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W. R. J. Dean

Observed names: Dean, W. Richard J., Dean, W. Richard J. (William Richard John), W R J Dean, W Richard J Dean, W. R. J. DEAN, W. R.J. Dean, W. RICHARD J. DEAN, W. Richard J. Dean, W.R.J Dean, W.R.J. Dean, WRJ Dean
Observed institutions: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, University of Malawi, University of Cape Town, South African Environmental Observation Network, FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of KwaZulu-Natal
OpenAlex ID: A5113661184
Tree Spacing and Coexistence in Semiarid Savannas
1996 · Florian Jeltsch, Suzanne J. Milton, et al. · Journal of Ecology · 282
The Karoo: ecological patterns and processes
2000 · Dean, W. Richard J., Milton, Suzanne J. · Choice Reviews Online · 205
Modelling the impact of small‐scale heterogeneities on tree—grass coexistence in semi‐arid savannas
1998 · F. Jeltsch, S.J. Milton, et al. · Journal of Ecology · 172
Analysing Shrub Encroachment in the Southern Kalahari: A Grid-Based Modelling Approach
1997 · Florian Jeltsch, Suzanne J. Milton, et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology · 148
The importance of roads and road verges for raptors and crows in the Succulent and Nama-Karoo, South Africa
2003 · WRJ Dean, SJ Milton · Ostrich · 93
The role of ant nest-mounds in maintaining small-scale patchiness in dry grasslands in Central Germany
1997 · W. R. J. DEAN, S. J. MILTON, et al. · Biodiversity and Conservation · 93
A Review of the Impacts of Roads on Wildlife in Semi-Arid Regions
2019 · W. Richard J. Dean, Colleen L. Seymour, et al. · Diversity · 90
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A Review of African Birds Feeding in Association With Mammals
1981 · W. R. J. Dean, I. A. W. MacDonald · Ostrich · 87
Nomadic Desert Birds
2004 · W. Richard J. Dean · Adaptations of desert organisms · 86
Directed dispersal of Opuntia species in the Karoo, South Africa: are crows the responsible agents?
2000 · W.R.J Dean, S.J Milton · Journal of Arid Environments · 70
Plant invasions in arid areas: special problems and solutions: a South African perspective
2010 · Sue J. Milton, W. Richard J. Dean · Biological Invasions · 64
Karoo veld ecology and management
2006 · Karen J. Esler, Suzanne J. Milton, et al. · 64
Introduced and Invasive Species in Novel Rangeland Ecosystems: Friends or Foes?
2012 · J.y.e. Belnap, John A. Ludwig, et al. · Rangeland Ecology & Management · 62
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Seeds dispersed in dung of insectivores and herbivores in semi-arid southern Africa
2001 · Suzanne J. Milton, W.R.J. Dean · Journal of Arid Environments · 62
Responses of birds to rainfall and seed abundance in the southern Karoo, South Africa
2001 · W.R.J Dean, Suzanne J Milton · Journal of Arid Environments · 62
Implication of climate change for the persistence of raptors in arid savanna
2003 · Matthias C. Wichmann, Florian Jeltsch, et al. · Oikos · 59
The Function and Management of Roadside Vegetation
2015 · Suzanne J. Milton, W. Richard J. Dean, et al. · Wiley eBooks · 55
Vectors and Pathways of Biological Invasions in South Africa—Past, Present, and Future
2013 · David M. Richardson, James A. Cambray, et al. · Princeton University Press eBooks · 53
The effects of harvester ant Messor capensis nest-mounds on the physical and chemical properties of soils in the southern Karoo, South Africa
1993 · W.R.J. Dean, R.I. Yeaton · Journal of Arid Environments · 51
Human response and adaptation to drought in the arid zone: lessons from southern Africa
2009 · P.J. O'Farrell, P.M.L. Anderson, et al. · South African Journal of Science · 50
Alien plant assemblages near roads in arid and semi‐arid South Africa
1998 · S. J. Milton, W. R. J. Dean · Diversity and Distributions · 46
Alien birds in southern Africa: what factors determine success?
2000 · W. R. J. Dean · South African Journal of Science · 36
Mima-like mounds in the southern and western Cape: are the origins so mysterious?
1990 · Suzanne J. Milton, W. R. J. Dean · South African Journal of Science · 36
The role of disturbance in the establishment of indigenous and alien plants at Inaccessible and Nightingale Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean
1994 · W. R. J. Dean, S. J. Milton, et al. · Plant Ecology · 33
Birds Associating With Fire at Nylsvley Nature Reserve, Transvaal
1987 · W. R. J. Dean · Ostrich · 29
Works count: 111
Citation count: 2,848
H-index: 27
I10-index: 57
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