Publications

Muller, M. et al. (2021) ‘Climate variability in the Woodbush Granite Grasslands of South Africa: Effects on grassland diversity’, in Proceedings of the Joint XXIV International Grassland and XI International Rangeland Congress. Sustainable Use of Grassland and Rangeland Resources for Improved Livelihoods. Joint XXIV International Grassland and XI International Rangeland Congress. Sustainable Use of Grassland and Rangeland Resources for Improved Livelihoods, Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization.
Vermeire, M.-L. et al. (2021) ‘Fire and herbivory drive fungal and bacterial communities through distinct above- and belowground mechanisms’, Science of The Total Environment, 785, p. 147189. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147189.
Gordon, C.E. et al. (2021) ‘Elephant rewilding indirectly affects the abundance of an arboreal but not generalist savanna lizard’, Biodiversity and Conservation, pp. 1–15. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02141-7.
Siebert, F. et al. (2021) ‘Effects of land-use on herbaceous vegetation in a semi-arid Mopaneveld savanna’, Bothalia, African Biodiversity & Conservation, 51(1). http://doi.org/10.38201/btha.abc.v51.i1.8.
Gokool, S. et al. (2021) ‘A preliminary evaluation of ecohydrological separation in a semi-arid riparian area’, Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 21(2), pp. 271–279. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecohyd.2021.01.002.
Carbutt, C. and Thompson, D.I. (2021) ‘Mountain Watch: How LT(S)ER is Safeguarding Southern Africa’s People and Biodiversity for a Sustainable Mountain Future’, land, 10(1024), pp. 1–27. doi:doi.org/10.3390/land10101024.
Blair, A.M. (2021) The complex socio-ecological system of the lowveld marula bioeconomy catchment. PhD dissertation. University of the Witwatersrand.
Buisson, E. et al. (2021) ‘A research agenda for the restoration of tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas’, Restoration Ecology, 29(S1), pp. 1–18. http://doi.org/doi: 10.1111/rec.13292.
Blair, A.M. et al. (2021) ‘The social-ecological drivers across land-use intersects driving marula tree population dynamics in north-eastern South Africa’, Forest Ecology and Management, 492(119209). doi:doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119209.
Stears, K. et al. (2021) ‘Hippopotamus movements structure the spatiotemporal dynamics of an active anthrax outbreak’, Ecosphere, 12(6). doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3540.
Sach, F. et al. (2020) ‘Spatial geochemistry influences the home range of elephants’, Science of The Total Environment, 729, p. 139066. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139066.
Swemmer, A. (2020) ‘Locally high, but regionally low: the impact of the 2014–2016 drought on the trees of semi-arid savannas, South Africa’, African Journal of Range & Forage Science, 37(1), pp. 31–42. http://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2020.1723696.
Stears, K. et al. (2020) ‘Mixed-species herding levels the landscape of fear’, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287(1922). http://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.2555.
van den Bosch, K. (2020) The reproductive ecology of the Pepperbark tree (Warburgia salutaris) in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. MSc thesis. University of the Witwatersrand.
Mbendana, B. (2020) Exploring bush encroachment in the Woodbush Granite Grassland, Haenertsburg Nature Reserve using Landsat datasets to map land cover/land use change. Honours research report. University of the Witwatersrand.
Mfisa, M. (2020) Responses of plant species cover to rainfall variability in a critically endangered South African grassland. Honours research report. North-West University.
Wilcox, K.R. et al. (2020) ‘Rapid recovery of ecosystem function following extreme drought in a South African savanna grassland’, Ecology, 101(4), pp. 1–9. http://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2983.
Dlamini, T.B. et al. (2020) ‘Differential herbivore occupancy of fire-manipulated savannas in the Satara region of the Kruger National Park, South Africa’, Koedoe, 62(1), pp. 1–8. http://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v62i1.1603.
Nevo, O. et al. (2020) ‘Sweet tooth: Elephants detect fruit sugar levels based on scent alone’, Ecology and Evolution, 10, pp. 11399–11407. http://doi.org/DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6777.
Ward, D., Schmitt, M.H. and Shrader, A.M. (2020) ‘Are there phylogenetic differences in salivary tannin-binding proteins between browsers and grazers, and ruminants and hindgut fermenters?’, Ecology and Evolution, 10, pp. 10426–10439. http://doi.org/DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6698.
Schmitt, M.H., Ward, D. and Shrader, A.M. (2020) ‘Salivary tannin-binding proteins: A foraging advantage for goats?’, Livestock Science, 234. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2020.103974.
Schmitt, M.H. et al. (2020) ‘The role of volatile plant secondary metabolites as pre-ingestive cues and potential toxins dictating diet selection by African elephants’, Oikos, 129, pp. 24–34. http://doi.org/doi: 10.1111/oik.06665.
Kremer-Köhne, S. et al. (2020) ‘Hanging in there: Aloe lettyae populations in Critically Endangered grassland fragments’, South African Journal of Botany, 131, pp. 33–42. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2020.01.029.
Burkepile, D.E. et al. (2020) ‘Shared Insights across the Ecology of Coral Reefs and African Savannas: Are Parrotfish Wet Wildebeest?’, BioScience, 70(8), pp. 647–658. http://doi.org/doi.10.1093/biosci/biaa063.
