Session 1 Introduced and chaired by Dr Anandi Bierman | Ms Thandeka Mahlobo, M.Sc. Ms Marizanne Visagie, M.Sc. Ms Uviwe Bolosha, Ph.D. Mr Phikolomzi Matikinca, Ph.D. Mr Phuluso Mudau, Ph.D. | |
| 11:30 | Partner panel discussion | TBA |
| 12:15 | Recess for lunch- we will see you again at 1:30 pm! | |
| 13:30 | Welcome back – Book Launch The evolutionary ecology and invasions Book with no name How to write a PhD in Biological Sciences | John Measey Jaco le Roux Cang Hui & Dave Richardson John Measey |
| 13:35 | Session 2 introduced and chaired by Dr Blair Cowie: the monitoring of biological invasions | Mr Armand Engelbrecht, M.Sc. Mr Asekho Mantintsilili, M.Sc. Mr Sam Peta, M.Sc. Ms Gaylen Carelse, M.Sc. Ms Emily Jones, Ph.D. |
| 14:10 | Session 3 introduced and chaired by Dr Andrea Melotto: distribution and impacts of invasive species | Ms Dewidine van der Colff, Ph.D. Mr Tshepiso Seboko, M.Sc. Mr Dan Van Blerk, M.Sc. Mr Takalani Nelufule, Ph.D. Ms Madeleine Pienaar, M.Sc. |
| 14:50 | Short recess | |
| 15:00 | Session 4 introduced and chaired by Dr Christophe Botella: Invasion success: From monitoring to drivers | Ms Nicole Vorster-Martin, Ph.D. Ms Chelsey Matthys, M.Sc. Ms Laurie Araspin, Ph.D. Mr Sipho Mbonani, Ph.D. Ms Alekz Szewczuk, Ph.D. |
| 15:45 | Any more questions, observed synergies, interesting issues? | |
| 16:00 | Completion Day 1- See you again at 9:00 am Friday 19 November via ciblive.co.za | |
Day 2 – Wednesday, 19 November 2021
| 9:00 | Reconvene for the final day | Click on the link to join the meeting room and wait until the session starts at 9:15. Use the purple support button below to seek our support if need be. Please ensure you join the meeting with your microphone muted. |
| 9:15 | Welcome back | Dave Richardson |
| 9:15 | Keynote speaker Title: The impacts of alien invasions- to be confirmed | Brian van Wilgen |
| 10:00 | Short recess Breakaway rooms (3); Second session | 1. Monitoring of biological invasions; |
| 11:00 | Awarding best student presentation awards | John Measey, Laura Meyerson, Piero Genovesi with C·I·B guest adjudicators |
| 11:45 | Another successful C·I·B ARM concludes- thank you for your input, interest! | |
Session 4 introduced and chaired by Dr Christophe Botella: Invasion success: From monitoring to drivers
| 09:00 | Check in- click on the link to join the meeting room and wait until the session starts at 9:15. | Use the purple support button on the bottom-right of your screen to to get our support if needed. | |
| Please join the meeting with your microphone muted. | |||
| 09:15 | Opening and Welcome | Dave Richardson | |
| 09:40 | Ground rules and resources | John Measey | |
| 09:45 | Keynote speaker Title: A review of the impacts of biological invasions in South Africa |
Brian van Wilgen | |
| 10:35 | Short recess | ||
| 10:50 | Presentations of 5 minutes each, with 10-15 minutes thereafter for Q & A | ||
| SESSION 01: Indicators, Impacts and Implications: a story of integrated restoration | Introduced and chaired by Dr Anandi Bierman | ||
| Cooling and ocean acidification alter fouling community structure and reduce diversity in Saldanha Bay, South Africa | Mr Phikolomzi Matikinca, Ph.D. | ||
| Effect of reduced light intensity on the physiology and growth rate of pompom (Campuloclinium macrocephalum) | Mr Phuluso Mudau, Ph.D. | ||
| Collembola as indicators of restoration progress following active and passive restoration in sites along the Berg river | Ms Marizanne Visagie, M.Sc. | ||
| Soil seed bank dynamics following Lantana camera invasion | Ms Uviwe Bolosha, Ph.D. | ||
| Impact of the gall inducing fly Polymorphomyia basilica (Snow)(Diptera: Tephritidae) on the growth and reproduction of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) in the laboratory | Ms Thandeka Mahlobo, M.Sc. | ||
| 11:30 | Partner panel discussion: Academic contributions to practical problems with invasions – plotting a way forward | Andrew Turner, CapeNature | |
| Farai Tererai, SANBI | |||
| Barney Kgope, DFFE | |||
