List of works - Brian W. Van Wilgen

<i>Eucalyptus camaldulensis</i>in South Africa – past, present, future

scientific article published in 2019

A Computer System for Catchment Management: Background, Concepts and Development

article

A bibliometric analysis to illustrate the role of an embedded research capability in South African National Parks

article

A critical assessment of adaptive ecosystem management in a large savanna protected area in South Africa

article

A generic, empirical-based model for predicting rate of fire spread in shrublands

article

A landscape-scale assessment of the long-term integrated control of an invasive shrub in South Africa

article

A native at home and abroad: the history, politics, ethics and aesthetics of acacias

scientific article (publication date: 8 August 2011)

A preliminary assessment of the extent and potential impacts of alien plant invasions in the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, East Africa

article

A reconstruction of the recent fire regimes of Majete Wildlife Reserve, Malawi, using remote sensing

scientific article published on 26 January 2021

A review of fire management practices in African savanna-protected areas

scientific article published on 13 February 2021

A review of the impacts of biological invasions in South Africa

A review of the responses of medium- to large-sized African mammals to fire

scientific article published on 12 May 2021

A review of two decades of government support for managing alien plant invasions in South Africa

scientific article published in 2022

A standardized set of metrics to assess and monitor tree invasions

article

Acacia saligna 's soil legacy effects persist up to 10 years after clearing: Implications for ecological restoration

scientific article published in 2017

Acacia saligna’s soil legacy effects persist longer than ten years after clearing

scientific article published in 2017

Alien conifer invasions in South America: short fuse burning?

An Assessment of the Potential Economic Impacts of the Invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in South Africa

scientific article published on 14 April 2022

An assessment of climate, weather, and fuel factors influencing a large, destructive wildfire in the Knysna region, South Africa

scholarly article by Tineke Kraaij et al published 30 August 2018 in Fire Ecology

An assessment of the distribution and potential ecological impacts of invasive alien plant species in eastern Africa

scientific article published on 29 November 2018

An assessment of the effectiveness of a large, national-scale invasive alien plant control strategy in South Africa

article

An assessment of the effectiveness of a long-term ecosystem restoration project in a fynbos shrubland catchment in South Africa

scientific article

An assessment of the evolution, costs and effectiveness of alien plant control operations in Kruger National Park, South Africa

scientific article published on 2 June 2017

An assessment of the implementation and outcomes of recent changes to fire management in the Kruger National Park ⬇️

scientific article published on 21 May 2008

An economic assessment of the contribution of biological control to the management of invasive alien plants and to the protection of ecosystem services in South Africa

article

An examination of the potential efficacy of high-intensity fires for reversing woody encroachment in savannas

scientific article published on 02 July 2016

Aspects of the reproductive ecology of four australian Hakea species (Proteaceae) in South Africa.

scientific article published in February 1987

Assessing the effectiveness of invasive alien plant management in a large fynbos protected area

article

Assessing the status of biological control as a management tool for suppression of invasive alien plants in South Africa

article

Biodiversity assessments: Origin matters

article

Challenges and trade-offs in the management of invasive alien trees

article by Brian W. Van Wilgen & David Mark Richardson published 24 November 2013 in Biological Invasions

Challenges in invasive alien plant control in South Africa

article

Co-facilitating invasive species control, water conservation and poverty relief: achievements and challenges in South Africa's Working for Water programme

article

Conflicting values: ecosystem services and invasive tree management

scholarly article by Ian A. Dickie published in November 2013

Confronting the wicked problem of managing biological invasions

article

Contributions to the National Status Report on Biological Invasions in South Africa

article

Coordinated approaches to rehabilitating a river ecosystem invaded by alien plants and fish

article

Corrigendum to “Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of invasive alien plant clearing: a case study from South Africa” [Biol. Conserv. 155 (2012) 128–135]

scientific article published in 2012

Costs, benefits and management options for an invasive alien tree species: The case of mesquite in the Northern Cape, South Africa

article

Current and future threats to plant biodiversity on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa

article

Distribution and socio-ecological impacts of the invasive alien cactus Opuntia stricta in eastern Africa

article

Distribution of invasive alien Tithonia (Asteraceae) species in eastern and southern Africa and the socio-ecological impacts of T. diversifolia in Zambia

scientific article published on 20 December 2018

Ecological research and conservation management in the Cape Floristic Region between 1945 and 2015: History, current understanding and future challenges

