OceanExpert ID : 6970

South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
SAIAB

Address

Private Bag 1015
Grahamstown
6140
South Africa


Type

Research


Telephone

27 (0)46 603 5800


Fax

27 (0)46 622 2403

Website

http://www.saiab.ac.za/index.php?pid=1


Activities

South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) is an internationally recognised centre for the study of aquatic biodiversity. As a National Facility of the NRF, SAIAB serves as a major scientific resource for knowledge and understanding the biodiversity and functioning of globally significant aquatic ecosystems. By virtue of its unique position with regard to both marine and freshwater biogeographical boundaries, southern Africa is ideally placed to monitor and document climate change. From a marine perspective South Africa forms the southern apex of a major continental mass, flanked by very different marine ecosystems on the east and west coasts, and projecting towards the cold southern Ocean large marine ecosystem. The biodiversity of inland waters is equally relevant to the national interest and SAIAB’s scientific leadership and expertise in freshwater aquatic biodiversity is vital when dealing with issues arising from exponentially increasing pressures of human population growth and development.

Associated Experts
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Anthony BERNARD
Instrument Scientist

Paul COWLEY
Principal Scientist

Carla EDWORTHY
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Ross-Lynne GIBB
Post doctoral fellow

Ofer GON
Curator Emeritus


Last Updated: 2011-03-22 by Annelies Groen