Noel van Rooyen

Dr Noel van Rooyen's highest academic qualification is a DSc in Plant Ecology at the University of Pretoria where he was appointed as Professor in Plant Ecology until 1999. He is an author/co-author of more than 120 peer reviewed research publications, chapters in five books as well as a co-editor of a book. In 2001 he published a field guide on the flowering plants of the Kalahari dunes. Nine PhD and 33 Masters students have completed their studies under his supervision/co-supervision. Noel has extensive experience in the northern savannas of South Africa, with a special affinity to the Kalahari in which he has conducted a vast amount of research since the 1980s. His specific expertise includes vegetation surveys, classification and mapping, wildlife management, wildlife production and economic assessments, vegetation ecology, veld condition assessment, carrying capacity, floristic diversity assessments, rare species assessments, carbon pool assessments and alien plant management.