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John H. Hoffmann is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their research focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong emphasis on environmental science. The primary areas of study include insect science, plant science, nature and landscape conservation, ecology, and organic chemistry.

The main topics addressed in their work include biological control of invasive species, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions, forest insect ecology and management, botany, ecology, and taxonomy studies, weed control and herbicide applications, and chemical synthesis and alkaloids.

Hoffmann's frequent coauthors include F.A.C. Impson, C.A. Kleinjan, V. C. Moran, C. Zachariades, and H. G. Zimmermann.

Publications by Hoffmann appear mainly in these venues:

  • African Entomology
  • Biological Control
  • Journal of Applied Ecology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • South African Journal of Science

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Hoffmann are:

  • "Biocontrol of a prickly pear cactus in South Africa: Reinterpreting the analogous, renowned case in Australia" (2020, Journal of Applied Ecology)
  • "Implementing a system in South Africa for categorizing the outcomes of weed biological control" (2020, Biological Control)
  • "Developments and Prospects for Biological Control of Prosopis (Leguminosae) in South Africa" (2021, African Entomology)
  • "A Review of Research and Developments with Insect Agents Used for Biological Control of Australian Acacia Species (Caesalpinioideae) in South Africa" (2021, African Entomology)
  • "Suppression of seed production as a long-term strategy in weed biological control: The combined impact of two biocontrol agents on Acacia mearnsii in South Africa" (2020, Biological Control)

Best Publications

  • Classical biological control for the protection of natural ecosystems

    R. G. Van Driesche;R. I. Carruthers;M. S. Hoddle

  • The population dynamics of an introduced tree, Sesbania punicea , in South Africa, in response to long-term damage caused by different combinations of three species of biological control agents

    J. H. Hoffmann;V. C. Moran

  • Risk assessment, eradication, and biological control: global efforts to limit Australian acacia invasions

    John R. U. Wilson;Claire Gairifo;Claire Gairifo;Michelle R. Gibson;Margarita Arianoutsou

  • 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

  • Biological control of invasive alien plants in South Africa: necessity, circumspection, and success

    V Cliff Moran;John H. Hoffmann;Helmuth G. Zimmermann

  • Biological Control of Cactaceae in South Africa

    I.D. Paterson;J.H. Hoffmann;H. Klein;C.W. Mathenge

  • PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND SINK ACTIVITY OF WASP‐INDUCED GALLS IN ACACIA PYCNANTHA

    Netta Dorchin;Michael D. Cramer;Michael D. Cramer;John H. Hoffmann

  • The renowned cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum: its natural history and threat to native Opuntia floras in Mexico and the United States of America

    H. G. Zimmermann;V. C. Moran;J. H. Hoffmann

  • Seed ecology of an invasive alien species, Acacia longifolia (Fabaceae), in Portuguese dune ecosystems.

    Hélia Marchante;Helena Freitas;John H. Hoffmann

  • Grass mortality in semi-arid savanna: The role of fire, competition and self-shading

    Julia Zimmermann;Steven I. Higgins;Volker Grimm;John Hoffmann

  • Biological control of Australian Acacia species and Paraserianthes lophantha (Willd.) Nielsen (Mimosaceae) in South Africa

    F.A.C. Impson;F.A.C. Impson;C.A. Kleinjan;J.H. Hoffmann;J.A. Post

  • Biological Control of Mesquite (Prosopis Species) (Fabaceae) in South Africa

    C. Zachariades;J.H. Hoffmann;A.P. Roberts

  • The potential role of seed banks in the recovery of dune ecosystems after removal of invasive plant species.

    Hélia Marchante;Hélia Marchante;Helena Freitas;John H. Hoffmann

  • Success in Biological Control of Terrestrial Weeds by Arthropods

    P. Syrett;D. T. Briese;J. H. Hoffmann

  • Host-plant affinities of two biotypes of Dactylopius opuntiae (Homoptera: Dactylopiidae): enhanced prospects for biological control of Opuntia stricta (Cactaceae) in South Africa

    C. R. Volchansky;J. H. Hoffmann;H. G. Zimmermann

  • 100 years of biological control of invasive alien plants in South Africa: History, practice and achievements

    V. Cliff Moran;John H. Hoffmann;Helmuth G. Zimmermann

  • Long‐term population studies and the development of an integrated management programme for control of Opuntia stricta in Kruger National Park, South Africa

    J.H. Hoffmann;V.C. Moran;D.A. Zeller

  • Biological control of invasive golden wattle trees (Acacia pycnantha) by a gall wasp, Trichilogaster sp. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), in South Africa

    J.H Hoffmann;F.A.C Impson;F.A.C Impson;V.C Moran;D Donnelly

  • Some perspectives on the risks and benefits of biological control of invasive alien plants in the management of natural ecosystems.

    B. W. van Wilgen;B. W. van Wilgen;V. C. Moran;J. H. Hoffmann

  • Interactions between three weevil species in the biocontrol of Sesbania punicea (Fabaceae): the role of simulation models in evaluation.

    J.H. Hoffmann

  • Post‐clearing recovery of coastal dunes invaded by Acacia longifolia: is duration of invasion relevant for management success?

    Hélia Marchante;Hélia Marchante;Helena Freitas;John H. Hoffmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Helena Freitas
Helena Freitas University of Coimbra
Michael D. Cramer
Michael D. Cramer University of Cape Town
Paul Holford
Paul Holford Western Sydney University
David M. Richardson
David M. Richardson Stellenbosch University
Joslin L. Moore
Joslin L. Moore Monash University
John R. U. Wilson
John R. U. Wilson South African National Biodiversity Institute
David C. Le Maitre
David C. Le Maitre Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Wendy A. Stirk
Wendy A. Stirk University of KwaZulu-Natal
Joseph M. DiTomaso
Joseph M. DiTomaso University of California, Davis
Colleen T. Downs
Colleen T. Downs University of KwaZulu-Natal

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