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:
Grainger M, van Aarde RJ: 2011. The resilience of the medicinal plant community of rehabilitating coastal dune forests, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Journal of Ecology, 50, pp 120-123, Full Text
Yetman C, Ferguson JWH: 2011. Spawning and non-breeding activity of adult giant bullfrogs (Pyxicephalus adspersus. African Journal of Herpetology: Journal of the Herpetological Association of South Africa, 60 (1), pp 13-29, Full Text
Me˙er M, Best PB, Anderson-Reade MD, Cliff G, Dudley SFJ, Kirkman SP: 2011. Trends and interventions in large whale entanglement along the South African coast. African Journal of Marine Science, 33 (3), pp 429-439.
Robertson MP, Harris KR, Coetzee JA, Foxcroft LC, Dippenaar-Schoeman AS, Van Rensburg BJ: 2011. Assessing local scale impacts ofOpuntia stricta (Cactaceae) invasion on beetle and spider diversity in Kruger National Park, South Africa. African Zoology, 46 (2), pp 205-223, Full Text
Chaplot V, Brown J, Dlamini P, Eustice T, Janeau J-L, Jewitt G, Lorentz S, Martin L, Nontokozo-Mchunu C, Oakes E, Poswojewski P, Revil S, Rumpel C, Zondi N: 2011. Rainfall simulation to identify the storm-scale mechanisms of gully bank retreat. Agricultural Water Management, 98, pp 1704-1710.
Greve M, Chown SL, Van Rensburg BJ, Dallimer M, Gaston KJ: 2011. The ecological effectiveness of protected areas: a case study for South African birds. Animal Conservation, 14, pp 295-305.
Young K, van Aarde RJ: 2011. Science and elephant management decisions in South Africa. Biological Conservation, 144, pp 876-885, Full Text
Bastos AD, Nair CH, Taylor PJ, Brettschneider H, Kirsten F, Mostert ME, von Maltitz E, Lamb JM, Van Hooft P, Belmain S, Contrafatto G, Downs S, Chimimba CT: 2011. Genetic monitoring detects an overlooked cryptic species and reveals the diversity and distribution of three invasiveRattus congeners in South Africa. BMC Genetics, 12, p. 26, Full Text
Thompson GD, Robertson MP, Robertson MP, Webber BL, Richardson DM, Le Roux JJ, Wilson JRU: 2011. Predicting the subspecific identity of invasive species using distribution models:Acacia saligna as an example. Diversity and Distributions, 17, pp 1001-1014.
Richardson DM, Carruthers J, Hui C, Impson FAC, Miller JT, Robertson MP, Robertson MP, Rouget M, Le Roux JJ, Wilson JRU: 2011. Human-mediated introductions of Australian acacias - a global experiment in biogeography. Diversity and Distributions, 17, pp 771-787, Full Text
Hui C, Richardson DM, Robertson MP, Wilson JRU, Yates CJ: 2011. Macroecology meets invasion ecology: linking the native distributions of Australian acacias to invasiveness. Diversity and Distributions, 17, pp 872-883, Full Text
Zengeya TA, Booth AJ, Bastos AD, Chimimba CT: 2011. Trophic interrelationships between the exotic Nile tilapia,Oreochromis niloticus and indigenous tilapiine cichlids in a subtropical African river system (Limpopo River, South Africa). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 92, pp 479-489, Full Text
April V, Robertson MP, Simelane DO: 2011. Interaction betweenUroplata girardi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) andOphiomyia camarae (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on their shared hostLantana camara Verbenaceae). Environmental Entomology, 40 (5), pp 1123-1130, Full Text
O Farrell PJ, de Lange WJ, le Maitre D, Reyers B, Blignaut JN, Milton SJ, Atkinson D, Egoh B, Maherry A, Colvin C, Cowling RM: 2011. The possibilities and pitfalls presented by a pragmatic approach to ecosystem service valuation in an arid biodiversity hotspot. Journal of Arid Environments, 75, pp 612-623, Full Text
Garnas JR, Ayres MP, Liebhold A, Evans C: 2011. Subcontinental impacts of an invasive tree disease on forest structure and dynamics. Journal of Ecology, 99, pp 532-541.
Yetman C, Ferguson JWH: 2011. Conservation implications of spatial habitat use by adult giant bullfrogs (Pyxicephalus adspersus). Journal of Herpetology, 45 (1), pp 56-62.
Wakelin J, McKechnie AE, Woodborne S: 2011. Stable isotope analysis of migratory connectivity in a threatened intra-African migrant, the Blue Swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea). Journal of Ornithology , 152, pp 171-177, Full Text
McGeoch MA, Sithole H, Samways MJ, Simaika JP, Pryke JS, Picker M, Uys C, Armstrong AJ, Dippenaar-Schoeman AS, Engelbrecht IA, Braschler B, Hamer M: 2011. Conservation and monitoring of invertebrates in terrestrial protected areas. Koedoe, 53 (2), pp 1-13, Full Text
Mate BR, Best PB, Lagerquist BA, Winsor MH: 2011. Coastal, offshore and migratory movements of South African right whales revealed by satellite telemetry. Marine Mammal Science, 27 (3), pp 455-476, Full Text
Bates MF, Pietersen DW, Measey GJ: 2011. New amphisbaenian records for the Northern Cape, South Africa. Navorsinge van die Nasionale Museum Bloemfontein, 26 (3), pp 61-72.
Thorn M, Green M, Keith M, Marnewick K, Bateman PW, Cameron EZ, Scott DM: 2011. Large-scale distribution patterns of carnivores in northern South Africa: implications for conservation and monitoring. Oryx, 45 (4), pp 579-586, Full Text
Lindsey PA, Romanach S, Matema S, Matema C, Mupamhadzi I, Muvengwi J: 2011. Dynamics and underlying causes of illegal bushmeat trade in Zimbabwe. Oryx, 45 (1), pp 84-95, Full Text
Lindsey PA, Romanach S, Tambling CJ, Chartier K, Groom RJ: 2011. Ecological and financial impacts of illegal bushmeat trade in Zimbabwe. Oryx, 45 (1), pp 96-111, Full Text
Lindsey PA, Tambling CJ, Brummer R, Davies-Mostert HT, Hayward MW, Marnewick K, Parker D: 2011. Minimum prey and area requirements of the cheetahAcinonyx jubatus: implications for reintroduction and management of the species in South Africa. Oryx, 45 (4), pp 587-599, Full Text
Trimble M, van Aarde RJ: 2011. Decline of birds in a human modified coastal dune forest landscape in South Africa. Plos One, 6 (1), p. e16176, Full Text
Trimble M, van Aarde RJ, Ferreira SM, Norgaard CF, Fourie J, Lee CL, Moss CJ: 2011. Age determination by back length for African savanna elephants: Extending age assessment techniques for aerial-based surveys. Plos One, 6 (10), p. e26614, Full Text
Grainger M, van Aarde RJ, Wassenaar TD: 2011. Landscape composition influences the restoration of subtropical coastal dune forest. Restoration Ecology, 19 (101), pp 111-120, Full Text
Boyles JG, Cryan PM, McCracken GF, Kunz TH: 2011. Economic importance of bats in agriculture. Science, 332, pp 41-42.
Trethowan PD, Robertson MP, McConnachie AJ: 2011. Ecological niche modelling of an invasive alien plant and its potential biological control agents. South African Journal of Botany, 77, pp 137-146, Full Text
Mertz EM, Bester MN: 2011. Vagrant southern elephant seal and human disturbance in Mossel Bay, South Africa. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 41 (2), pp 224-228, Full Text
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