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Mar 15, 2022 - Academic staff from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences are requested to please check that their information on the exam information list is correct. If your information in any of the coloums is incorrect, you are requested to fill in the form below. NOTE: Only fill in the form if you information is listed incorrectly!…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/indigenous-knowledge-systems-centre/staff
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May 20, 2025 - About METSI METSI (Mooi River Ecosystem Trials for Scientific Investigations) is a ~21 ha experimental facility located 25 km outside of Potchefstroom in the North West, close to the confluence of the Mooi River and Gerhard Minnebron rivers. The source of the Gerhard Minnebron River is found in close proximity to METSI,…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/current-projects/presentations
Projects
Nov 15, 2022 - Student training 3rd Year Students' DRKS311 Ecology Projects (recurring) Hons Projects Transplant experiments to restore old fields with indigenous flora (2022) Holocene paleoecology of a wetland at the spring of the Mooi River (2022) MSc Projects…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/data
Data
Nov 10, 2022 - Weather data The NWU Climatology Research Group (CGR) has set up multiple weather stations at various locations: METSI (UESM Research Facility) Lekwena Wildlife Estate NWU Potchefstroom Campus NWU Mafikeng Campus (on NWU Research Farm…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/publications
Publications
May 19, 2020 - Siebert et al. (2019). Introducing bud bank and below-ground plant organ research to South Africa: Report on a workshop and the way forwardhttp://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/upcoming-events
Upcoming Events
Apr 02, 2020 - There are currently no events planned for METSI.http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/past-events
Past Events
Apr 02, 2020 - METSI Opening ceremony (26 November 2019) Bud Bank Workshop (9 - 10 May 2019)http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/past-events/bud-bank
Bud Bank Workshop (9 - 10 May 2019)
May 12, 2020 - This “hands-on” workshop presented by Dr Aline Bombo (Lab of Vegetation Ecology, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil) and hosted by Dr Frances Siebert (Forb Ecology Research Group, North-West University) was focused on the methods for surveying bud banks and below-ground organs for ecological research. A…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/past-events/opening
METSI Opening ceremony (26 November 2019)
May 04, 2020 - The opening ceremony commenced with background lectures presented by Prof Nico Smit, Dr Frances Siebert and Mr Lieb Venter. Background lectures included information about the history of the facility, the vision, project funding, current and future projects, METSI Research Committee, and data archiving. Furthermore, information was shared…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/accommodation