Freshwater Life

Charles Griffi ths is an emeritus professor in the department of biological sciences at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and a well-known natural history photographer. He has participated in the discovery of over 100 new species and has published over 170 scientific papers and a number of best-selling guides. Jenny Day is emeritus associate professor in the same department at UCT, where she was director of the Freshwater research unit for many years. She co-authored the well-known Vanishing waters and has published numerous papers and research reports on various aspects of river and wetland ecology. Mike Picker, an associate professor in UCT's department of biological sciences, has focused his research on insect diversity and ecology, resulting in the discovery of a new insect order and the world's first jumping cockroach. He has published 114 scientific papers and co-authored several guides, including - along with Charles Griffiths - the best-selling Field guide to insects of South Africa.