Ecological restoration of ecosystems degraded by invasive alien plants in South African Fynbos: Is spontaneous succession a viable strategy?

scientific article published on 15 July 2020

Ecological–economic optimization of biodiversity conservation under climate change

scholarly article by Brendan A Wintle et al published 18 September 2011 in Nature Climate Change

Ecology and management of alien plant invasions in South African fynbos: Accommodating key complexities in objective decision making

article

Ecology and management of invasive Pinaceae around the world: progress and challenges

Ecology of fire-dependent ecosystems: wildland fire science, policy and management

scientific article published on 27 May 2021

Ecosystem services, efficiency, sustainability and equity: South Africa's Working for Water programme

article

Effects of invasion of fire-free arid shrublands by a fire-promoting invasive alien grass (Pennisetum setaceum) in South Africa

article

Effects of thirty-five years of afforestation with Pinus radiata on the composition of mesic mountain fynbos near Stellenbosch

article

Estimating the effect of plantations on pine invasions in protected areas: a case study from South Africa

article

Estimating the monetary cost of biological invasions to South Africa

Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of invasive alien plant clearing: A case study from South Africa

article

Evidence, Perceptions, and Trade-offs Associated with Invasive Alien Plant Control in the Table Mountain National Park, South Africa

scientific article published in 2012

Factors Affecting the Regeneration Success ofHakea sericea

Factors Influencing Burning by Prescription in Mountain Fynbos Catchment Areas

article

Fire management and research in the Kruger National Park, with suggestions on the detection of thresholds of potential concern ⬇️

scientific article published on 19 January 1998

Fire management in Mediterranean-climate shrublands: a case study from the Cape fynbos, South Africa

scientific article published in 2010

Fire management in species‐rich Cape fynbos shrublands

scientific article published in 2013

Fire regimes and management options in mixed grassland-fynbos vegetation, South Africa

scientific article published in 2024

Fire regimes in eastern coastal fynbos: Imperatives and thresholds in managing for diversity

Following in the footsteps of invasion: comparisons of founder and invasive genotypes of two independent invasions reveal site-specific demographic processes and no influence by landscape attributes on dispersal

Fuels and fire behavior dynamics on large-scale savanna fires in Kruger National Park, South Africa

scientific article published on 04 February 2004

Genetic insights into the globally invasive and taxonomically problematic tree genus Prosopis

scientific article published on 09 December 2020

Historical costs and projected future scenarios for the management of invasive alien plants in protected areas in the Cape Floristic Region

article

Historical fire regimes in a poorly understood, fire-prone ecosystem: eastern coastal fynbos

Identifying barriers to effective management of widespread invasive alien trees: Prosopis species (mesquite) in South Africa as a case study

article

Impact of biological invasions on ecosystem services

scholarly article by Brian W. Van Wilgen published 20 October 2017 in African Journal of Range & Forage Science

Improving credibility and transparency of conservation impact evaluations through the partial identification approach

scientific article published on 20 August 2015

Indicators for monitoring biological invasions at a national level

scientific article published in 2018

International geosphere-biosphere programme/international global atmospheric chemistry SAFARI-92 field experiment: Background and overview

scientific article

Invasion science for society: A decade of contributions from the Centre for Invasion Biology

article

Invasive Plants and Water Resources in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: Modelling the Consequences of a Lack of Management

scientific article published in 1996

Invasive alien plants and South African rivers: a proposed approach to the prioritization of control operations

article

Lightning and fire weather in eastern coastal fynbos shrublands: seasonality and long-term trends

