Elizabeth le Roux

3.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
56 papers, 987 citations indexed

About

Elizabeth le Roux is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Elizabeth le Roux has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 987 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Ecology, 24 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Elizabeth le Roux's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (25 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (18 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (8 papers). Elizabeth le Roux is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (25 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (18 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (8 papers). Elizabeth le Roux collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Denmark and United States. Elizabeth le Roux's co-authors include Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt, Graham I. H. Kerley, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Mariska te Beest, Robert Buitenwerf, Dave J. Druce, Norman Owen‐Smith, J. A. Kristensen, Erick Lundgren and Felisa A. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Elizabeth le Roux

49 papers receiving 962 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Meta-analysis shows that wild large herbivores shape ecosystem properties and promote spatial heterogeneity

2024 58 citations Elizabeth le Roux, Andrew J. Abraham et al. profile →
The late-Quaternary megafauna extinctions: Patterns, causes, ecological consequences and implications for ecosystem management in the Anthropocene

2024 49 citations Jens‐Christian Svenning, Juraj Bergman et al. profile →
Functional traits—not nativeness—shape the effects of large mammalian herbivores on plant communities

2024 46 citations Erick Lundgren, Juraj Bergman et al. Science profile →
Trophic rewilding as a restoration approach under emerging novel biosphere conditions

2024 43 citations Jens‐Christian Svenning, Robert Buitenwerf et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elizabeth le Roux South Africa	18	543	427	257	135	131	56	987
Erick Lundgren Australia	17	402 0.7×	278 0.7×	182 0.7×	128 0.9×	69 0.5×	39	763
Luke E. Painter United States	11	905 1.7×	338 0.8×	280 1.1×	197 1.5×	137 1.0×	21	1.1k
Marc Stalmans South Africa	15	474 0.9×	251 0.6×	169 0.7×	104 0.8×	148 1.1×	36	774
Chris Ware Australia	17	626 1.2×	205 0.5×	340 1.3×	234 1.7×	70 0.5×	30	1.1k
Maximilian H. K. Hesselbarth United States	7	454 0.8×	240 0.6×	375 1.5×	151 1.1×	48 0.4×	11	828
Amanda L. Subalusky United States	17	735 1.4×	446 1.0×	198 0.8×	94 0.7×	89 0.7×	28	995
André Frainer Norway	15	693 1.3×	376 0.9×	298 1.2×	79 0.6×	41 0.3×	28	1.1k
Pierre‐Cyril Renaud France	16	675 1.2×	210 0.5×	339 1.3×	56 0.4×	98 0.7×	32	995
Michiel P. Veldhuis Netherlands	15	480 0.9×	271 0.6×	205 0.8×	100 0.7×	162 1.2×	29	774
Nicola Munro Australia	13	417 0.8×	392 0.9×	400 1.6×	132 1.0×	122 0.9×	18	885

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Abraham, Andrew J., et al.. (2025). Intensive feeding modifies nutrient patterns in a strictly protected area. Journal of Environmental Management. 391. 126572–126572.

Atkinson, Joe, Elizabeth le Roux, Andrew J. Abraham, et al.. (2025). Large herbivores are linked to higher herbaceous plant diversity and functional redundancy across spatial scales. Journal of Animal Ecology. 95(1). 230–242.

Lundgren, Erick, Juraj Bergman, Elizabeth le Roux, et al.. (2024). Functional traits—not nativeness—shape the effects of large mammalian herbivores on plant communities. Science. 383(6682). 531–537. 46 indexed citations breakdown →

Abraham, Andrew J., Erick Lundgren, Camilla Fløjgaard, et al.. (2024). Zoogeochemistry of a protected area: Driven by anthropogenic impacts and animal behavior. Conservation Science and Practice. 6(5). 5 indexed citations

He, Fengzhi, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Klement Tockner, et al.. (2024). Freshwater megafauna shape ecosystems and facilitate restoration. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 99(4). 1141–1163. 8 indexed citations

Beest, Mariska te, et al.. (2023). Grazing in a megagrazer‐dominated savanna does not reduce soil carbon stocks, even at high intensities. Oikos. 2023(9). 1 indexed citations

Abraham, Andrew J., et al.. (2022). Understanding anthropogenic impacts on zoogeochemistry is essential for ecological restoration. Restoration Ecology. 31(3). 17 indexed citations

Abraham, Andrew J., et al.. (2021). Large predators can mitigate nutrient losses associated with off‐site removal of animals from a wildlife reserve. Journal of Applied Ecology. 58(7). 1360–1369. 12 indexed citations

Davies, Andrew B., Craig J. Tambling, David G. Marneweck, et al.. (2021). Spatial heterogeneity facilitates carnivore coexistence. Ecology. 102(5). e03319–e03319. 43 indexed citations

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Roux, Elizabeth le. (2020). Publishing against Apartheid South Africa. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Cromsigt, Joris P. G. M., Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt, Mariska te Beest, et al.. (2017). Conserving Africa's Mega-Diversity in the Anthropocene. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 22 indexed citations

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Macandza, Valério A., Norman Owen‐Smith, & Elizabeth le Roux. (2013). Faecal nutritional indicators in relation to the comparative population performance of sable antelope and other grazers. African Journal of Ecology. n/a–n/a. 10 indexed citations

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Roux, Elizabeth le. (2012). The accidental growth of book history: A literature review of print culture and book history studies in South Africa. UpSpace Institutional Repository (University of Pretoria). 30(1). 39–64.

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Roux, Elizabeth le, et al.. (2008). Pre- and Post-Copulatory Mate Selection Mechanisms in an African Dung Beetle, Circellium bacchus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Journal of Insect Behavior. 21(3). 111–122. 5 indexed citations

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Roux, Elizabeth le, et al.. (2006). Indexing Africa: revisiting the issue of knowledge production and distribution. 14. 98. 3 indexed citations

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Roux, Elizabeth le. (2006). Governance and leadership in Africa : editorial. Africa Insight. 36(1). 2. 1 indexed citations

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Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S., et al.. (2005). The spiders of the Swartberg Nature Reserve in South Africa (Arachnida: Araneae). Koedoe. 48(1). 22 indexed citations

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Roux, Elizabeth le. (2002). From aspiration to implementation. Africa Insight. 32(3). 2. 1 indexed citations

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Roux, Elizabeth le, et al.. (2002). South Africa since 1994 : lessons and prospects. 11 indexed citations

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Roux, Elizabeth le, et al.. (2001). The challenge of forced migration in Southern Africa. 1 indexed citations

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