Dave I. Thompson

1.3k citations

40 papers · 780 indexed · h-index 16

Nature and Landscape Conservation top 5%
Ecology top 5%
Global and Planetary Change top 5%
Plant Science top 10%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 5%

Co-authors: Stefan Grab Jennifer M. Fitchett Deron E. Burkepile Melinda D. Smith Kevin Kirkman J. Van Staden Scott L. Collins Kevin R. Wilcox
Topics: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (21 papers)Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (12 papers)Plant and animal studies (12 papers)
Cited by: Nature and Landscape Conservation Ecological Modeling Forestry
Journals: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaPLoS ONE Ecology
Partner nations: South Africa United States Iran

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Dave I. Thompson

35 papers receiving 744 citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Leaf traits of the mistletoe Erianthemum dregei and its host tree Sclerocarya birrea vary across a rainfall gradient and levels of hemiparasite infection 2025 ·Journal of Arid Environments ·(unknown),Hilton G.T. Ndagurwa,Dave I. Thompson,(unknown),Wayne Twine,E.T.F. Witkowski	0
2	Grass and woody species composition and diversity beneath mistletoe-infected and uninfected Sclerocarya birrea (marula) trees in two South African semi-arid savanna protected areas 2025 ·South African Journal of Botany ·(unknown),Hilton G.T. Ndagurwa,Dave I. Thompson,Justice Muvengwi,Wayne Twine,(unknown),E.T.F. Witkowski	0
3	Remotely‐Sensed Game Trails Are a Behavioral Footprint That Explains Patterns of Herbivore Habitat Use 2025 ·Ecology and Evolution ·Keenan Stears,Melissa H. Schmitt,Mike Peel,(unknown),Douglas J. McCauley,Dave I. Thompson,Deron E. Burkepile	2
4	Elephant megacarcasses increase local nutrient pools in African savanna soils and plants 2025 ·Biogeosciences ·(unknown),Michelle L. Budny,Du Toit,Ryan Helcoski,Joshua P. Schimel,Izak P. J. Smit,Tercia Strydom,Aimee Tallian,Dave I. Thompson,(unknown),Nathan P. Lemoine,Deron E. Burkepile	0
5	Human infrastructure, surface water and tree cover are important drivers of bird diversity across a savanna protected area-mosaic landscape 2023 ·Landscape Ecology ·(unknown),David A. Ehlers Smith,Dave I. Thompson,Colleen T. Downs	3
6	Genetic insights into pepper-bark tree (Warburgia salutaris) reproduction in South Africa 2023 ·Conservation Genetics ·Kelsey L. Glennon,Johannes J. Le Roux,Dave I. Thompson	1
7	Reflecting on research produced after more than 60 years of exclosures in the Kruger National Park 2022 ·Koedoe ·Corli Coetsee,Tercia Strydom,Danny Govender,Dave I. Thompson,Navashni Govender,Judith Botha,(unknown),(unknown),Laurence Kruger,(unknown),Cathy Greaver,Izak P. J. Smit	8
8	Integrating herbivore assemblages and woody plant cover in an African savanna to reveal how herbivores respond to ecosystem management 2022 ·PLoS ONE ·Melissa H. Schmitt,Keenan Stears,Mary K. Donovan,Deron E. Burkepile,Dave I. Thompson	8
9	The social-ecological drivers across land-use intersects driving marula tree population dynamics in north-eastern South Africa 2021 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·(unknown),Dave I. Thompson,Wayne Twine,Stefan Grab	4
10	Mountain Watch: How LT(S)ER Is Safeguarding Southern Africa’s People and Biodiversity for a Sustainable Mountain Future 2021 ·Land ·Clinton Carbutt,Dave I. Thompson	10
11	Differential herbivore occupancy of fire-manipulated savannas in the Satara region of the Kruger National Park, South Africa 2020 ·Koedoe ·(unknown),Brian K. Reilly,Dave I. Thompson,Deron E. Burkepile,Judith Botha,Anthony G. Rebelo	0
12	Herbivore size matters for productivity–richness relationships in African savannas 2016 ·Journal of Ecology ·Deron E. Burkepile,Richard W.S. Fynn,Dave I. Thompson,Nathan P. Lemoine,Sally E. Koerner,Stephanie Eby,Nicole Hagenah,Kevin R. Wilcox,Scott L. Collins,Kevin Kirkman,Alan K. Knapp,Melinda D. Smith	29
13	Evidence for climate-induced range shift in Brachystegia (miombo) woodland 2015 ·South African Journal of Science ·(unknown),Dave I. Thompson,Barend Erasmus,Trevor Hill,(unknown)	17
14	Loss of a large grazer impacts savanna grassland plant communities similarly in North America and South Africa 2014 ·Oecologia ·Stephanie Eby,Deron E. Burkepile,Richard W.S. Fynn,Catherine E. Burns,Navashni Govender,Nicole Hagenah,Sally E. Koerner,(unknown),Dave I. Thompson,Kevin R. Wilcox,Scott L. Collins,Kevin Kirkman,Alan K. Knapp,Melinda D. Smith	36
15	Increasing frost risk associated with advanced citrus flowering dates in Kerman and Shiraz, Iran: 1960–2010 2014 ·International Journal of Biometeorology ·Jennifer M. Fitchett,Stefan Grab,Dave I. Thompson,Gholamreza Roshan	15
16	Plant community response to loss of large herbivores differs between North American and South African savanna grasslands 2014 ·Ecology ·Sally E. Koerner,Deron E. Burkepile,Richard W.S. Fynn,Catherine E. Burns,Stephanie Eby,Navashni Govender,Nicole Hagenah,(unknown),Dave I. Thompson,Kevin R. Wilcox,Scott L. Collins,Kevin Kirkman,Alan K. Knapp,Melinda D. Smith	71
17	Spatio-temporal variation in phenological response of citrus to climate change in Iran: 1960–2010 2014 ·Agricultural and Forest Meteorology ·Jennifer M. Fitchett,Stefan Grab,Dave I. Thompson,Gholamreza Roshan	25
18	Colchicine-induced Somatic Polyploids from In Vitro-germinated Seeds of South African Watsonia Species 2010 ·HortScience ·Dave I. Thompson,Neil O. Anderson,J. Van Staden	8
19	Watsonias as container plants: using paclobutrazol for flowering and height control 2005 ·South African Journal of Botany ·Dave I. Thompson,Neil O. Anderson,J. Van Staden,C.H. Bornman	8
20	In Vitro Germination of Several South African Summer Rainfall Disa (Orchidaceae) Species: Is Seed Testa Structure a Function of Habitat and a Determinant of Germinability? 2001 ·Dave I. Thompson,T.J. Edwards,J. Van Staden	14

About Dave I. Thompson

Dave I. Thompson is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling and Ecology, having authored 40 papers that have together received 780 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (21 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (12 papers) and Plant and animal studies (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (373 citations), Ecological Modeling (82 citations) and Forestry (71 citations). Dave I. Thompson has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Iran. Frequent co-authors include Stefan Grab, Jennifer M. Fitchett, Deron E. Burkepile, Melinda D. Smith, Kevin Kirkman, J. Van Staden, Scott L. Collins, Kevin R. Wilcox, Sally E. Koerner and Alan K. Knapp. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

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