Management of the natural ecosystems of the Cape Peninsula: current status and future prospects

scientific article published in 1996

Managing conflict-generating invasive species in South Africa: Challenges and trade-offs

article

Managing invasive species in cities: A framework from Cape Town, South Africa

article

National-scale strategic approaches for managing introduced plants: insights from Australian acacias in South Africa

article

Natural hazards in a changing world: a case for ecosystem-based management ⬇️

scientific article

Past approaches and future challenges to the management of fire and invasive alien plants in the new Garden Route National Park

scientific article published in 2011

Perspective: The challenge of ecologically sustainable water management

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Plant invasions in South Africa: Insights from the 2017 National Status Report on Biological Invasions

scientific article published on 05 April 2018

Potential Futures of Biological Invasions in South Africa

scientific article

Preliminary Estimates of Nutrient Levels in Fynbos Vegetation and the Role of Fire in Nutrient Cycling

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Prospects for the Biological Control of Invasive<i>Pinus</i>Species (Pinaceae) in South Africa

scientific article published in 2011

Proteaceae juvenile periods and post-fire recruitment as indicators of minimum fire return interval in eastern coastal fynbos

Quantifying the social and economic benefits of the biological control of invasive alien plants in natural ecosystems

scientific article published on 29 January 2020

Re-establishment of Protea repens after clearing invasive Acacia saligna: Consequences of soil legacy effects and a native nitrophilic weedy species

scientific article published on 20 March 2018

Reconstructing the spread of invasive alien plants on privately-owned land in the Cape Floristic Region: Vergelegen Wine Estate as a case study

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Recovery of South African fynbos vegetation following alien woody plant clearing and fire: implications for restoration

scholarly article by Patricia M. Holmes et al published December 2000 in Austral Ecology

Reporting on the state of plant invasions in South Africa

scientific article published in 2017

Seed dispersal properties of three pine species as a determinant of invasive potential

scientific article published in 1986

Short-term vegetation recovery after alien plant clearing along the Rondegat River, South Africa

scientific article

Socio-Environmental Systems (SES) Research: what have we learned and how can we use this information in future research programs

Some Perspectives on the Risks and Benefits of Biological Control of Invasive Alien Plants in the Management of Natural Ecosystems ⬇️

scientific article published on June 14, 2013

Spread and impact of introduced conifers in South America: Lessons from other southern hemisphere regions

scientific article published in 2009

Structure and composition of the woody plant communities of Majete Wildlife Reserve, Malawi

scientific article published in 2021

The Costs and Benefits of Biological Control of Invasive Alien Plants in South Africa

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The Economic Consequences of Alien Plant Invasions: Examples of Impacts and Approaches to Sustainable Management in South Africa

The Effects of Alien Shrub Invasions on Vegetation Structure and Fire Behaviour in South African Fynbos Shrublands: A Simulation Study

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The Effects of Fire in Felled Hakea sericea and Natural Fynbos and Implications for Weed Control in Mountain Catchments

The Management of Fire-Adapted Ecosystems in an Urban Setting: the Case of Table Mountain National Park, South Africa

scientific article published in 2012

The Role of Environmental Factors in Promoting and Limiting Biological Invasions in South Africa

scholarly article

The Role of Vegetation Structure and Fuel Chemistry in Excluding Fire From Forest Patches in the Fire-Prone Fynbos Shrublands of South Africa

article

The challenges of managing invasive alien plants on private land in the Cape Floristic Region: insights from Vergelegen Wine Estate (2004–2015)

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The contribution of phenotypic traits, their plasticity, and rapid evolution to invasion success: insights from an extraordinary natural experiment

scientific article published in 2021

The cost of water hyacinth control in South Africa: a case study of three options

