Dense beds of water plants can be perceived as nuisance, but this perception, however, may not be similar for different user categories, and this may affect their willingness-to-pay (WTP) for plant removal. A questionnaire survey was used to test this for residents and visitors and find underlying socio-cultural or economic drivers. We studied five cases where nuisance water plant growth is managed: the rivers Otra (Norway) an...

Mass developments of macrophytes occur frequently worldwide and are often considered a nuisance when interfering with human activities. It is crucial to understand the drivers of this perception if we are to develop effective management strategies for ecosystems with macrophyte mass developments. Using a comprehensive survey spanning five sites with different macrophyte species in four countries (Norway, France, Germany and So...

The South African coast is known to harbor four different species of intertidal oribatid mites and their distribution strongly correlates with marine ecoregions. Relatively little is known about the dispersal of these organisms and how populations of different locations are connected. To test dispersal abilities and connectivity of these South African species, we performed a morphometric and molecular genetic study. COI gene s...

Zusammenfassung Das Minibustaxi ist eines der wichtigsten Mobilitätsangebote in Südafrika. Allerdings sind Informationen, wie Fahrpläne oder -zeiten, aufgrund der hohen Flexibilität gar nicht oder nur selten verfügbar. Die damit einhergehenden Ineffizienzen, auch im Hinblick auf eine Abstimmung mit anderen Mobilitätsangeboten, können ohne Dokumentation des Status quo nur schwer behoben werden. Deshalb zeigt dieser Artikel exem...