Kremer-Köhne, S. et al. (2020) ‘Arthropods associated with Aloe lettyae, an endangered South African Woodbush Granite Grassland Endemic’, African Entomology, 28(1), pp. 8–18. doi:doi.org/10.4001/003.028.0008.
Stears, K. and Shrader, A.M. (2020) ‘Coexistence between wildlife and livestock is contingent on cattle density and season but not differences in body size’, PLOS ONE, 15(7). doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236895.
Valenta, K. et al. (2020) ‘The sensory ecology of fear: African elephants show aversion to olfactory predator signals’, Conservation Science and Practice, e333. http://doi.org/DOI: 10.1111/csp2.333.
Milatović, L., Anthony, B.P. and Swemmer, A. (2019) ‘Estimating conservation effectiveness across protected areas in Limpopo Province, South Africa’, KOEDOE - African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 61(1). http://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v61i1.1530.
Swemmer, A.M., Mashele, M. and Ndhlovu, P.D. (2019) ‘Evidence for ecological sustainability of fuelwood harvesting at a rural village in South Africa’, Regional Environmental Change, 19(2), pp. 403–413. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1402-y.
Fayolle, A. et al. (2019) ‘A sharp floristic discontinuity revealed by the biogeographic regionalization of African savannas’, Journal of Biogeography, 46(2), pp. 454–465. http://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13475.
Swemmer, A. and Ward, D. (2019) ‘Patterns and Determinants of Woody Plant Growth in Savannas’, in Savanna Woody Plants and Large Herbivores. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 331–438. doi:10.1002/9781119081111.ch12.
Weiss, J.A. (2019) Spatio-temporal change in riparian woodlands of the Kruger National Park: drivers and implications. MSc thesis. University of Cape Town.
Moodie, B. (2019) Tissue culture in the conservation of South African plants. Hons research report. Stellenbosch University.
McArthur, C. et al. (2019) ‘Plant volatiles are a salient cue for foraging mammals: elephants target preferred plants despite background plant odour’, Animal Behaviour, 1115, pp. 199–216. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.07.002.
Schmitt, M.H. and Shrader, A.M. (2019) ‘Browser population-woody vegetation relationships in savannas: from bites to landscapes’, in Savanna Woody Plants and Large Herbivores. Wiley, pp. 245–278.
Schmitt, M.H., Ward, D. and Shrader, A.M. (2019) ‘Megaherbivore browsers vs. tannins: is being big enough?’, Oecologia, 194, pp. 383–390. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-020-04784-9.
Gokool, S. et al. (2018) ‘Estimating groundwater contribution to transpiration using satellite-derived evapotranspiration estimates coupled with stable isotope analysis’, Journal of Arid Environments, 152, pp. 45–54. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.02.002.
Koerner, S.E. et al. (2018) ‘Change in dominance determines herbivore effects on plant biodiversity’, Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2(12), pp. 1925–1932. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0696-y.
Swemmer, A.M. et al. (2018) ‘The ecology of drought - a workshop report’, South African Journal of Science, 114(9–10), pp. 1–3. http://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2018/5098.
Rasifudi, L. et al. (2018) ‘Distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates in the Selati River of the Olifants River system, South Africa’, African Entomology, 26(2), pp. 398–406.
Dlamini, T.B. (2018) Differential herbivore occupancy of fire-manipulated savannas in the Satara region of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. MTech thesis. Tshwane University of Technology.
Kremer-Köhne, S. (2018) Population structure and ecology of Aloe lettyae, an endangered Woodbush Granite Grassland endemic. MSc thesis. University of the Witwatersrand.
Gokool, S. et al. (2017) ‘Quantifying riparian total evaporation along the Groot Letaba River: A comparison between infilled and spatially downscaled satellite derived total evaporation estimates’, Journal of Arid Environments, 147, pp. 114–124. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2017.07.014.
Marr, S., Mohlala, T. and Swemmer, A. (2017) ‘The ecological integrity of the lower Olifants River, Limpopo province, South Africa: 2009–2015 – Part B: Tributaries of the Olifants River’, African Journal of Aquatic Science, 42(2), pp. 181–190. http://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2017.1353477.
Marr, S., Mohlala, T. and Swemmer, A. (2017) ‘The ecological integrity of the Lower Olifants River, Limpopo province, South Africa: 2009–2015 – Part A: Olifants River main stem’, African Journal of Aquatic Science, 42(2), pp. 171–179. http://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2017.1334501.
Lipsett, A.S. (2017) Spatio-temporal effects of rainfall on stream/river flow in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. MSc thesis. University of the Witwatersrand.
Burkepile, D.E. et al. (2017) ‘Herbivore size matters for productivity–richness relationships in African savannas’, Journal of Ecology, 105(3), pp. 674–686. http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12714.
Maass, M. et al. (2016) ‘Changes in biodiversity and trade-offs among ecosystem services, stakeholders, and components of well-being: the contribution of the International Long-Term Ecological Research network (ILTER) to Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS)’, Ecology and Society, 21(3). http://doi.org/10.5751/es-08587-210331.
Taylor, R.W. (2016) Temporal and spatial variation in population structure of the African Baobab (Adansonia digitata) in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. MSc thesis. University of the Witwatersrand.
Maraschin, N. (2016) Faunal distribution in relation to rainfall patterns in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park: 2004-2013. MSc thesis. University of the Witwatersrand.