Benjamin J. Wigley

1.4k total citations
28 papers, 935 citations indexed

About

Benjamin J. Wigley is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin J. Wigley has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 935 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 13 papers in Ecology and 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Benjamin J. Wigley's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (25 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (8 papers) and Plant and animal studies (7 papers). Benjamin J. Wigley is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (25 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (8 papers) and Plant and animal studies (7 papers). Benjamin J. Wigley collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and India. Benjamin J. Wigley's co-authors include William J. Bond, M. Timm Hoffman, Corli Coetsee, Hervé Fritz, Michael D. Cramer, A. Carla Staver, Madelon F. Case, Mahesh Sankaran, Jayashree Ratnam and David J. Augustine and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, New Phytologist and Global Change Biology.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin J. Wigley

25 papers receiving 909 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin J. Wigley South Africa	17	636	465	370	165	144	28	935
Corli Coetsee South Africa	21	648 1.0×	589 1.3×	486 1.3×	180 1.1×	141 1.0×	54	1.1k
Nicholas P. Zaloumis South Africa	5	511 0.8×	400 0.9×	274 0.7×	181 1.1×	110 0.8×	5	770
C.A.D.M. van de Vijver Netherlands	11	735 1.2×	601 1.3×	588 1.6×	138 0.8×	160 1.1×	14	1.1k
Rosina Soler Argentina	18	457 0.7×	410 0.9×	313 0.8×	139 0.8×	137 1.0×	65	878
Hennie A. Snyman South Africa	14	341 0.5×	387 0.8×	321 0.9×	131 0.8×	161 1.1×	22	879
Julia‐Maria Hermann Germany	12	527 0.8×	268 0.6×	266 0.7×	271 1.6×	207 1.4×	18	876
Rodolfo Cesar Real de Abreu Brazil	14	612 1.0×	500 1.1×	261 0.7×	298 1.8×	165 1.1×	25	908
Grégory Loucougaray France	13	467 0.7×	198 0.4×	294 0.8×	230 1.4×	184 1.3×	22	801
Charles J. W. Carroll United States	12	434 0.7×	603 1.3×	272 0.7×	118 0.7×	153 1.1×	17	911
Swanni T. Alvarado Brazil	13	525 0.8×	538 1.2×	435 1.2×	362 2.2×	193 1.3×	38	1.1k

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Fletcher, Robert J., et al.. (2025). Mega- and large herbivores influence survival but not recruitment rates of African savanna trees. Biological Conservation. 308. 111201–111201.

Wigley, Benjamin J., et al.. (2024). First woody cover vegetation map of Kruger National Park in 1939–1944: Evidence from historical black and white aerial photography. Ecological Informatics. 81. 102590–102590.

Wigley, Benjamin J., et al.. (2024). Will trees or grasses profit from changing rainfall regimes in savannas?. New Phytologist. 241(6). 2379–2394. 4 indexed citations

Pellegrini, Adam F. A., Peter B. Reich, Sarah E. Hobbie, et al.. (2023). Soil carbon storage capacity of drylands under altered fire regimes. Nature Climate Change. 13(10). 1089–1094. 18 indexed citations

Coetsee, Corli, Edmund C. February, Benjamin J. Wigley, et al.. (2023). Soil organic carbon is buffered by grass inputs regardless of woody cover or fire frequency in an African savanna. Journal of Ecology. 111(11). 2483–2495. 5 indexed citations

Wigley, Benjamin J., et al.. (2022). No evidence for the simultaneous induction of structural and chemical defences in spiny southern African savanna trees. Austral Ecology. 47(7). 1415–1426. 4 indexed citations

Coetsee, Corli, Benjamin J. Wigley, Mahesh Sankaran, Jayashree Ratnam, & David J. Augustine. (2022). Contrasting Effects of Grazing vs Browsing Herbivores Determine Changes in Soil Fertility in an East African Savanna. Ecosystems. 26(1). 161–173. 4 indexed citations

Dray, Stéphane, Hervé Fritz, Audrey Ipavec, et al.. (2021). Long‐term high densities of African elephants clear the understorey and promote a new stable savanna woodland community. Journal of Vegetation Science. 32(6). 7 indexed citations

Zhou, Yong, Benjamin J. Wigley, Madelon F. Case, Corli Coetsee, & A. Carla Staver. (2020). Rooting depth as a key woody functional trait in savannas. New Phytologist. 227(5). 1350–1361. 58 indexed citations

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Case, Madelon F., Benjamin J. Wigley, Corli Coetsee, & A. Carla Staver. (2020). Could drought constrain woody encroachers in savannas?. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 37(1). 19–29. 25 indexed citations

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Wigley, Benjamin J., Corli Coetsee, Laurence Kruger, Jayashree Ratnam, & Mahesh Sankaran. (2019). Ants, fire, and bark traits affect how African savanna trees recover following damage. Biotropica. 51(5). 682–691. 11 indexed citations

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Augustine, David J., Benjamin J. Wigley, Jayashree Ratnam, et al.. (2019). Large herbivores maintain a two‐phase herbaceous vegetation mosaic in a semi‐arid savanna. Ecology and Evolution. 9(22). 12779–12788. 14 indexed citations

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Wigley, Benjamin J., Hervé Fritz, & Corli Coetsee. (2018). Defence strategies in African savanna trees. Oecologia. 187(3). 797–809. 22 indexed citations

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Coetsee, Corli & Benjamin J. Wigley. (2016). Browser impacts in Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa: Should we be worried?. Koedoe. 58(1). 5 indexed citations

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Wigley, Benjamin J., Jasper A. Slingsby, Sandra Dı́az, et al.. (2016). Leaf traits of African woody savanna species across climate and soil fertility gradients: evidence for conservative versus acquisitive resource‐use strategies. Journal of Ecology. 104(5). 1357–1369. 64 indexed citations

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Wigley, Benjamin J., William J. Bond, Hervé Fritz, & Corli Coetsee. (2015). Mammal Browsers and Rainfall Affect Acacia Leaf Nutrient Content, Defense, and Growth in South African Savannas. Biotropica. 47(2). 190–200. 20 indexed citations

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Coetsee, Corli, William J. Bond, & Benjamin J. Wigley. (2014). Forest and fynbos are alternative states on the same nutrient poor geological substrate. South African Journal of Botany. 101. 57–65. 29 indexed citations

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Wigley, Benjamin J., Hervé Fritz, Corli Coetsee, & William J. Bond. (2014). Herbivores shape woody plant communities in the Kruger National Park: Lessons from three long-term exclosures. Koedoe. 56(1). 49 indexed citations

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Wigley, Benjamin J., Michael D. Cramer, & William J. Bond. (2008). Sapling survival in a frequently burnt savanna: mobilisation of carbon reserves in Acacia karroo. Plant Ecology. 203(1). 1–11. 69 indexed citations

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Wigley, Benjamin J., et al.. (1969). From fear to faith. Longman eBooks.

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