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SUMMARY:The vegetation of the proposed Karoo fracking sites and ecophysiol
 ogical responses of plants to fracking chemicals
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141001T092000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Annah (obo Kristen Ellis) Mabidi (AEON-ESSRI)\nHydra
 ulic fracturing or fracking is an extraction technique that is used to ext
 ract gas from rocks of low permeability. A number of companies have been e
 ither applied for\, or been granted Exploration Rights for fracking in the
  Karoo. Shell’s application area is in the magisterial districts of Aber
 deen\, Beaufort-West\, Carnarvon\, Graaff-Reinet\, Middelburg\, Murraysbur
 g\, Noupoort\, Richmond and Victoria-West and covers an area of approximat
 ely 30 000 km2. Fracking has recently received much publicity due to conce
 rns over the environmental\, social\, human health and aesthetic risks ass
 ociated with this unconventional method of gas extraction. The objectives 
 of this study are to survey the proposed fracking areas and evaluate the f
 lora and vegetation of the area\, highlighting Species of Conservation Con
 cern. Furthermore\, the study will investigate ecophysiological responses 
 of Karoo plants to exposure to fracking fluid\, with particular emphasis o
 n phreatophytes. Boscia albitrunca (Burch.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. will be used 
 as a representative of phreatophytes\, but examples of all the major life 
 forms in the study area will be used. This study forms part of the AEON-ES
 SRI Baseline Research Program at NMMU that is undertaking a technical eval
 uation and socio-economic analyses of shale gas in the Eastern Cape. The a
 rea to be affected by fracking contains mostly Albany Thicket and Nama-Kar
 oo and preliminary research indicates a number of Species of Conservation 
 Concern at risk in these areas should fracking go ahead.\n\nhttps://events
 .saip.org.za/event/40/contributions/3975/
LOCATION:Matjiesfontein's Lord Milner Hotel Conference Room\, Matjiesfonte
 in Station
URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/40/contributions/3975/
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