CURRICULUM VITAE
MICHAEL DAVID PANAGOS
BIRTHDATE:
14th November 1956
BIRTHPLACE:
Pretoria, Gauteng
NATIONALITY:
South African
SEX:
Male
I.D. NUMBER:
5611145015086
HEIGHT:
1,80m
WEIGHT:
83kg
HEALTH:
Good
RELIGION:
Roman Catholic
MARITAL STATUS:
Married
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
471 21st Avenue
Villieria
Pretoria
0186
POSTAL ADDRESS:
Same as above
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
(012) 331-3726 (h)
(012) 382-4178 (w)
Cell 082-8905741
E-mail: panagosmd@tut.ac.za
MILITARY TRAINING:
Completed in 1976 - no further obligation
ALTERNATIVE CONTACT PERSON:
Mrs A.M. Panagos (wife)
Telephone (012) 331-3726 (h)
INTERESTS:
Sport (golf), fishing, current affairs
QUALIFICATIONS
Matric 1974 - University entrance
Christian Brothers College, Pretoria
National Diploma in Agriculture
Pretoria Technikon
(Botanical Research) 1980
Master of Science in Agriculture 1995
University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg
SUBJECTS PASSED:
Matric:
English HG
Afrikaans SG
Mathematics HG
Physical Science HG
History HG
Geography HG
Latin HG
Nat. Dipl. Agric. (Bot. Res.):
Botany 1, 2, 3
Pasture Science 1, 2
Soil Science 1, 2
Land Use Planning 1, 2
Biometry 1, 2
Nature Conservation Ecology 1, 2
Soil Classification 1
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Laboratory Practice 1
Physical Science 1
Computer Science 1
Beefer Production Technology 1
Field Husbandry 1
Agricultural Meteorology 1
MSc Agric:
Plant Ecology
COURSES COMPLETED:

Outward Bound - Leadership Course, Melsetter, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), 1975

Presentation Skills - Reach Africa Language Bureau, 1998

Principles of the Rehabilitation of Disturbed Areas - P.U.C.H.O., 1997
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Waste Management for Environmental Managers - P.U.C.H.O., 1998
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Environmental Impact Assessment - P.U.C.H.O., 1998
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Teaching skills – Technikon Pretoria, 2001
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Shooting Range Officer, SA Hunters and Game Conservation Association, 2002
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Post-grad supervision, Technikon Pretoria, 2002

Electronic literature data base use, Technikon Pretoria, 2003
FIELD OF EXPERTISE AND SKILLS:

Planning, management and co-ordination of research projects

Plant ecology specifically vegetation dynamics, plant community identification,
vegetation condition assessment, key species, monitoring vegetation change, habitat
analysis

Vegetation survey and monitoring techniques

Management plans for game farms and nature reserves

Vegetation mapping, classification and data analysis
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Lecturing at an under grad and post grad level w.r.t. the above-mentioned topics

Job delegation and supervision of post grad students
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Consultations

Preparation of tender documents and quotations

Liaison with clients and industry

Office administration

Annual project budgeting
Computer skills include:
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Windows, e-mail and Internet use

Word processing – MSWord, MSExcell
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Data analysis - PHYTOTAB-PC, Twinspan, Decorana and Canoco
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - PC ARC-INFO

