OTS UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAM STAFF AND FACULTY

Laurence Möhr Kruger Kruger@botzoo.uct.ac.za
Other Faculty Members	Career interests and Experience	My Curriculum Vitae	Research
Education  Work and Educational Experience Referees Awards Papers and Reports Published   Key Qualifications and Core Skills Activities and Interests
Education
Ph.D. - 2003 University of Cape Town Dissertation on the ecology of resprouting in South African woody vegetation   BSc (Hons) – 1994 University of Cape Town   Botany: Ecology and Ecophysiology    BSc – 1993 University of Cape Town Majoring in Botany, Zoology (Ecology, Systematics and Ecophysiology)   1988 Matriculation from Pretoria Boys High School
Awards
2001 - 2002: National Research Foundation PhD Grant-holders scholarship 1997 - 1998: Foundation for Research and Development MSc scholarship 1997: Pretoria Software Solutions, R 8000.00 scholarship 1994: Foundation for Research and Development scholarship
Key Qualifications and Core Skills
Extensive experience in project management Excellent communication and motivational skills Confident public speaker Excellent logistical skills Competency in a range of computer packages (MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Statistica, Outlook) Highly qualified in outdoor activities and wilderness leadership
Work and Educational Experience
PhD resident phase: University of Cape Town Contributing lecturer and tutor on an OTS undergraduate course, Costa Rica, April 2003. Presented lectures on South African ecological issues, assisted with student assignments. Lecturer/facilitator on the Quo Vadis, Rudolf Steiner Gap Year Course, March 2003. Presented lectures on South African biomes and opportunities for students in the field of biology. Ran a field course on Fynbos ecology. Lecturer and course coordinator of the UCT Botany Department 3rd year BOT309f Ecology course, January – July 2003. Presented 16 lectures on four major ecological themes, designed and assisted students with field problems and independent projects. Managed the logistics of the field course. ·Managed the logistics and field course for the Zululand leg of the Andrew Mellon 3M field trip to South Africa, July 2002. Participated in assessment of and establishment of South African National Veldfire management strategy, Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, March 2001 – June 2003. Conducted a botanical survey of the Greater Addo National Park (GANP) for the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). April – September 2001. Assisted in the conservation planning for the GANP. Conducted botanical and land transformation survey for the conservation plan for Greater Oyster Bay - Jeffrey's Bay district, September – December 2000. Undertook collaborative analysis of the 2000 fires in the Cape Peninsula for the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, June – July, 2000   PhD fieldwork phase: Southern Cape Forests, KwaZulu Natal. Tutor, contributing lecturer and logistics manager for UCT Botany Department, 3rd year Ecology Field Courses, 1996 –2002. Provided for 15 – 30 students for three week field course. Conducted a feasibility study of the rehabilitation of badly degraded fynbos community in the St Francis Bay region for Department of Land Affairs, Landcare Project. January – April 1999. Worked as a research ecologist and camp manager on an Earthwatch elephant research project, in Hluhlulwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, Northern KwaZulu-Natal, June – September 1999.   Independent environmental consultant Cape Town Performed specialist environmentalist role for the environmental assessment of developments associated with Cape Town’s Olympic games bid, Ninham Shand. February – November 1997.   Masters fieldwork phase Cape Peninsula, southern Cape forests Guided a collecting field trip of Swedish Uppsala Lichenologists around the southern Cape Forests on a collecting trip. Provided expert technical assistance and organized the logistics of the expedition, November 15 – December 5, 1996.   Travel and casual work Conducted research into the establishment of a reserve network in St Francis Bay. Drew up an environmental management plan for the nature reserves around Cape St Francis, Cape Province, South Africa. September 1995 – February 1996: Worked as a field biologist and logistics manager on a TREX expedition to Northern Bolivia. Conducted biological inventory in Madidi district, Northern Bolivia, June – September 1995.
Papers and Reports Published
Papers: Kruger, L.M., Midgley, J.J. & Cowling, R.M. (1997) Resprouters vs reseeders in South African forest trees: a model based on forest canopy height. Functional Ecology. 11, pgs 101 – 105. Midgley, J.J. & Kruger, L.M. (2000) Senescence in fire adapted Cape Proteaceae. Journal of Mediterranean Ecology. 1: 181 – 185. Kruger, L.M. & Midgley, J.J. (2001) The influence of the abundance of resprouting forest canopy species in richness in southern Cape Forests. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 10, 567 – 572. Kruger, F.J., van Wilgen, B.W., Bridgett, J.A., Jayiya, T.P., Forsyth, G.G. & Kruger, L.M. (in press) Managing veldfire risk: the introduction of a fire danger rating system for South Africa. Reports: Kruger, L.M. & Cowling, R.M. (1996) Management plan for the St Francis Open Space Systems. Institute for Plant Conservation Report. Kruger, L.M. (1999) Santareme land rehabilitation and community farming project. Feasibility study prepared for LandCare Project: Department of Land Affairs, on behalf of the St Francis Bay TLC. Kruger, L.M. & Sykes, C.D. (2001) Vegetation, Land Use and Alien Vegetation Survey of the proposed Greater Addo National Park. Report prepared for the CSIR: Greater Addo National Park Conservation Plan.
Activities and Interests
I enjoy being physically active and spend a great deal of my time outdoors. My primary interests are mountaineering, rock climbing, sailing, soccer, white-water and sea kayaking, mountain biking and, especially, surfing. Over the years I have also developed a keen interest in photojournalism, a hobby that complements my outdoor lifestyle. In my spare time I play the guitar and Djembe drums and read copiously. During my hitchhiking travels from South Africa to Kenya, expeditions through South America and sailing between Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro I have developed keen insight into and respect for myself, others and in particular, our environment.
Referees
Professor William Bond Harry Bolus Professor of Botany Botany Department University of Cape Town University Private Bag Rondebosch, 7700, Cape Town Telephone: +27 21 650 2438 Facsimile: + 27 21 650 4041 Email: bond@botzoo.uct.ac.za   Associate Professor Jeremy Midgley (PhD supervisor) Head of department Department of Botany University of Cape Town University Private Bag Rondebosch 7700, South Africa Telephone: (+27 21) 650 2438 Facsimile: (+27 21) 650 4041 Email: midgleyj@botzoo.uct.ac.za   David Balfour Coordinator of Ecological Advice, Zululand Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife P.O. Box 1202 Eshowe, 3815 KwaZulu Natal Telephone (mobile): + 27 82 905 8660 Tel/fax: +27 35 474 4332 Email: dbalfour@mweb.co.za