DEGREES:

Hon Botany (2000)
M.Sc. Ecology (2003)
Hon Wildlife (2004)
PhD Wildlife (2011)

WORK HISTORY (PERMANENT BASIS)

2001: Assistant Professional Officer in the plant herbarium of the Department of Plant Sciences
2003: Transferred to the Centre for Microscopy as Assistant Professional Officer
2008: Promoted to Professional Officer
2011: Transferred to the Department of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences as Junior Researcher

2015: Promoted to Junior lecturer in the Department of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences

2017: Promoted to Lecturer in Wildlife in the same department

SYMPOSIUMS AND AWARDS

1999: Title: The impact of the Black Wildebeest on the Highveld Grassland. Received the award for Best Honours Seminar in the Department of Plant Sciences’ 2nd Annual Postgraduate Symposium. Chosen to represent the UFS at the Rand Afrikaans University’s (RAU) Post Graduate Botany Symposium on 2 November 1999.

2000 & 2001: Titles: Is there any grass left in Soetdoring Nature Reserve? Grass - a scarce resource in Soetdoring Nature Reserve. Awarded the book prize for the Best M.Sc Seminar in the Department of Plant Sciences 3rd and 4th Annual Postgraduate Symposiums, respectively.

2001: Received a medal for the best M.Sc. seminar at the RAU Post Graduate Botany Symposium on 31 October 2001.

2004: Received the De Beers Merit Award for Best Achievement in Wildlife, and
Academic Honours Colours for the Honours degree from the university.

2011: Received for the PhD, the Woodland Hills Wildlife Estate Merit Award and prize money for Best Post-graduate Student in Grassland Science at UFS.
 

ACCREDITED JOURNALS

Du Preez, L.H. & Janecke, B.B. 1998. Protopolystoma xenopodis (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) : The loss of oncomiracidium locomotory cilia. Microscopy Society of southern Africa, Proceedings  28: 79.

Janecke BB, Habimana O, Van Wyk PWJ & Viljoen BC 2005. Ecology of a clay pot: process of uncovering secrets of a microbial biofilm. Microscopy Society of southern Africa, Proceedings 35: 37.

Janecke BB, Chaka KJ, Smit GN & Van Wyk PWJ 2006. Creating a database for future identification of prey species from hair in leopard scats. Microscopy Society of southern Africa, Proceedings 36: 58.

Janecke BB, Viljoen BC, Katongole J and Van Wyk PWJ. Comparison between microbial biofilms of local beer and curdled milk in a clay pot. Microscopy Society of southern Africa, Proceedings 38:43.

Janecke, B.B., Du Preez, P.J. & Venter, H.J.T. (2003) Vegetation ecology of the pans (playas) of Soetdoring Nature Reserve, Free State Province. South African Journal of Botany 69 (3): 104-109.

Janecke, B.B. & Du Preez, P.J. (2005) A synoptic view on the grassland vegetation of Soetdoring Nature Reserve, Free State Province. South African Journal of Botany 71(3): 339-348.

Janecke BB & Smit GN (2011) Phenology of woody plants in riverine thicket and its impact on browse availability to game species. African Journal of Range and Forage Science 28: 139-148

Janecke BB & Smit GN (2015) Faecal nitrogen of browser and mixed feeder game species during different seasons. African Journal of Range & Forage Science 32(3): 203-212.

Publications in Accredited Journals: 4 + 3 (in process)

Accredited Proceedings: 4

Scientific Newspaper Articles: 2

Newsletter Contributions: 55

Conference presentations and posters: 23 + 6 local symposiums

Conference presentations at international conferences: 4

Popular Scientific Talks: 12

The main objectives of the research in short is to determine:

i) Utilization factors for different woody species (actual percentages of available and accessible browse/leaves that are used by browsing game species);
 

ii) Phenology values (leaf carriage percentages) for different woody species that determine the availability of browse during winter periods when deciduous plants shed leaves; and
 

iii) Nutritional status of browsing game species by means of faecal crude protein percentages to indicate when critical levels are reached where these animals will start to lose body condition due to a decline in browse quality and/or quantity.
 

Ecology, plants and wildlife 
Electron microscopy