Computer graphics – Coreldraw 8, Image-Editor
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
A.
PERIOD:
January 1975 to June 1975
EMPLOYER:
C.S.I.R.
DIVISION:
Atmospheric Physics
RANK:
Lab. Assistant
REFERENCE:
Dr. Carte
REASONS FOR TERMINATION
Commencement of National Service in
OF EMPLOYMENT:
July 1975
B.
PERIOD:
July 1975 to December 1976
EMPLOYER:
S.A. Navy - Citizen Force
RANK:
Able Seaman (Junior Leader)
MUSTERING:
Gunnery
POSTING:
Simonstown, SAS President Kruger
PERIOD:
10th March 1977 to 1st January 1990
EMPLOYER:
Botanical Research Institute
RANK:
Technical Assistant,
C.
Learner Technician,
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Agricultural Research Technician,
Senior Agricultural Research Technician,
Principle Agricultural Research Technician.
REFERENCE:
Dr M.C. Rutherford, Dr G.E Gibbs-Russell,
Dr R.H. Westfall
REASONS FOR TERMINATION
Amalgamation of the B.R.I. with the
OF SERVICE:
National Botanical Gardens - transferred
to the Roodeplaat Grassland Institute
D.
PERIOD:
1st January 1990 to December 2000
EMPLOYER:
ARC - Range and Forage Institute
RANK:
Chief Agricultural Research Technician,
Researcher
SECTION:
Vegetation Ecology Division
SUPERVISOR:
Dr R.H. Westfall
REASONS FOR TERMINATION
Resignation to take up new post.
OF SERVICE:
E.
PERIOD:
1st January 2001 to present
EMPLOYER:
Technikon Pretoria(now Tshwane University
of Technology)
RANK:
Lecturer
DEPARTMENT:
Nature Conservation
SUPERVISOR:
Mr A Botha
PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT AND PRIVATE CONSULTATIONS
1. Part-time
lecturer
at
Pretoria
Technikon,
Department
of
Horticulture
and
Landscaping. Have provided formal lectures and pracs. in Environmental Studies II
prior to taking up full time employment with the Technikon Pretoria.
Contact person: Mr Johan van der Walt, Pretoria Technikon (Tel. 012- 318 5319)
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2. Moderator for various Technikon examination papers prior to taking up full time
employment with the Technikon Pretoria.
Contact persons: Mr Danie Krynauw, Mr David du Plessis, Dr Brian Reilly
3. Private consultancy work:

Letaba Ranch, Northern Province – baseline vegetation survey and 2 follow-up
monitoring actions.

Manyaleti Nature Reserve, Northern Province – baseline vegetation survey

Senwane Game Ranch, Northern Province – baseline vegetation survey and 3
follow-up actions

Majuba Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga Highveld – baseline vegetation survey and
report

Weltevreden game farm, Northern Province – baseline vegetation survey and
report

Hartebeestpoort game Farm, Northern Province – baseline vegetation survey,
game recommendations and report generation

Diepsloot Power Line, Gauteng – floristic component of an EMPR and report
generation

Proposed development of Monash University in the vicinity of the Roodepoort –
floristic component of an EMPR and report generation

