Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Van Rensburg, BJ
PhD (UP) - Associate Professor
NRF Rating: Y2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 4627
Fax number: 012 362 5242
E-mail address: bjvrensburg@zoology.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
The ecology, ethology, physiology and evolution of African animals; Behavioural, physiological and evolutionary ecology; and Antarctic biology
Biology of fragmented populations; Conservation planning; Conservation and restoration ecology; and Biodiversity and systematics
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Haddad CR, Honiball A, Dippenaar-Schoeman AS, Slotow R, Van Rensburg BJ: 2009. Spiders as potential indicators of elephant-induced habitat changes in endemic sand forest, Maputaland, South Africa. African Journal of Ecology, 48 / Sep, pp 446-460.
Hugo S, Van Rensburg BJ: 2009. Alien and native birds in South Africa: Patterns, processes and conservation. Biological Invasions, 11 (10), pp 2291-2302.
Van Rensburg BJ, Levin N, Kark S: 2009. Spatial congruence between ecotones and range-restricted species: Implications for conservation biogeography at the sub-continental scale. Diversity and Distributions, 15, pp 379-389.
Coetzee BWT, Robertson MP, Erasmus BFN, Van Rensburg BJ, Thuiller W: 2009. Ensemble models predict Important Bird Areas in southern Africa will become less effective for conserving endemic birds under climate change. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 18, pp 701-710.
Van Rensburg BJ, Peacock DS, Robertson MP: 2009. Biotic homogenization and alien bird species along an urban gradient in South Africa. Landscape and Urban Planning, 92, pp 233-241, Full Text
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