| Riparian vegetation: degradation, alien plant invasions, and restoration prospects DM Richardson, PM Holmes, KJ Esler, SM Galatowitsch, JC Stromberg, ... Diversity and distributions 13 (1), 126-139, 2007 | 1250 | 2007 |
| Connectedness as a core conservation concern: An interdisciplinary review of theory and a call for practice MJ Zylstra, AT Knight, KJ Esler, LLL Le Grange Springer Science Reviews 2, 119-143, 2014 | 529 | 2014 |
| Are Socioeconomic Benefits of Restoration Adequately Quantified? A Meta‐analysis of Recent Papers (2000–2008) in Restoration Ecology and 12 Other Scientific … J Aronson, JN Blignaut, SJ Milton, D Le Maitre, KJ Esler, A Limouzin, ... Restoration Ecology 18 (2), 143-154, 2010 | 364 | 2010 |
| Are ecosystem services adequately quantified? A Boerema, AJ Rebelo, MB Bodi, KJ Esler, P Meire Journal of Applied Ecology 54 (2), 358-370, 2017 | 316 | 2017 |
| Namaqualand, South Africa–an overview of a unique winter-rainfall desert ecosystem RM Cowling, KJ Esler, PW Rundel Plant Ecology 142 (1), 3-21, 1999 | 294 | 1999 |
| Adoption, use and perception of Australian acacias around the world CA Kull, CM Shackleton, PJ Cunningham, C Ducatillon, JM Dufour‐Dror, ... Diversity and Distributions 17 (5), 822-836, 2011 | 279 | 2011 |
| The database of the PREDICTS (projecting responses of ecological diversity in changing terrestrial systems) project LN Hudson, T Newbold, S Contu, SLL Hill, I Lysenko, A De Palma, ... Ecology and evolution 7 (1), 145-188, 2017 | 257 | 2017 |
| Levers and leverage points for pathways to sustainability KMA Chan, DR Boyd, RK Gould, J Jetzkowitz, J Liu, B Muraca, R Naidoo, ... People and Nature 2 (3), 693-717, 2020 | 253 | 2020 |
| Xylem density, biomechanics and anatomical traits correlate with water stress in 17 evergreen shrub species of the Mediterranean‐type climate region of South Africa AL Jacobsen, L Agenbag, KJ Esler, RB Pratt, FW Ewers, SD Davis Journal of Ecology 95 (1), 171-183, 2007 | 240 | 2007 |
| Succulent karoo biome L Mucina, N Jürgens, A Le Roux, MC Rutherford, U Schmiedel, KJ Esler, ... The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Strelitzia 19, 221-299, 2006 | 187 | 2006 |
| A decision-making framework for restoring riparian zones degraded by invasive alien plants in South Africa PM Holmes, DM Richardson, KJ Esler, ETF Witkowski, S Fourie South African Journal of Science 101 (11), 553-564, 2005 | 165 | 2005 |
| How wide is the “knowing-doing” gap in invasion biology? KJ Esler, H Prozesky, GP Sharma, M McGeoch Biological Invasions 12, 4065-4075, 2010 | 158 | 2010 |
| Karoo veld ecology and management KJ Esler, SJ Milton, WRJ Dean Briza, 2006 | 153 | 2006 |
| Ecophysiological traits associated with the competitive ability of invasive Australian acacias TL Morris, KJ Esler, NN Barger, SM Jacobs, MD Cramer Diversity and Distributions 17 (5), 898-910, 2011 | 151 | 2011 |
| Extraordinary high regional-scale plant diversity in southern African arid lands: subcontinental and global comparisons RM Cowling, PW Rundel, PG Desmet, KJ Esler Diversity and Distributions, 27-36, 1998 | 151 | 1998 |
| Plant functional diversity, species diversity and climate in arid and semi-arid southern Africa RM Cowling, KJ Esler, GF Midgley, MA Honig Journal of Arid Environments 27 (2), 141-158, 1994 | 138 | 1994 |
| Stone age people in a changing South African greater Cape Floristic Region CW Marean, HC Cawthra, RM Cowling, KJ Esler, E Fisher, A Milewski, ... Fynbos: ecology, evolution, and conservation of a megadiverse region 18, 164-99, 2014 | 129 | 2014 |
| Smoke-induced germination of succulents (Mesembryanthemaceae) from fire-prone and fire-free habitats in South Africa SM Pierce, K Esler, RM Cowling Oecologia 102, 520-522, 1995 | 128 | 1995 |
| Guidelines for improved management of riparian zones invaded by alien plants in South Africa PM Holmes, KJ Esler, DM Richardson, ETF Witkowski South African Journal of Botany 74 (3), 538-552, 2008 | 123 | 2008 |
| Spatial pattern analysis in Namaqualand desert plant communities: evidence for general positive interactions NS Eccles, KJ Esler, RM Cowling Plant Ecology 142 (1), 71-85, 1999 | 119 | 1999 |
Richard M. CowlingEmeritus Distinguished Professor of Botany, Nelson Mandela UniversityVerified email at mandela.ac.za
