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David C. Le Maitre publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David C. Le Maitre sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 114 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

David C. Le Maitre D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David C. Le Maitre sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 47 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David C. Le Maitre is affiliated with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in South Africa. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular focus on ecological and hydrological processes in South African landscapes.

Le Maitre's work has been published across various notable venues, including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Science & Policy
  • Ecosystems and People
  • Hydrological Processes
  • Water SA

Their main fields of study cover environmental science with 22 publications and agricultural and biological sciences with 9 publications. Within these, their subfields of concentration include:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Plant Science
  • Water Science and Technology

The core topics of Le Maitre's research work are:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution

Recent published papers authored or co-authored by Le Maitre include:

  • "Towards SDG 15.3: The biome context as the appropriate degradation monitoring dimension" (2022) in Environmental Science & Policy
  • "Local peoples' knowledge and perceptions of Australian wattle ( Acacia ) species invasion, ecosystem services and disservices in grassland landscapes, South Africa" (2023) in Ecosystems and People
  • "Propagating uncertainty from catchment experiments to estimates of streamflow reduction by invasive alien plants in southwestern South Africa" (2021) in Hydrological Processes
  • "Water-use characteristics of Palmiet (Prionium serratum), an endemic South African wetland plant" (2020) in Water SA
  • "The effect of accessibility and value addition on the costs of controlling invasive alien plants in South Africa: A three-species system dynamics model in the fynbos and grassland biomes" (2020) in Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science

Le Maitre frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Sukhmani Mantel
  • Alta De Vos
  • Jane Tanner
  • Thozamile Steve Yapi
  • Charlie M. Shackleton

Best Publications

  • Trading water for carbon with biological carbon sequestration

    Robert B. Jackson;Esteban G. Jobbágy;Esteban G. Jobbágy;Roni Avissar;Somnath Baidya Roy

  • Mapping ecosystem services for planning and management

    Benis Egoh;Benis Egoh;Belinda Reyers;Mathieu Rouget;David M. Richardson

  • Impacts of invasive Australian acacias: implications for management and restoration

    David C. Le Maitre;Mirijam Gaertner;Elizabete Marchante;Emilie Jane Ens

  • Invasive plants and water resources in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: modelling the consequences of a lack of management.

    D. C. le Maitre;B. W. van Wilgen;R. A. Chapman;D. H. McKelly

  • An assessment of the effectiveness of a large, national-scale invasive alien plant control strategy in South Africa

    Brian W. van Wilgen;Greg G. Forsyth;David C. Le Maitre;Andrew Wannenburgh

  • A review of information on interactions between vegetation and groundwater

    David C Le Maitre;David F Scott;C Colvin

  • THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF ALIEN PLANT INVASIONS: EXAMPLES OF IMPACTS AND APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA

    B.W. van Wilgen;D.M. Richardson;D.C. Le Maitre;C. Marais

  • Are Socioeconomic Benefits of Restoration Adequately Quantified? A Meta‐analysis of Recent Papers (2000–2008) in Restoration Ecology and 12 Other Scientific Journals

    James Aronson;James N. Blignaut;Suzanne J. Milton;David Le Maitre

  • A biome-scale assessment of the impact of invasive alien plants on ecosystem services in South Africa.

    B.W. van Wilgen;B. Reyers;D.C. Le Maitre;D.M. Richardson

  • Ecosystem Services, Land-Cover Change, and Stakeholders: Finding a Sustainable Foothold for a Semiarid Biodiversity Hotspot

    Belinda Reyers;Patrick J. O'Farrell;Richard M. Cowling;Benis N. Egoh

  • Prosopis: a global assessment of the biogeography, benefits, impacts and management of one of the world's worst woody invasive plant taxa.

    Ross T. Shackleton;David C. Le Maitre;Nick M. Pasiecznik;David M. Richardson

  • Mapping the potential ranges of major plant invaders in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland using climatic suitability

    Mathieu Rouget;David M. Richardson;Jeanne L. Nel;David C. Le Maitre

  • Modelling horses for novel climate courses: insights from projecting potential distributions of native and alien Australian acacias with correlative and mechanistic models

    Bruce L. Webber;Bruce L. Webber;Colin J. Yates;David C. Le Maitre;John K. Scott

  • A framework for engaging stakeholders on the management of alien species

    Ana Novoa;Ross Shackleton;Susan Canavan;Cathleen Cybèle

  • National‐scale strategic approaches for managing introduced plants: insights from Australian acacias in South Africa

    Brian W. van Wilgen;Colin Dyer;John H. Hoffmann;Philip Ivey

  • An ecological economic simulation model of mountain fynbos ecosystems: Dynamics, valuation and management

    Steven I Higgins;Jane K Turpie;Robert Costanza;Richard M Cowling

  • Assessing the risk of invasive success in Pinus and Banksia in South African mountain fynbos

    D.M. Richardson;R. M. Cowling;D. C. Le Maitre

  • Costs and benefits of biological control of invasive alien plants: case studies from South Africa

    BW Van Wilgen;MP De Wit;HJ Anderson;David C Le Maitre

  • Ecology and management of alien plant invasions in South African fynbos: Accommodating key complexities in objective decision making

    Núria Roura-Pascual;David M. Richardson;Rainer M. Krug;Rainer M. Krug;Andrew Brown

  • Fire behaviour in South African fynbos (macchia) vegetation and predictions from Rothermel's fire model

    B. W. Van Wilgen;D. C. Le Maitre;F. J. Kruger

Frequent Co-Authors

David M. Richardson
David M. Richardson Stellenbosch University
Patrick J. O’Farrell
Patrick J. O’Farrell University of Cape Town
Jeanne L. Nel
Jeanne L. Nel Wageningen University & Research
John R. U. Wilson
John R. U. Wilson South African National Biodiversity Institute
Karen J. Esler
Karen J. Esler Stellenbosch University
Darren J. Kriticos
Darren J. Kriticos Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Benis Egoh
Benis Egoh University of California, Irvine
Mathieu Rouget
Mathieu Rouget Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Belinda Reyers
Belinda Reyers University of Pretoria
James Nelson Blignaut
James Nelson Blignaut Stellenbosch University

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