And others (see reports below).
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PUBLICATIONS LIST
1. Scientific publications,
CRONJE, HP, PANAGOS, MD & REILLY, BK, 2008.The plant communities of the
Andover Game Reserve in the Arid Lowveld, South Africa. Koedoe Vol. 50 (1) 184-201.
MALAN, G, MEYER, E & PANAGOS, MD, 2007. Riparian-zone rehabilitation in pine
plantations: Grassland woodland for plants and birds? South African Journal of Wildlife
Research 37(2): 159-178 (October 2007).
PANAGOS, M.D., WESTFALL, R.H. & SCHEEPERS, J.C. 1986. Baseline data for the
vegetation of two protected plots at the Matimba Power Station, Ellisras, NW Transvaal.
Miscellaneous note. Bothalia 16: 89-91.
PANAGOS, M.D. 1989. Book Review. "Combretaceae in Southern Africa" by J.D. Carr.
Bothalia 19: 141-143.
PANAGOS, M.D. & WESTFALL, R.H. 1989. Plant collecting apparatus for taxonomic
and ecological studies. 1. A lightweight plastic plant press for on-site specimen pressing.
Miscellaneous note. Bothalia 19: 266-267
PANAGOS, M.D. & WESTFALL, R.H. 1989. Plant collecting apparatus for taxonomic
and ecological studies. 4. Drier-transporters for plant presses. Miscellaneous note.
Bothalia 19: 269-270.
PANAGOS, M.D., BRITZ, P.J. & WESTFALL, R.H. 1989. Plant collecting apparatus for
taxonomic and ecological studies. 5. A gas drier for field drying of plant specimens.
Miscellaneous note. Bothalia 19:270-272.
PANAGOS, M.D. & ZACHARIAS, P.J.K. 1995. A time and motion study for two
vegetation survey techniques. African Journal of Range and Forage Science 12 (2):8184.
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PANAGOS, M.D., WESTFALL, R.H., VAN STADEN, J.M., and ZACHARIAS, P.J.K.
1998. The plant communities of the Roodeplaat Experimental Farm, Gauteng, South
Africa and the importance of classification verification. South African Journal of Botany
64(1): 44-61.
PANAGOS, M.D. and REILLY, B.K. 2006. Use of an area-based survey technique to
detect vegetation changes in Sour Bushveld. Koedoe 49 (1): 69-78. Pretoria. ISSN
0075-6458.
REILLY, B.K. & PANAGOS, M.D. 2002. Statistical power of commonly used point
methods in grassland monitoring. African Journal of Range and Forage Science 19:117122.
RUTHERFORD, M.C., PANAGOS, M.D. & CARR, P.S. 1980. Woody species and
seasonal production in Burkea savanna. p. 64. In A.H. Penderis and B.J. Huntley (eds.).
Terrestrial ecology in South Africa – project abstracts for 1978. South African National
Scientific Programmes Report No. 43.
RUTHERFORD, M.C. & PANAGOS, M.D. 1982. Seasonal woody plant shoot growth in
Burkea africana - Ochna pulchra savanna. South African Journal of Botany 1: 104-116.
WESTFALL, R.H. & PANAGOS, M.D. 1984. A cover meter for canopy and basal cover
estimations. Bothalia 15: 241-244.
WESTFALL, R.H., GLEN, H.F. & PANAGOS, M.D. 1986. A new identification aid
combining features of a polyclave and an analytical key.
Botanical Journal of the
Linnean Society 92: 65-73.
WESTFALL, R.H., VAN STADEN, J.M. & PANAGOS, M.D. 1987. Predictive speciesarea relations and determination of subsample size for vegetation sampling in the
Transvaal Waterberg. South African Journal of Botany 53: 44-48.
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WESTFALL, R.H. & PANAGOS, M.D. 1988. The plant number scale - an improved
method of cover estimation using variable-sized belt transects. Miscellaneous note.
Bothalia 18: 289-291.
WESTFALL, R.H., BRITZ, P.J. & PANAGOS, M.D. 1989. Plant collecting apparatus for
taxonomic and ecological studies. 3. A new top-loading plant press for off-site specimen
pressing. Miscellaneous note. Bothalia 19: 268-269.
WESTFALL, R.H. & PANAGOS, M.D. 1989. Plant collecting apparatus for taxonomic
and ecological studies. 6. A transportable map cabinet for vehicle and office use.
Miscellaneous note. Bothalia 19: 272-273.
WESTFALL, R.H., PANAGOS, M.D. & VAN STADEN J.M. 1989. Plant collecting
apparatus for taxonomic and ecological studies. 7. A transportable camping kitchen for
vehicle use. Miscellaneous note. Bothalia 19: 273-274.
2. Non-scientific publications - popular publications and unpublished contractual
reports
BULLOCK, K.L., PANAGOS, M.D. & MYBURGH, W.J., 2009. The classification and
mapping of the plant communities on the farm Klopperbos 128 JR, Gauteng. Contractual
report for the CSIR by the Department of Nature Conservation,Tshwane University of
Technology.
BREYTENBACH, P.J.J. and PANAGOS, M.D. 1996. The vegetation component of an
EMPR for Tselentis Colliery (Duiker Mining Limited). Unpublished contractual report for
Tselentis Colliery, Breyten, South Africa.
BREYTENBACH, P.J.J., MYBURGH, W.J., PANAGOS, M.D., and BUIJS, D. 1998.
A vegetation and wildlife component of an EMPR for Goedehoop Colliery (Goedehoop
