Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Biology of fragmented populations; Conservation planning Conservation and restoration ecology; and Biodiversity and systematics - Research Output
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
van Niekerk P, Dippenaar-Schoeman AS: 2010. A revision of the spider genus Simorcus Simon, 1895 (Araneae: Thomisidae) of the Afrotropical region. African Entomology, 18 (1), pp 66-86, Full Text
Guldemond RAR, van Aarde RJ: 2010. The influence of tree canopies and elephants on sub-canopy vegetation in a savannah. African Journal of Ecology, 48 (1) / Mar, pp 180-189.
Kirkman SP, Meyer MA, Thornton M: 2010. False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens mass stranding at Long Beach on South Africa's Cape Peninsula, 2009. African Journal of Marine Science, 32 (1), pp 167-170.
Elwen SH, Thornton M, Reeb D, Best PB: 2010. Near-shore distribution of Heaviside's (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) and dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) at the southern limit of their range in South Africa. African Zoology, 45 (1), pp 78-91, Full Text
Hofmeyr GJG, Amir OA: 2010. Vagrant Subantarctic fur seal on the coast of Tanzania. African Zoology, 45 (1), pp 144-146, Full Text
Biuw M, Lydersen C, de Bruyn PJN, Arriola A, Hofmeyr GJG, Kritzinger P, Kovacs KM: 2010. Long-range migration of a chinstrap penguin from Bouvetoya to Montagu Island, South Sandwich Islands. Antarctic Science, 22 (2), pp 157-162, Full Text
Davies AB, Parr CL, Van Rensburg BJ: 2010. Termites and fire: Current understanding and future research directions for improved savanna conservation. Austral Ecology, 35, pp 482-486.
Shrader A, Shrader A, Pimm SL, van Aarde RJ: 2010. Elephant survival, rainfall and the confounding effects of water provision and fences. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19, pp 2235-2245.
Hurley B, Slippers B, Wingfield BD, Govender P, Smith JE, Wingfield MJ: 2010. Genetic diversity of Bradysia difformis (Sciaridae: Diptera) populations reflects movement of an invasive insect between forestry nurseries. Biological Invasions, 12, pp 729-733, Full Text
McKechnie AE, Wolf BO: 2010. Climate change increases the likelihood of catastrophic avian mortality events during extreme heat waves. Biology Letters, 6, pp 253-256, Full Text
Trimble MJ, van Aarde RJ: 2010. Fences are more than an issue of aesthetics. Bioscience, 60 (7), p. 486, Full Text
Trimble MJ, van Aarde RJ: 2010. Species inequality in Scientific Study. Conservation Biology, 24 (3), pp 886-890.
Willis CKR, Barclay RMR, Boyles JG, Brigham RM, Brack Jr V, Waldien DL, Reichard J: 2010. Bats are not birds and other problems with Sovacool's (2009) analysis of animal fatalities due to electricity generation. Energy Policy, 38, pp 2067-2069, Full Text
Jackson CR, Robertson MP: 2010. Predicting the potential distribution of an endangered cryptic subterranean mammal from few occurrence records. Journal for Nature Conservation, 1, pp 1-2, Full Text
Young K, van Aarde RJ: 2010. Density as an explanatory variable of movements and calf survival in savanna elephants across southern Africa. Journal of Animal Ecology, 79, pp 662-673.
Wolmarans R, Robertson MP, Van Rensburg BJ: 2010. Predicting invasive alien plant distributions: how geographical bias in occurrence records influences model performance. Journal of Biogeography, 37, pp 1797-1810.
Herbst M, Mills MGL: 2010. Techniques used in the study of African wildcat,Felis silvestris cafra, in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa / Botswana). Koedoe, 52 (1), pp 1-6, Full Text
de Bruyn PJN: 2010. Correspondence: Misreporting: hippo stories off-target. Nature, 468 (7327), p. 1041.
Bester MN, Reisinger R: 2010. Vagrant Antarctic fur seals at Gough Island in 2009. Polar Biology, 33, pp 709-711, Full Text
Gray ME, Cameron EZ: 2010. Does contraceptive treatment in wildlife result in side effects? A review of quantitavive and anecdotal evidence. Reproduction, 139, pp 45-55, Full Text
Swannepoel LH, Dalerum F, van Hoven W: 2010. Factors affecting location failure of GPS collars fitted to African leopards (Panthera pardus). South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 40 (1) / April, pp 10-15, Full Text
Ott T, van Aarde RJ: 2010. Inferred spatial use by elephants is robust to landscape effects on GPS telemetry. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 40 (2), pp 130-138, Full Text
Research and technical/policy output for clients:
Guldemond RAR, van Aarde RJ: Technical Report: 2010. Evaluating the ecological response of coastal dune forest communities to dune rehabilitation. For: CERU progress report to Richard Bay Minerals, July 2009-July 2010.
de Bruyn PJN, Bester MN: Technical Report: 2010. Marion Island Marine Mammal Programme Workplan 2010/11. For: Department of Environmental Affairs, SANAP.
van Aarde RJ: Technical Report: 2010. Conservation Ecology Research Unit semi-annual report. For: International fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
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