University Of Cape Town Marine Biology
Research groups
- Animal Demography Unit (ADU)
- Animal Evolution & Systematics Group (AES)
- Biogeography/ ecology and economics of marine and freshwater algae
- Bolus Herbarium (BOL)
- Bryophyte evolution and ecology
- Ecophysiology of plant responses to pollution and global change and plant nutrition
- Entomology Research Group
- Invertebrate Bioactive Compounds Research Group
- Marine Biology Researchers are closely associated with the Ma-Re Institute, an inter-departmental/inter-faculty unit whose principal focus is marine research that underpins teaching, training, capacity development and consultancy activities
- Palaeobiology Research Group
- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology (PFIAO) – a DST/NRF Centre of Excellence
- Plant Conservation Unit (PCU)
- Plant molecular systematics, angiosperm biosystematics
- Plant population, community and reproductive ecology
- Systematics, floristics, biogeography and evolutionary biology of the unique Cape Floral Kingdom and its response to different land use practices
- Weed Biological Control Group
- Wood physiology and hydraulics
For a full list of the department’s research outputs, check under Botany and Zoology departments
in the latest faculty report (2013-14): Science Faculty Research Report.
Entrance to John Day Building (left) and view of HW Pearson Building (right) on University Avenue, UCT Upper Campus |