7 May 2026Open access
Still standing: persistence traits capture belowground plant functions beyond resource exploration and acquisitionPublisher sitebioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
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Frances
Siebert
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North-West University
South Africa
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8 works6 Feb 2026Open access
Subtropical grassland root-to-shoot ratios and plant organic carbon estimates: why global averages fall shortPublisher siteAnnals of Botany, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
3 Dec 2025Open access1cites
A place-based assessment of biodiversity intactness in sub-Saharan AfricaPublisher siteNature
22 Nov 2024Open access2cites
Application of a dual-locus metabarcoding approach for a more comprehensive account of cattle dietary items in a semi-arid African savanna with special reference to forbsPublisher siteMetabarcoding and Metagenomics, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
4 Nov 2024Open access9cites
Past, Present, and Future of Forbs in Old-Growth Tropical and Subtropical GrasslandsPublisher siteAnnual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
12 Feb 2024Open access15cites
The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land usesPublisher siteScientific Data, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
1 Jan 2024Open access4cites
Managing Southern African Rangeland Systems in the Face of Drought: A Synthesis of Observation, Experimentation and Modeling for Policy and Decision SupportPublisher siteEcological studies, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
26 Oct 2018Open access259cites
Change in dominance determines herbivore effects on plant biodiversityPublisher siteNature Ecology & Evolution, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
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