| 12:15 | Recess for lunch- we will see you again at 1:30 pm! | ||
| Session 01 Breakaway rooms | Indicators, Impacts and Implications: a story of integrated restoration | ||
| 13:30 | Welcome back – Book Launch | John Measey | |
| The Evolutionary Ecology of Invasive Species | Jaco le Roux | ||
| Invading Ecological Networks | Cang Hui & Dave Richardson | ||
| How to write a PhD in Biological Sciences | John Measey | ||
| 13:35 | SESSION 02: Monitoring biological invasions: where are they from, where are they going and what’s happening? | Introduced and chaired by Dr Blair Cowie | |
| A comparative analysis of stable isotope ratios of historical & recent samples of invasive & indigenous murid rodents (Rodentia: Muridae): Implications for urbanization in Gauteng Province, South Africa. | Mr Armand Engelbrecht, M.Sc. | ||
| An army marches on its stomach: diet composition and prey preference of guttural toad (Sclerophrys gutturalis) populations along a native-invasive and natural-urban gradient. | Mr Sam Peta, M.Sc. | ||
| Monitoring of different life-stages of Harmonia axyridis on oak trees in semi-urban environments. | Ms Gaylen Carelse, M.Sc. | ||
| Assessing the trade of reptiles in the South African pet trade. | Mr Asekho Mantintsilili, M.Sc. | ||
| Identifying novel introductions of potentially invasive ferns based on their horticultural trade in six anglophone countries. | Ms Emily Jones, Ph.D. | ||
| 14:10 | SESSION 03: Distribution, spreading and impacts of invasive species | Introduced and chaired by Dr Andrea Melotto | |
| The within-country pathways of dispersal, degree of establishment and impact of native-alien populations in South Africa | Mr Takalani Nelufule, Ph.D. | ||
| Distribution of invasive alien plants in small towns in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa | Mr Tshepiso Seboko, M.Sc. | ||
| Dispersal ecology of the polyphagus Shot Hole Borer in South Africa | Ms Madeleine Pienaar, M.Sc. | ||
| Drivers of recent plant extinctions in South Africa and their predictors | Ms Dewidine van der Colff, Ph.D. | ||
| Impacts of invasive fish on amphibians in lentic and lotic systems: a meta-analysis | Mr Dan Van Blerk, M.Sc. | ||
| 14:50 | Short recess | ||
| 15:00 | SESSION 04: Invasion success: From monitoring to drivers | Introduced and chaired by Dr Christophe Botella | |
| Listed but not confirmed NEMBA invasive alien species: a game of hide and seek. | Ms Chelsey Matthys, M.Sc. | ||
| Is remote sensing a viable tool in the detection and mapping of prevalent invasive alien plants (IAPs) for management applications? | Ms Alekz Szewczuk, Ph.D. | ||
| Morphological and Physiological variability of Opuntia engelmannii lineages across different local habitats in South Africa. | Mr Sipho Mbonani, Ph.D. | ||
| Biotic resistance in changing marine environments. | Ms Nicole Vorster-Martin, Ph.D. | ||
| Temperature dependence of locomotor performance across an altitudinal gradient in an invasive frog, Xenopus laevis. | Ms Laurie Araspin, Ph.D. | ||
| 15:45 | Any more questions, observed synergies, interesting issues? | ||
| 16:00 | Completion Day 1- See you again at 9:00 am Friday 19 November via www.ciblive.co.za | ||
| 9:00 | Reconvene for the final day | Click on the link to join the meeting room and wait until the session starts at 9:15. Use the purple support button below to seek our support if need be. Please join the meeting with your microphone muted. |
| 9:15 | Welcome back | Dave Richardson |
| 9:15 | Keynote speaker Title: Knowns and unknowns of the distribution and accumulation of alien species worldwide. | Hanno Seebens, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK-F), Germany |
| 10:00 | Short recess | |
| Breakaway rooms (3); second session | 1. Monitoring of biological invasions; 2. Distribution and impacts of invasive species; and 3. Invasion success: From monitoring to drivers. | |
| 11:00 | Awarding best student presentation awards | John Measey with C·I·B guest adjudicators |
| 11:45 | Another successful C·I·B ARM concludes- thank you for your input, interest! | |