Block 9). Unpublished contractual report for Goedehoop Colliery, Mpumalanga.
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MYBURGH, W.J., BREYTENBACH, P.J.J., PANAGOS, M.D., and BUIJS, D. 1998.
A vegetation and wildlife component of an EMPR for Kriel Colliery (KrielBlock 6).
Unpublished contractual report for Kriel Colliery, Mpumalanga.
MYBURGH, W.J. & PANAGOS, M.D. 2004. The vegetation of the Shelanti Game Farm.
Unpublished contractual report. Pp 47.
MYBURGH,
W.J.
&
PANAGOS,
M.D.
2006.
Veld
evaluation
and
game
recommendations for Bankenveld Estates. Unpublished contractual report. Pp 23.
PANAGOS, M.D. 1988. The role of the technician in botanical research.
The S.A.
Society for Co-operative Education N. Tvl News : 12-13.
PANAGOS, M.D. 1995. A comparative classification of the Sourish-Mixed Bushveld on
the farm Roodeplaat (293 JR) using quadrat and point methods. MSc Agric. thesis,
University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Natal.
PANAGOS, M.D. & WESTFALL, R.H. 1995. The classification and analysis of four
Karroid paddocks under different stocking rates.
Unpublished report presented to
research staff at Middelburg, Eastern Cape Province.
PANAGOS M.D. & VAN STADEN, J.M. 1995.
The vegetation and environment of
Roodeplaat farm. Booklet produced to assist research workers at Roodeplaat
experimental farm. pp 32.
PANAGOS, M.D. 1996. The natural plant communities of the Onderstepoort Nature
Reserve. Unpublished contractual report for ARC – Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute,
Onderstepoort.
PANAGOS, M.D. 1996.
A scale related vegetation classification of the farm
Weltevreden 135KR. Unpublished contractual report Ecofin CC. Pp 41.
PANAGOS, M.D. and JOOSTE, M. 1997. A baseline survey of the Buffelsdrift Ridge,
Roodeplaat, for quantification of the effect of grazing sheep and goats on the vegetation
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over time. Unpublished report: ARC-Range and Forage Institute, Private Bag X05, Lynn
East, 0039.
PANAGOS, M.D. 1998.
Programme.
A business plan for a National Rangeland Monitoring
Contractual compilation for the Directorate of Agricultural Resource
Conservation, National Department of Agriculture, Private Bag X120, Pretoria 0001.
PANAGOS, M.D. 1999. A scale phytophysiognomic classification of the Suikerbosrand
Nature Reserve.
Contractual unpublished report for the Directorate of Nature
Conservation, Gauteng Provincial Government, Private Bag X8769, Johannesburg 2000.
PANAGOS, M.D. 1999. Preliminary data for determination of herbaceous layer dry
matter production per unit square area for incorporation into the PHYTOTAB-PC
program suite. pp 21. Contractual report for the Directorate of Agricultural Resource
Conservation, National Department of Agriculture, Private Bag X120, Pretoria 0001.
PANAGOS, M.D. 1999. A GIS analysis for the determination of the suitability of Acocks’
sampling sites for re-sampling in order to implement a National Rangeland Monitoring
Programme. pp 11.
Contractual report for the Directorate of Agricultural Resource
Conservation, National Department of Agriculture, Private Bag X120, Pretoria 0001.
PANAGOS, M.D. 1999. The implementation of a National Rangeland Monitoring
Programme.
pp 17. Contractual progress report for the Directorate of Agricultural
Resource Conservation, National Department of Agriculture, Private Bag X120, Pretoria
0001.
PANAGOS, M.D. 2000. A scale-related vegetation classification of the Leeuwfontein
Nature Reserve . Contractual unpublished report for the Directorate of Nature
Conservation, Gauteng Provincial Government, Private Bag X8769, Johannesburg 2000.
PANAGOS, M.D. 2001.
Follow-up monitoring of vegetal change for the farm
Weltevreden 135KR. Unpublished contractual report for Ecofin CC. Pp 23.
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PANAGOS, M.D. 2003. What Veld Type for goats? Nu-farmer and African Entrepreneur
8(6).
PANAGOS, M.D. 2002. A scale-related vegetation classification of the farms Uitvlugt
79JR and Prinsloosrus 100JR. Contractual unpublished report for Ecofin CC. Pp 51.
PANAGOS, M.D. & REILLY, B.K. 2002. The vegetation of the farm Piquetberg 523LQ.
Unpublished report. Pp 48.
PANAGOS, M.D. 2003. A scale-related vegetation classification of the farm Kromkloof
203KR. Contractual unpublished report for Ecofin CC. Pp 46.
PANAGOS, MD 2007. A vegetation sensitivity analysis prior to the proposed cottage and
equine stables development of Portion 37 of the farm Rietfontein 522JQ, Muldesrdrift.
Contractual unpublished report for Ecofin CC. Pp 32.
PANAGOS, MD & MULLER P 2008. The vegetation description and grazing capacity of
the farm Nooitgedacht 437KT. Contractual unpublished report. Pp 58.
