Izak P. J. Smit

South African National Parks — South Africa

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(39), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(30), Fire effects on ecosystems(26), Rangeland and Wildlife Management(21), Remote Sensing in Agriculture(18)

Publications139 total

Data from: Using the environmental light field method for measuring biologically relevant light characteristics at the household scale
DRYAD·2026· 1 citedOpen Access
Identifying ecological knowledge and research gaps via the African database on savanna protected areas (ADSPA)
DRYAD·2025Open Access
Author response for "Identifying ecological knowledge and research gaps via the African Database of Savanna Protected Areas (ADSPA)"
2025
Investigating the patterns of tree cover and density in relation to abiotic and biotic factors in Kruger National Park
Ecosphere·2025Open Access
Identifying Ecological Knowledge and Research Gaps via the African Database of Savanna Protected Areas ( <scp>ADSPA</scp> )
Diversity and Distributions·2025Open Access
Author response for "Identifying ecological knowledge and research gaps via the African Database of Savanna Protected Areas (ADSPA)"
2025
Adapting a global conservation perspectives assessment for local relevance: Evaluating perspectives on protected area management across diverse groups in South Africa
People and Nature·2025Open Access
Elephant megacarcasses increase local nutrient pools in African savanna soils and plants
Biogeosciences·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Viability and desirability of financing conservation in Africa through fire management
Nature Sustainability·2025· 10 cited
Loss of Darkness by Skyglow in a Large Protected Area
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Assessing the impacts of changing elephant densities on woody vegetation structure in private reserves within the Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Mapping tree canopy thermal refugia for birds using biophysical models and LiDAR
International Journal of Biometeorology·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
From parachuting to partnership: Fostering collaborative research in protected areas
Journal of Applied Ecology·2024· 13 citedOpen Access
Land cover change in and around South African protected areas
Biological Conservation·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
Comment on egusphere-2024-1514
2024Open Access
The effect of time since last fire occurrence on selected soil hydrological properties in a South African savanna
Plant and Soil·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Elephant megacarcasses increase local nutrient pools in African savanna soils and plants
2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Supplementary material to "Elephant megacarcasses increase local nutrient pools in African savanna soils and plants"
2024Open Access
Short and long-term fire effects on soil C and N in an African savanna
Geoderma Regional·2024· 6 cited
Fire regimes and management options in mixed grassland-fynbos vegetation, South Africa
Fire Ecology·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Gregory P. Asner(14), Navashni Govender(6), Renaud Mathieu(5), Konrad Wessels(5), Mike Peel(5), C. C. Grant(5), Barend Erasmus(4), Christiane Schmullius(4), Cornelia C. Grant(3), Laven Naidoo(3), Russell Main(3), Sally Archibald(3), William J. Bond(3), Ty Kennedy-Bowdoin(3), David Knapp(3), Nicholas R. Vaughn(3), Shaun R. Levick(3), Dirk J. Roux(3), Brian W. van Wilgen(3), Christian Berger(3)