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Barend F.N. Erasmus
Researcher at University of the Witwatersrand
Publications - 96
Citations - 10678
Barend F.N. Erasmus is an academic researcher from University of the Witwatersrand. The author has contributed to research in topics: Climate change & Vegetation. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 93 publications receiving 9608 citations. Previous affiliations of Barend F.N. Erasmus include University of York & University of Pretoria.
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A portfolio perspective of rural livelihoods in Bushbuckridge, South Africa
Fatima H. Ragie,David W. Olivier,Lori M. Hunter,Lori M. Hunter,Barend F.N. Erasmus,Barend F.N. Erasmus,Coleen Vogel,Mark Collinson,Mark Collinson,Wayne Twine +9 more
TL;DR: The Wellcome Trust, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Research Foundation of South Africa as mentioned in this paper contributed to the work of as mentioned in this paper. But their contribution was limited.
Southern african biomes and the evolution of palparini (insecta: neuroptera: myrmeleontidae)
TL;DR: The analyses have indicated that climate, and the consequent rich variety of vegetation and soil types, have been the driving forces behind southern Africa being a major evolutionary centre for palparines and other Neuroptera.
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Tree cover, tree height and bare soil cover differences along a land use degradation gradient in semi-arid savannas, South Africa
Renaud Mathieu,Konrad J Wessels,Gregory P. Asner,David E. Knapp,J. A. N. van Aardt,Russell Main,Moses Azong Cho,Barend F.N. Erasmus,I. Smit +8 more
TL;DR: Assessment of bare soil and tree cover differences along a land use transect consisting of state-owned, privately-owned conservation areas, and communal areas in South African savannas shows that tree cover is higher in conservation areas as compared to communal areas where local people use fuel wood for personal consumption.
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Gut and intestinal passage time in the Rainbow Skink (Trachylepis margaritifer): implications for stress measures using faecal analysis
TL;DR: The species is assessed to be a suitable candidate for studies using faeces to measure stress and the effect of temperature on passage rates is known and taken into account in such studies.
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Contrasting capabilities of two ungulate species to cope with extremes of aridity.
Melinda Boyers,Francesca Parrini,Norman Owen-Smith,Barend F.N. Erasmus,Barend F.N. Erasmus,Robyn S. Hetem +5 more
TL;DR: This paper found that wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), a grazer with high water-dependence, would be more sensitive to drought conditions than the arid-adapted gemsbok (Oryx gazella gazelle).