Jolene T. Fisher

University of the Witwatersrand — South Africa

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

9h-index339citations36works6.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(8), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(8), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications(8), Land Use and Ecosystem Services(7), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology(6)

Publications36 total

Woody plant encroachment drives population declines in 20% of common open ecosystem bird species
Global Change Biology·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
Influences of Climate Variability on Land Use and Land Cover Change in Rural South Africa
Remote Sensing·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
Ndvi Derived Relative Greenness as a Predictor of Resource Selection by an Arid Savanna Grazer
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Optimizing aboveground carbon mapping in Afrotemperate forests to fulfil IPCC carbon reporting standards
Forest Ecology and Management·2023· 7 citedOpen Access
Land cover change in marginalised landscapes of South Africa (1984–2014): Insights into the influence of socio-economic and political factors
South African Journal of Science·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Projecting Podocarpaceae response to climate change: we are not out of the woods yet
AoB Plants·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Ndvi Derived Relative Greenness as a Predictor of Resource Selection by an Arid Savanna Grazer
SSRN Electronic Journal·2023Open Access
Comparing Genetic and Field-Based Estimates of Population Connectivity in Marbled Salamanders, Ambystoma opacum
Diversity·2022Open Access
The effects of heat and drought stress on the ecophysiological responses and growth of Afrocarpus falcatus and Podocarpus henkelii seedlings
South African Journal of Botany·2022· 8 citedOpen Access
Projecting Podocarpaceae response to climate change: we are not out of the woods yet
Research Square (Research Square)·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Nature‐reliant, low‐income households face the highest rates of woody‐plant encroachment in South Africa
People and Nature·2022· 7 citedOpen Access
Effect of scarification and soaking on seed germination and viability of Podocarpus henkelii and P. latifolius (Podocarpaceae)
Research Square (Research Square)·2022Open Access
Distribution of Temminck's pangolin (<i>Smutsia temminckii</i>) in South Africa, with evaluation of questionable historical and contemporary occurrence records
African Journal of Ecology·2021· 6 citedOpen Access
The Effects of Heat and Drought Stress on the Ecophysiological Responses and Growth of Afrocarpus Falcatus and Podocarpus Henkelii Seedlings
SSRN Electronic Journal·2021· 4 citedOpen Access
The effects of a stem gall fly and a leaf pathogen on the reproductive output of Crofton weed, Ageratina adenophora (Asteraceae), in greenhouse and field trials
Biological Control·2020· 6 citedOpen Access
Misinterpretation of why black students do not pursue studies in the biological sciences
South African Journal of Science·2020· 4 citedOpen Access
Land cover transformation in the Save‐Limpopo Lowveld, Zimbabwe
African Journal of Ecology·2019Open Access
Post-release evaluation of a combination of biocontrol agents on Crofton weed: testing extrapolation of greenhouse results to field conditions
BioControl·2019· 14 cited
Fuelwood extraction intensity drives compensatory regrowth in African savanna communal lands
Land Degradation and Development·2018· 12 citedOpen Access
What lies beneath: Detecting sub-canopy changes in savanna woodlands using a 3D classification method
South African Journal of Botany·2015Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

E.T.F. Witkowski(11), Konrad Wessels(10), Barend Erasmus(10), Gregory P. Asner(10), Renaud Mathieu(9), Jan van Aardt(5), Thando Caroline Twala(5), Kelsey L. Glennon(5), J. A. N. van Aardt(4), Marcus J. Byrne(4), Francesca Parrini(4), Wayne Twine(3), Penelope J. Mograbi(3), Chevonne Reynolds(3), Izak P. J. Smit(2), Russell Main(2), Ty Kennedy-Bowdoin(2), Lisa Buccellato(2), J.F. Lownie(2), Buster Mogonong(2)