Lynne Susan Matthews

University of Newcastle · school of life and environmental sciences

Temporary freshwater lenses can form in saline environments after rainfall, providing essential resources for species including drinking water and dispersal routes. However, there is limited indication that these lenses can also be used for breeding. Herein, we provide evidence of the green and golden bell frog, Litoria aurea, performing breeding a...

It is vital to identify habitats used by each life stage of a species to formulate effective conservation management and restoration guidelines. For the threatened green and golden bell frog, Litoria aurea , it is currently recommended that, to prevent waterbody shading, managed or constructed habitat for the species should not include trees. Shadi...

Summerising information generated from the KZNSS Research Programme which focused on generating knowledge around the KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld vegetation type.

Integration of research projects completed during Phase 1 (July 2011 – June 2014) of the KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld (KZNSS) Research Programme

Guide to the animals of southern Africa written specifically for young outdoor enthusiasts.

A field guide to South Africa's coastal biodiversity.

The literature on cheetah Acinonyx jubatus ecology is dominated by studies on the Serengeti Plains (SNP) in East Africa. Because of this and the cheetah's hunting strategy it is generally considered to be a predator that prefers open grassland plains. However, cheetahs also inhabit a range of bush, scrub and woodland habitats. A field study using d...

Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus home-range size and habitat use were analysed using radio-tracking data collected in the southern district of the Kruger National Park (KNP) between 1987 and 1990. Meaningful estimates of home-range size, using the 95% minimum convex polygon method, were 126 km2 for a three-male cheetah coalition, 195 km2 for a solitary mal...

We conducted a survey to identify present patterns and future priorities for mammal research in southern Africa (countries including and southwards of Angola, Zambia and Tanzania). Two sets of peer-reviewed journals were scanned for papers on southern African mammal research over the period 1988-1998: one set comprised five journals published in So...