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63
Citations
14276
World Ranking
1973
National Ranking
24

Overview

Graham I. H. Kerley is affiliated with Nelson Mandela University in South Africa and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on areas including Ecology, Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

Their work extensively covers topics such as Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Ecology and biodiversity studies, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies.

Kerley has contributed to various scientific journals with multiple publications appearing in:

  • South African Journal of Science
  • African Journal of Ecology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • African Journal of Wildlife Research
  • Journal of Arid Environments

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kerley include:

  • "Animal body size distribution influences the ratios of nutrients supplied to plants," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The generality of cryptic dietary niche differences in diverse large-herbivore assemblages," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Megaherbivore impacts on ecosystem and Earth system functioning: the current state of the science," 2021, Ecography
  • "The inappropriate use of time-to-independence biases estimates of activity patterns of free-ranging mammals derived from camera traps," 2022, Ecology and Evolution
  • "The Protected Area Paradox and refugee species: The giant panda and baselines shifted towards conserving species in marginal habitats," 2020, Conservation Science and Practice

Their most frequent collaborators include:

  • Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt
  • Mariska te Beest
  • Liaan Minnie
  • Elizabeth le Roux
  • Susanne Shultz

Best Publications

  • Collapse of the world's largest herbivores.

    William J Ripple;Thomas M Newsome;Thomas M Newsome;Christopher Wolf;Rodolfo Dirzo

  • Prey preferences of the leopard (Panthera pardus)

    M. W. Hayward;P. Henschel;J. O'Brien;M. Hofmeyr

  • Prey preferences of the lion (Panthera leo)

    Matt W. Hayward;Graham I. H. Kerley

  • Fencing for Conservation: restriction of evolutionary potential or a riposte to threatening processes?

    Matt W. Hayward;Matt W. Hayward;Graham I.H. Kerley

  • Carrying capacity of large African predators : Predictions and tests

    Matt W. Hayward;John O’Brien;Graham I.H. Kerley

  • Designing large-scale conservation corridors for pattern and process.

    Mathieu Rouget;Richard M. Cowling;Amanda T. Lombard;Andrew T. Knight

  • Hunting for fear: innovating management of human–wildlife conflicts

    Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt;Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt;Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt;Dries P.J. Kuijper;Marius Adam;Robert L. Beschta

  • Prey preferences of the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) (Felidae: Carnivora): morphological limitations or the need to capture rapidly consumable prey before kleptoparasites arrive?

    M. W. Hayward;M. Hofmeyr;J. O'Brien;G. I. H. Kerley

  • Saving the World's Terrestrial Megafauna

    William J Ripple;Guillaume Chapron;José Vicente López-Bao;Sarah M. Durant

  • Prey preferences and dietary overlap amongst Africa's large predators

    Matt W. Hayward;Matt W. Hayward

  • Conservation implications of the refugee species concept and the European bison: king of the forest or refugee in a marginal habitat?

    G. I. H. Kerley;R. Kowalczyk;J. P. G. M. Cromsigt

  • The reintroduction of large carnivores to the Eastern Cape, South Africa: an assessment

    Matt W. Hayward;Graham I. H. Kerley;John Adendorff;Lucius C. Moolman

  • A scientific perspective on the management of elephants in the Kruger National Park and elsewhere : elephant conservation

    N. Owen-Smith;G.I.H. Kerley;B. Page;R. Slotow

  • Prey Preferences of the African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus (Canidae: Carnivora): Ecological Requirements for Conservation

    Matt W. Hayward;John O'Brien;Markus Hofmeyr;Graham I. H. Kerley

  • Challenges and science-based implications for modern management and conservation of European ungulate populations

    Marco Apollonio;Vladimir V. Belkin;Jakub Borkowski;Oleg I. Borodin

  • Options for the conservation of large and medium-sized mammals in the Cape Floristic Region hotspot, South Africa

    Graham I.H Kerley;Robert L Pressey;Richard M Cowling;André F Boshoff

  • Desertification of subtropical thicket in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: Are there alternatives?

    G. I. H. Kerley;M. H. Knight;M. de Kock

  • The impacts of elephants on biodiversity in the Eastern Cape Subtropical Thickets

    Graham I. H. Kerley;Marietjie Landman

  • Effects of elephants on ecosystems and biodiversity

    G.I.H. Kerley;M. Landman;L. Kruger;N. Owen-Smith

  • What do mice select for in seeds

    G. I. H. Kerley;T. Erasmus

Frequent Co-Authors

Matt W. Hayward
Matt W. Hayward University of Newcastle Australia
Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt
Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Wayne L. Linklater
Wayne L. Linklater California State University, Sacramento
Peter J. S. Fleming
Peter J. S. Fleming University of Southern Queensland
Anton McLachlan
Anton McLachlan Nelson Mandela University
David S. Schoeman
David S. Schoeman University of the Sunshine Coast
Richard M. Cowling
Richard M. Cowling Nelson Mandela University
Benjamin L. Allen
Benjamin L. Allen University of Southern Queensland
Joel S. Brown
Joel S. Brown University of Illinois at Chicago
Shane K. Maloney
Shane K. Maloney University of Western Australia

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