Barend Erasmus

University of Pretoria — South Africa

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(31), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(30), Species Distribution and Climate Change(27), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications(21), Land Use and Ecosystem Services(18)

Publications116 total

First validation of GEDI canopy heights in African savannas
Remote Sensing of Environment·2022· 73 citedOpen Access
Extreme heat events, high ambient temperatures and human morbidity and mortality in Africa: A systematic review
South African Journal of Science·2022· 14 citedOpen Access
Quantifying the sensitivity of L-Band SAR to a decade of vegetation structure changes in savannas
Remote Sensing of Environment·2022· 19 cited
The self-reported human health effects associated with heat exposure in Agincourt sub-district of South Africa
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications·2022· 15 citedOpen Access
Aboveground biomass density models for NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission
Remote Sensing of Environment·2022· 385 citedOpen Access
Planned seismic survey by Shell has kicked up a storm in South Africa. Here’s an explainer
2021
Systems approach to climate services for health
Climate Services·2021· 9 citedOpen Access
Scholarship on urban Africa’s water crisis narratives: the state of the art
Water SA·2021· 2 citedOpen Access
Modeling the multi‐functionality of African savanna landscapes under global change
Land Degradation and Development·2021· 16 citedOpen Access
Letter-to-the-Editor: Modelling the multi-functionality of African savanna landscapes under global change
2021· 1 citedOpen Access
Contrasting capabilities of two ungulate species to cope with extremes of aridity
Scientific Reports·2021· 14 citedOpen Access
First Validation of GEDI Vegetation Structure Metrics in South African Savannas.
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts·2020· 1 cited
A portfolio perspective of rural livelihoods in Bushbuckridge, South Africa
South African Journal of Science·2020· 25 citedOpen Access
Spatial analysis and prediction of COVID-19 spread in South Africa after lockdown
arXiv (Cornell University)·2020· 28 citedOpen Access
Modelling impacts of climate change and alternative management interventions on the multi-functionality of agricultural landscapes in southern Africa
2020Open Access
How to halt the global decline of lands
Nature Sustainability·2020· 64 citedOpen Access
Climate change and control of diarrhoeal diseases in South Africa: Priorities for action
South African Medical Journal·2019· 15 citedOpen Access
How free-ranging ungulates with differing water dependencies cope with seasonal variation in temperature and aridity
Conservation Physiology·2019· 48 citedOpen Access
How Does Climate Change Influence the Economic Value of Ecosystem Services in Savanna Rangelands?
Ecological Economics·2018· 80 cited
Fuelwood extraction intensity drives compensatory regrowth in African savanna communal lands
Land Degradation and Development·2018· 12 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Renaud Mathieu(10), Konrad Wessels(10), E.T.F. Witkowski(9), Gregory P. Asner(8), Wayne Twine(7), Albert S. van Jaarsveld(6), Russell Main(6), Laven Naidoo(4), Izak P. J. Smit(4), Oliver L. Phillips(3), Moses Azong Cho(3), Jan van Aardt(3), Robert J. Scholes(3), Kaera Coetzer(3), Emily A. Botts(3), Graham J. Alexander(3), Lori M. Hunter(3), Mark Collinson(3), J. A. N. van Aardt(3), Jolene T. Fisher(3)