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The effect of fire season, fire frequency, rainfall and management on fire intensity in savanna vegetation in South Africa

scientific article published on 23 June 2006

The effects of fire frequency on vegetation structure and mammal assemblages in a savannah‐woodland system

scientific article published in 2022

The evolution of fire and invasive alien plant management practices in fynbos

scientific article published in 2010

The impact of commercial afforestation on bird populations in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa — Insights from bird-atlas data

article

The impact of invasive alien Prosopis species (mesquite) on native plants in different environments in South Africa

article

The ongoing development of a pragmatic and adaptive fire management policy in a large African savanna protected area

scientific article

The prioritisation of invasive alien plant control projects using a multi-criteria decision model informed by stakeholder input and spatial data.

scientific article

The recent fire history of the Table Mountain National Park and implications for fire management ⬇️

scientific article published on 21 May 2008

Three centuries of managing introduced conifers in South Africa: Benefits, impacts, changing perceptions and conflict resolution

scientific article

Towards a national strategy to optimise the management of a widespread invasive tree ( Prosopis species; mesquite) in South Africa

article

Towards adaptive fire management for biodiversity conservation: Experience in South African National Parks

Use of non-timber forest products from invasive alien Prosopis species (mesquite) and native trees in South Africa: implications for management

article

Using counterfactuals to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of controlling biological invasions

scientific article

Using counterfactuals to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of controlling biological invasions

article by Matthew M. McConnachie et al published 28 July 2015 in Ecological Applications

Vegetation responses to season of fire in an aseasonal, fire-prone fynbos shrubland

scientific article published on 10 August 2017

Wildfire management in Mediterranean-type regions: paradigm change needed

scientific article

List of works by Brian W. Van Wilgen

<i>Eucalyptus camaldulensis</i>in South Africa – past, present, future

A Computer System for Catchment Management: Background, Concepts and Development

A bibliometric analysis to illustrate the role of an embedded research capability in South African National Parks

A critical assessment of adaptive ecosystem management in a large savanna protected area in South Africa

A generic, empirical-based model for predicting rate of fire spread in shrublands

A landscape-scale assessment of the long-term integrated control of an invasive shrub in South Africa

A native at home and abroad: the history, politics, ethics and aesthetics of acacias

A preliminary assessment of the extent and potential impacts of alien plant invasions in the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, East Africa

A reconstruction of the recent fire regimes of Majete Wildlife Reserve, Malawi, using remote sensing

A review of fire management practices in African savanna-protected areas

A review of the impacts of biological invasions in South Africa

A review of the responses of medium- to large-sized African mammals to fire

A review of two decades of government support for managing alien plant invasions in South Africa

A standardized set of metrics to assess and monitor tree invasions

Acacia saligna 's soil legacy effects persist up to 10 years after clearing: Implications for ecological restoration

Acacia saligna’s soil legacy effects persist longer than ten years after clearing

Alien conifer invasions in South America: short fuse burning?

An Assessment of the Potential Economic Impacts of the Invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in South Africa

An assessment of climate, weather, and fuel factors influencing a large, destructive wildfire in the Knysna region, South Africa

An assessment of the distribution and potential ecological impacts of invasive alien plant species in eastern Africa

An assessment of the effectiveness of a large, national-scale invasive alien plant control strategy in South Africa

An assessment of the effectiveness of a long-term ecosystem restoration project in a fynbos shrubland catchment in South Africa

An assessment of the evolution, costs and effectiveness of alien plant control operations in Kruger National Park, South Africa

An assessment of the implementation and outcomes of recent changes to fire management in the Kruger National Park ⬇️

An economic assessment of the contribution of biological control to the management of invasive alien plants and to the protection of ecosystem services in South Africa

An examination of the potential efficacy of high-intensity fires for reversing woody encroachment in savannas

Aspects of the reproductive ecology of four australian Hakea species (Proteaceae) in South Africa.

