Michiel Karl Reinecke

Dr Karl Reinecke is a freshwater ecologist with over 20 years’ experience in southern African river ecosystems. He holds a PhD from the University of Cape Town which focussed on riparian vegetation and EFlows. Karl is experienced in EFlows project management having led the team in the Lake Sibaya EFlows assessment (2013), the Hlotse River EFlows assessment (2020) and the EFlows assessment for tributaries of the Limpopo River (ongoing). He is author of eight publications in the international scientific literature, five major research reports and has contributed towards approximately 80 contract reports for clients.

Karl managed the modelling, ecological and EFlows aspects of the climate resilience, livelihoods and sustainable natural resources management studies in the Elephant Marsh, Malawi, which was completed successfully in early 2017. He has specialist knowledge in community ecology of riverine fauna and flora and in measures to mitigate the impact of water resource developments on rivers. He is also a specialist in aspects of physical degradation of riverine habitat and mitigation thereof, impacts of riparian plant invaders, drivers of riparian community structure and riparian restoration.