PANAGOS, MD 2008. The vegetation of the farm Carolina 76KQ.
Contractual
unpublished report for Ecofin CC. Pp 53.
PANAGOS, MD 2008. The vegetation of the Komanande Game Reserve. Contractual
unpublished report for Ecofin CC. Pp 80.
RUTHERFORD, M.C., CARR, P.S. & PANAGOS, M.D. 1977.
Woody species
productivity within the South African Savanna Ecosystem project. 1977. (Abstract).
Report to the National Programme for Environmental Sciences. 3 pp. Typescript.
Unpublished Report.
RUTHERFORD, M.C., PANAGOS, M.D. & CARR, P.S. 1978. Woody species biomass
and seasonal production within the South African Savanna Ecosystem Project. Report to
the National Programme for Environmental Sciences. 28 pp. Typescript. Unpublished
report.
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STADLER, A., PANAGOS, M.D., BACKER, A.P. & WEISSER, P.J. 1985. Vegetation
changes in the Siyaya catchment area and species recommended for stream bank
rehabilitation. Unpublished report, Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa,
38pp.
South African Bureau of Standards 2003. Procedures for sampling vegetation according
to scale. South African National Standard, Document No. SANS 10380:2003. Based on
Westfall, RH, Van Staden, JM, Panagos, MD, Breytenbach ,PJJ & Greeff, A. 1996.
Scale-related vegetation sampling. ARC-RFI publication, Pretoria, South Africa.
WESTFALL, R.H., VAN STADEN, J.M., PANAGOS, M.D., BREYTENBACH, P.J.J., and
GREEFF, A. 1996. Scale-related vegetation sampling. ISBN 1-86849-05-9. ARC-Range
and Forage Institute, Lynn East, Pretoria. pp.1-59.
3. Congress presentations and posters
RUTHERFORD, M.C. & PANAGOS, M.D. 1982. Seasonal growth patterns of woody
species. Presentation at Symposium on the structure and functioning of a south African
savanna ecosystem on 14, 15 and 16 July 1982 at the CSIR conference centre, Pretoria.
PANAGOS, M.D. & WESTFALL, R.H. 1987. A cover meter for estimating basal and
canopy cover. Poster presented at the Annual Congress of the South African
Association of Botanists, January 1987, University of Natal, Durban.
PANAGOS, M.D. & WESTFALL, R.H. 1987. A new top-loading plant press. Poster
presented at the Annual Congress of the South African Association of Botanists, January
1987, University of Natal, Durban.
PANAGOS, M.D. & WESTFALL, R.H. 1990.
Improved cover determination for
vegetation research. Poster presented at the 25th Congress of the Grassland Society of
southern Africa, January 1990, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.
PANAGOS, M.D., VAN STADEN, J.M. & ZACHARIAS, P.J.K. 1995.
The practical
applicability of a point method sampling approach. Paper presented at the 31st
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Congress of the Grassland Society of southern Africa, January 1996, Nelspruit,
Mpumulanga.
PANAGOS, M.D., WESTFALL, R.H., and ZACHARIAS, P.J.K. 1996. Choose the right
scale for sampling savanna vegetation.
Proceedings of the All Africa Conference on
Animal Agriculture, Pretoria, 1 - 4 April 1996.5.12.
PANAGOS M.D. & WESTFALL R.H. 1999. Grass production estimates derived from
standard vegetation survey variables. Poster presented at the 34th Congress of the
Grassland Society of southern Africa, February 1999, Warmbaths, Northern Province.
HOARE D.B. & PANAGOS M.D. 1999. Satellite stratification of vegetation - structure or
floristic composition? Poster presented at the 34th Congress of the Grassland Society of
southern Africa, February 1999, Warmbaths, Northern Province.
PANAGOS M.D. & WESTFALL R.H. 2000. The implementation of a national rangeland
monitoring programme using Acocks’ sampling sites. Poster presented at the 35th
Congress of the Grassland Society of southern Africa, February 2000, Triangle,
Zimbabwe.
PANAGOS M.D. & REILLY B.K. 2002. Detection of change in plant species composition,
canopy cover and structure on a game farm in the Sour Bushveld using 200 square
meter quadrats. Poster presented at the joint Congress of the Grassland Society of
southern Africa and the South African Society of Animal Scientists, May 2002,
Christiana, North West Province, South Africa.
PANAGOS M.D. 2004. The measurement of herbaceous layer dynamics of three
Lowveld savanna types. Oral presentation of project proposal in March 2004 at the
Scientific Networking Seminar, Skukuza, KNP.
PANAGOS M.D. & REILLY B.K. 2004. Use of area-based vegetation sampling in
monitoring macro-change in Sour Bushveld. Poster presented at TUT R & D Showcase
in October 2004, TUT, Rand campus.
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PRETORIUS GCP & PANAGOS MD 2004. Vegetation change in the Karoo National
Park over twenty years. Poster presented in June 2004 at the annual GSSA Congress
