EXAMPLES OF RESEARCH ACTIVITY UNDERTAKEN ON KAINGO
ARCHAEOLOGY
Later and middle stone age occupation
in Woodstock rock shelter
ARCHAEOLOGY
Later and middle stone age occupation
in Kaingo sheep shelter
ROCK ART
Surveying hunter-gatherer, iron age
and pastorolist art at 10+ sites
WILDFLOWERS
Identification for the
‘Wildflowers of the Waterberg’ book
TREES
Identification for the
‘Trees of the Waterberg’ book
ARACHNIDS
Biodiversity data sampling –
fbip Waterberg biodiversity project
ARTHROPODS
Biodiversity data sampling –
fbip Waterberg biodiversity project
BATS
Passive sampling of bat diversity –
fbip Waterberg biodiversity project
MAMMALS
Passive sampling of mammal diversity –
fbip Waterberg biodiversity project
BIRDS
Bird sampling –
fbip Waterberg biodiversity project
AQUATIC
Aquatic Survey –
fbip Waterberg biodiversity project
LARGE MAMMALS
Impact of large mammals on plant
diversity and ecosystem structure
VEGETATION STRUCTURE
Three-dimensional picture of the vegetation
structure using terrestrial laser scanning
TERMITES
Where do the Greenstuff go?
Long term termite study
BUSHCLEARING
Assessing the effect of bush clearing
on herbivores
WETLANDS
Wetland Surveys –
fbip Waterberg biodiversity project
LEOPARDS
Leopard density and home ranges
on Kaingo Game Reserve
HERITAGE
Analysing the chemical composition of rock
art pigments in situ with the Raman system
ARCHEOLOGY
Determining the age of stone tools through
proving reversed polarity in the Ferricrete