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Overview

Rob Slotow is affiliated with the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular emphasis on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and related subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Social Psychology, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics including Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, as well as Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Frequent co-authorships reflect ongoing collaboration with several scholars, including Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Mjabuliseni Simon Cloapas Ngidi, Albert Thembinkosi Modi, Onisimo Mutanga, and John Odindi.

Publication venues where Rob Slotow has commonly contributed include Sustainability, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Pachyderm, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and PLoS ONE.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Slotow include:

  • Nutritional Composition of Edible Insects Consumed in Africa: A Systematic Review, 2020, Nutrients
  • Indigenous Knowledge about Consumption of Edible Insects in South Africa, 2020, Insects
  • Operationalising the water-energy-food nexus through the theory of change, 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Youth Participation in Agriculture: A Scoping Review, 2021, Sustainability
  • The Dynamics of Youth Employment and Empowerment in Agriculture and Rural Development in South Africa: A Scoping Review, 2022, Sustainability

Rob Slotow's body of published research reflects a multidisciplinary approach, addressing ecological, agricultural, and social dimensions of environmental science. The scientist's collaborations and publishing record indicate sustained engagement with topics relevant to wildlife conservation, agricultural systems, and socio-environmental issues in South Africa and more broadly.

Best Publications

  • Social Media Data Can Be Used to Understand Tourists’ Preferences for Nature‐Based Experiences in Protected Areas

    Anna Hausmann;Tuuli Kaarina Toivonen;Rob Slotow;Rob Slotow;Henrikki Toivo Olavi Tenkanen

  • Conserving large carnivores: dollars and fence

    C. Packer;A. Loveridge;S. Canney;Timothy Caro

  • Edge effects and the impact of non-protected areas in carnivore conservation: leopards in the Phinda–Mkhuze Complex, South Africa

    G. A. Balme;G. A. Balme;R. Slotow;L. T. B. Hunter

  • Moving to stay in place: behavioral mechanisms for coexistence of African large carnivores.

    Abi Tamim Vanak;Daniel Fortin;Maria Thaker;Maria Thaker;Monika Ogden

  • Feeding habitat selection by hunting leopards Panthera pardus in a woodland savanna: prey catchability versus abundance

    Guy Balme;Luke Hunter;Rob Slotow

  • Temporal Partitioning of Activity in Large African Carnivores: Tests of Multiple Hypotheses

    Matt W. Hayward;Rob Slotow

  • Minimizing predation risk in a landscape of multiple predators: effects on the spatial distribution of African ungulates

    Maria Thaker;Abi T. Vanak;Cailey R. Owen;Monika B. Ogden

  • Evaluating Methods for Counting Cryptic Carnivores

    Guy A. Balme;Luke T. B. Hunter;Rob Slotow

  • Leadership in elephants: the adaptive value of age

    Karen McComb;Graeme Shannon;Graeme Shannon;Sarah M. Durant;Katito Sayialel

  • Using commonality analysis in multiple regressions: a tool to decompose regression effects in the face of multicollinearity

    Jayanti Ray-Mukherjee;Kim Nimon;Shomen Mukherjee;Douglas W. Morris

  • The ecosystem service of sense of place: benefits for human well-being and biodiversity conservation

    Anna Hausmann;Rob Slotow;Jonathan K. Burns;Enrico Di Minin

  • Global priorities for national carnivore conservation under land use change

    Enrico Di Minin;Enrico Di Minin;Rob Slotow;Rob Slotow;Luke T. B. Hunter;Luke T. B. Hunter;Federico Montesino Pouzols;Federico Montesino Pouzols

  • Older bull elephants control young males

    Rob Slotow;Gus van Dyk;Joyce Poole;Bruce Page

  • 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

  • Impact of conservation interventions on the dynamics and persistence of a persecuted leopard (Panthera pardus) population

    Guy A. Balme;Guy A. Balme;Rob Slotow;Luke T.B. Hunter

  • Spatial autocorrelation and the scaling of species-environment relationships.

    H. J. de Knegt;F. van Langevelde;M. B. Coughenour;A. K. Skidmore

  • Assessment of congruency across invertebrate taxa and taxonomic levels to identify potential surrogates

    Saskie Lovell;Michelle Hamer;Rob Slotow;David Herbert

  • Understanding heterogeneous preference of tourists for big game species: implications for conservation and management

    E. Di Minin;E. Di Minin;Iain Fraser;Iain Fraser;Rob Slotow;Douglas C. MacMillan

  • Large herbivores may alter vegetation structure of semi-arid savannas through soil nutrient mediation

    Cornelis van der Waal;Ada Kool;Seline S. Meijer;Seline S. Meijer;Seline S. Meijer;Edward Kohi

  • The influence of snakes on the foraging behavior of gerbils

    Burt P. Kotler;Joel S. Brown;Robert H. Slotow;Wendy L. Goodfriend

  • The Water-Energy-Food Nexus as a Tool to Transform Rural Livelihoods and Well-Being in Southern Africa.

    Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi;Luxon Nhamo;Luxon Nhamo;Sylvester Mpandeli;Charles Nhemachena

  • Temporal partitioning of activity in large African carnivores : tests of multiple hypotheses : research article

    Matt W. Hayward;Rob Slotow

Frequent Co-Authors

Luke T. B. Hunter
Luke T. B. Hunter Wildlife Conservation Society
Herbert H. T. Prins
Herbert H. T. Prins Wageningen University & Research
Guy A. Balme
Guy A. Balme Panthera Corporation
Enrico Di Minin
Enrico Di Minin University of Helsinki
Andrew K. Skidmore
Andrew K. Skidmore University of Twente
Willem F. de Boer
Willem F. de Boer Wageningen University & Research
Ignas M. A. Heitkönig
Ignas M. A. Heitkönig Wageningen University & Research
Joshua J. Millspaugh
Joshua J. Millspaugh University of Montana
Frank van Langevelde
Frank van Langevelde Wageningen University & Research
Paul J. Funston
Paul J. Funston Panthera Corporation

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