2004, Worcester, Western Cape.
PRETORIUS GCP & PANAGOS MD 2005. Vegetation change in the Karoo National
Park over twenty years. Poster presented in June 2005 at the Arid Zone Forum,
Barrydale on the 12th to 14th Septemb, Western Cape.
MOMBERG M. & PANAGOS M.D. 2005. Sustainable Harvesting of Firewood in
Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa. Poster presented in July 2005 at the 40th
annual GSSA Congress 2005, Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal.
MALAN G, PANAGOS MD & MEYER E 2006. Rehabilitating riparian zones on a forestry
estate: Grasslands versus woodlands for plants and birds? Paper presented at the 24th
Internationl Ornithological Congress, Hamburg, Germany, November 2006
PANAGOS MD 2006. Rangeland vegetation monitoring in the last 90 years – progress
or regress? Key note address at the Gauteng Nature Conservation workshop held at
Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, November 2006.
BOWERS JA, REILLY BK & PANAGOS MD 2006. Feeding patch selection of African
buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer) in the central region of the KNP. Paper presented at the
SA Wildlife Management Association Symposium, Loskop Dam, September 2006.
BOWERS, J.A.; HAY, C.T.; PANAGOS, M.D. & REILLY, B.K. 2007. Habitat selection at
multiple scales in a sexually dimorphic species. Paper presented at the International
Union of Game Biologists (IUGB) Conference, Uppsalla, Sweden.
BOWERS, J.A.; PANAGOS, M.D. & REILLY, B.K. 2007. Scale-related habitat
selection of African buffalo. 5th Annual Science Networking Meeting, Skukuza,
Kruger National Park.
BOWERS, J.A.; MACANDZA, V.M.; ABEARE, S.A.; PANAGOS, M.D.; & REILLY,
B.K. 2006. Scale-related habitat selection of African buffalo. Southern African Wildlife
Management Symposium, Loskop Dam.
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DE ABREU P., HARLEY V., PANAGOS M.D. and REILLY B.K, 2008. Density estimates
of grasses in a Savanna, granite-lowveld area using Distance Sampling. Presentation at
the Southern African Wildlife Management Association symposium in the Eastern Cape
16 – 18 September 2008.
WILKENS, M., MALAN, G. & PANAGOS M.D. 2008. Freshwater bird diversity of the
major pansd in Ndumo Game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal. Poster presented at the Southern
African Wildlife Management Association symposium in the Eastern Cape 16 – 18
September 2008.
BOSCH, D.A., PANAGOS, M.D. & MYBURGH, W.J. 2008. The plant communities of
Botsolano Nature Reserve. Poster presented 43rd at the Annual Grassland Society of
southern Africa, Badplaas, Mpumalanga from the 21st – 24th of July 2008.
4. Lectures and talks
PANAGOS, M.D. 1986.
Field recording of minimum environmental parameters with
particular reference to the practical application of the cover meter. Lecture and
demonstration given at Jonkershoek F.R.C, Stellenbosch, May 1986 and B.R.I., Pretoria,
August 1986.
PANAGOS, M.D. 1986. A short course on recording environmental parameters in the
field for ecological research. Radio talk. April and July 1986.
PANAGOS, M.D. 2000. Veld Types suitable for goat farming In the northern savanna
regions of South Africa. Lecture presented at a Farmers Day at Prinsloo Grounds,
hosted by the ARC – Range and Forage Institute, Roodeplaat, Pretoria
PANAGOS, M.D. 2005. Fire as a management tool on game farms. Guest lecture
presented to the Modderfontein Conservancy, Modderfontein, Gauteng.
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WESTFALL, R.H. & PANAGOS, M.D. 1995. Vegetation survey techniques. A two-day
theoretical and practical course presented to research staff at Grootfofntein Agricultural
College, Middelburg, Eastern Cape Province.
Various training courses and lectures to tertiary level students and professionals
concerning aspects of scale-related vegetation sampling.
5. Successful Post-Graduate Supervision since January 2001
As supervisor:
CRONJE, H.P. 2004. Rangeland management implications of a scale-related vegetation
survey in the Arid Lowveld, South Africa. MTech dissertation, Tshwane University of
Technology, Pretoria.
As Co-supervisor:
BOWERS, J.A. 2007. Feeding patch selection of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer)
in the Satara region of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. MTech dissertation (cum
laude), Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria.
BOAKYE, M.K. 2009. Between site differences in vegetation structure and species
composition as affected by burning frequency and grazing in Moist Highland grasslands.
MTech dissertation, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria.
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