2019

Allsopp, N., Slingsby, J.A. and Esler, K.J., 2019. Identifying research questions for the conservation of the Cape Floristic Region. South African Journal of Science, 115(9-10):1-8. doi:10.17159/sajs.2019/5889.

Altwegg, R. and Nichols, J.D., 2019. Occupancy models for citizen‐science data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 10(1):8-21. doi:10.1111/2041-210X.13090.

Chamberlain, D.E., Henry, D.A.Reynolds, C., Caprio, E. and Amar, A., 2019. The relationship between wealth and biodiversity: A test of the Luxury Effect on bird species richness in the developing world. Global change biology, 25(9):3045-3055. doi:10.1111/gcb.14682.

Clark, A.E. and Altwegg, R., 2019. Efficient Bayesian analysis of occupancy models with logit link functions. Ecology and evolution, 9(2):756-768. doi:10.1002/ece3.4850.

Cumming, G.S. and Henry, D.A., 2019. Point counts outperform line transects when sampling birds along routes in South African protected areas. African Zoology, pp.1-12. doi:10.1080/15627020.2019.1658540.

Dilley, B.J., Hedding, D.W., Henry, D.A., Rexer-Huber, K., Parker, G.C., Schoombie, S., Osborne, A. and Ryan, P.G., 2019. Clustered or dispersed: testing the effect of sampling strategy to census burrow-nesting petrels with varied distributions at sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Antarctic Science, 31(5):231-242. doi:10.1017/S0954102019000300.

Henry, D.A. and O’Connor, T.G., 2019. Survey frequency affects the estimates and conclusions of long-term changes in waterbird populations: a case study from a South African wetland. Biodiversity and Conservation, 28(13):3429-3443. doi:10.1007/s10531-019-01828-2.

Jansen, D.Y., Pradel, R., Mares, R., Doutrelant, C., Spottiswoode, C.N., Covas, R. and Altwegg, R., 2019. An integrated population model sheds light on the complex population dynamics of a unique colonial breeder. Population Ecology, 61(4):406-420. doi:10.1002/1438-390X.12010.

Louw, M.A., Haussmann, N.S. and le Roux, P.C., 2019. Testing for consistency in the impacts of a burrowing ecosystem engineer on soil and vegetation characteristics across biomes. Scientific Reports, 9(1):1-12. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-55917-x.

Magadzire, N., De Klerk, H.M., Esler, K.J. and Slingsby, J.A., 2019. Fire and life history affect the distribution of plant species in a biodiversity hotspot. Diversity and Distributions, 25(7):1012-1023. doi:10.1111/ddi.12921.

Maphisa, D.H., Smit-Robinson, H. and Altwegg, R., 2019. Dynamic multi-species occupancy models reveal individualistic habitat preferences in a high-altitude grassland bird community. PeerJ, 7, p.e6276. doi:10.7717/peerj.6276.

Moreira, F., Allsopp, N., Esler, K.J., Wardell‐Johnson, G., Ancillotto, L., Arianoutsou, M., Clary, J., Brotons, L., Clavero, M., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G. and Fagoaga, R., Fiedler, P., Filipe, A.F., Frankenberg, E., Holmgren, M., Marquet, P.A., Martinez‐Harms, M.J., Martinoli, A., Miller, B.P., Olsvig‐Whittaker, L., Pliscoff, P., Rundel, P., Russo, D., Slingsby, J.A. and others.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 2019. Priority questions for biodiversity conservation in the Mediterranean biome: Heterogeneous perspectives across continents and stakeholders. Conservation Science and Practice, 1(11):118. doi:10.1111/csp2.118.

Oosthuizen, W.C., Postma, M., Altwegg, R., Nevoux, M., Pradel, R., Bester, M.N. and de Bruyn, P.N., 2019. Individual heterogeneity in life‐history trade‐offs with age at first reproduction in capital breeding elephant seals. Population Ecology, 61(4):421-435. doi:10.1002/1438-390X.12015.

Prokosch, J., Bernitz, Z., Bernitz, H., Erni, B. and Altwegg, R., 2019. Are animals shrinking due to climate change? Temperature-mediated selection on body mass in mountain wagtails. Oecologia, 189(3):841-849. doi:10.1007/s00442-019-04368-2.

Rink, A.N.Altwegg, R., Edwards, S., Bowie, R.C. and Colville, J.F., 2019. Contest dynamics and assessment strategies in combatant monkey beetles (Scarabaeidae: Hopliini). Behavioral Ecology, 30(3):713-723. doi:10.1093/beheco/arz008.

Slingsby, J.A. and Slingsby, P.W., 2019. Monitoring the critically endangered Clanwilliam cedar with freely available Google Earth imagery. PeerJ, 7:e7005. doi:10.7717/peerj.7005.