Assessing the effectiveness of invasive alien plant management in a large fynbos protected area

Assessing the status of biological control as a management tool for suppression of invasive alien plants in South Africa

Biodiversity assessments: Origin matters

Challenges and trade-offs in the management of invasive alien trees

Challenges in invasive alien plant control in South Africa

Co-facilitating invasive species control, water conservation and poverty relief: achievements and challenges in South Africa's Working for Water programme

Conflicting values: ecosystem services and invasive tree management

Confronting the wicked problem of managing biological invasions

Contributions to the National Status Report on Biological Invasions in South Africa

Coordinated approaches to rehabilitating a river ecosystem invaded by alien plants and fish

Corrigendum to “Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of invasive alien plant clearing: a case study from South Africa” [Biol. Conserv. 155 (2012) 128–135]

Costs, benefits and management options for an invasive alien tree species: The case of mesquite in the Northern Cape, South Africa

Current and future threats to plant biodiversity on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa

Distribution and socio-ecological impacts of the invasive alien cactus Opuntia stricta in eastern Africa

Distribution of invasive alien Tithonia (Asteraceae) species in eastern and southern Africa and the socio-ecological impacts of T. diversifolia in Zambia

Ecological research and conservation management in the Cape Floristic Region between 1945 and 2015: History, current understanding and future challenges

Ecological restoration of ecosystems degraded by invasive alien plants in South African Fynbos: Is spontaneous succession a viable strategy?

Ecological–economic optimization of biodiversity conservation under climate change

Ecology and management of alien plant invasions in South African fynbos: Accommodating key complexities in objective decision making

Ecology and management of invasive Pinaceae around the world: progress and challenges

Ecology of fire-dependent ecosystems: wildland fire science, policy and management

Ecosystem services, efficiency, sustainability and equity: South Africa's Working for Water programme

Effects of invasion of fire-free arid shrublands by a fire-promoting invasive alien grass (Pennisetum setaceum) in South Africa

Effects of thirty-five years of afforestation with Pinus radiata on the composition of mesic mountain fynbos near Stellenbosch

Estimating the effect of plantations on pine invasions in protected areas: a case study from South Africa

Estimating the monetary cost of biological invasions to South Africa

Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of invasive alien plant clearing: A case study from South Africa

Evidence, Perceptions, and Trade-offs Associated with Invasive Alien Plant Control in the Table Mountain National Park, South Africa

Factors Affecting the Regeneration Success ofHakea sericea

Factors Influencing Burning by Prescription in Mountain Fynbos Catchment Areas

Fire management and research in the Kruger National Park, with suggestions on the detection of thresholds of potential concern ⬇️

Fire management in Mediterranean-climate shrublands: a case study from the Cape fynbos, South Africa

Fire management in species‐rich Cape fynbos shrublands

Fire regimes and management options in mixed grassland-fynbos vegetation, South Africa

Fire regimes in eastern coastal fynbos: Imperatives and thresholds in managing for diversity

Following in the footsteps of invasion: comparisons of founder and invasive genotypes of two independent invasions reveal site-specific demographic processes and no influence by landscape attributes on dispersal

Fuels and fire behavior dynamics on large-scale savanna fires in Kruger National Park, South Africa

Genetic insights into the globally invasive and taxonomically problematic tree genus Prosopis

Historical costs and projected future scenarios for the management of invasive alien plants in protected areas in the Cape Floristic Region

Historical fire regimes in a poorly understood, fire-prone ecosystem: eastern coastal fynbos

Identifying barriers to effective management of widespread invasive alien trees: Prosopis species (mesquite) in South Africa as a case study

Impact of biological invasions on ecosystem services

Improving credibility and transparency of conservation impact evaluations through the partial identification approach

Indicators for monitoring biological invasions at a national level

International geosphere-biosphere programme/international global atmospheric chemistry SAFARI-92 field experiment: Background and overview

Invasion science for society: A decade of contributions from the Centre for Invasion Biology

Invasive Plants and Water Resources in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: Modelling the Consequences of a Lack of Management

Invasive alien plants and South African rivers: a proposed approach to the prioritization of control operations

Lightning and fire weather in eastern coastal fynbos shrublands: seasonality and long-term trends

Management of the natural ecosystems of the Cape Peninsula: current status and future prospects

Managing conflict-generating invasive species in South Africa: Challenges and trade-offs

Managing invasive species in cities: A framework from Cape Town, South Africa