I. A. W. Macdonald

2.6k citations

71 papers · 1.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 21

Nature and Landscape Conservation top 1%
Ecology top 2%
Plant Science top 5%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 2%
Global and Planetary Change top 5%

Co-authors: F. J. Kruger A.A. Ferrar W. R. Dean David M. Richardson Richard M. Cowling Greg G. Forsyth Mark T. Simmons W. R. J. Dean
Topics: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (26 papers)Biological Control of Invasive Species (15 papers)Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (10 papers)
Cited by: Nature and Landscape Conservation Ecological Modeling Forestry
Journals: Conservation Biology Journal of Applied Ecology Biological Conservation
Partner nations: South Africa New Zealand United States

In The Last Decade

I. A. W. Macdonald

67 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

The ecology and management of biological invasions in southern Africa.

1986 388 citations I. A. W. Macdonald, F. J. Kruger et al. Management of Biological Invasions profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The relative distribution: An alternative approach to evaluate the impact of community level forestry organisations on households 2014 ·Land Use Policy ·(unknown),Hugh R. Bigsby,I. A. W. Macdonald	15
2	A study of a trusting partnership between government and industry 2009 ·The Sydney eScholarship Repository (The University of Sydney) ·(unknown),I. A. W. Macdonald	2
3	Who are Controlling Community Forestry User Groups in Nepal? Scrutiny of Elite Theory 2008 ·AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) ·(unknown),Hugh R. Bigsby,I. A. W. Macdonald,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown)	7
4	Invasive alien flora and fauna in South Africa : expertise and bibliography / 2007 ·Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·C.F. Musil,(unknown),G. Germishuizen,I. A. W. Macdonald	6
5	Recent research on alien plant invasions and their management in South Africa : a review of the inaugural research symposium of the Working for Water programme : working for water 2004 ·South African Journal of Science ·I. A. W. Macdonald	35
6	Invasive alien species in Southern Africa: national reports and directory of resources. 2003 ·I. A. W. Macdonald,Jamie K. Reaser,(unknown),L. E. Neville,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown)	39
7	The Cape Peninsula, South Africa: physiographical, biological and historical background to an extraordinary hot-spot of biodiversity 1996 ·Biodiversity and Conservation ·Richard M. Cowling,I. A. W. Macdonald,Mark T. Simmons	129
8	The Fallacy, Fact, and Fate of Guiding Behavior in the Greater Honeyguide 1990 ·Conservation Biology ·W. R. J. Dean,W. R. Siegfried,I. A. W. Macdonald	19
9	The history and effects of alien plant control in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, 1941–1987 1989 ·South African Journal of Botany ·I. A. W. Macdonald,Deborah Louise Clark,H. C. Taylor	25
10	Costing the initial clearance of alien Acacia species invading fynbos vegetation 1989 ·South African Journal of Plant and Soil ·I. A. W. Macdonald,Christian Wissel	7
11	The Ecology and management of biological invasions in southern Africa : proceedings of the National Synthesis Symposium on the Ecology of Biological Invasions 1986 ·Oxford University Press eBooks ·I. A. W. Macdonald,F. J. Kruger,(unknown)	19
12	The ecology and management of biological invasions in southern Africa.breakdown → 1986 ·Management of Biological Invasions ·I. A. W. Macdonald,F. J. Kruger,A.A. Ferrar	388
13	RANGE EXPANSION IN THE PIED BARBET AND THE SPREAD OF ALIEN TREE SPECIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA 1986 ·Ostrich ·I. A. W. Macdonald	18
14	Alien invasions in indigenous evergreen forest. 1986 ·C. J. Geldenhuys,Philippe Roux,(unknown),I. A. W. Macdonald,F. J. Kruger,A.A. Ferrar	25
15	Invasive alien organisms in the Namib Desert, Upper Karoo and the arid and semi-arid savannas of western southern Africa. 1986 ·Christopher J. Brown,(unknown),I. A. W. Macdonald,F. J. Kruger,A.A. Ferrar	24
16	Regeneration of a Natal coastal dune forest after fire 1985 ·South African Journal of Botany ·N.W. Pammenter,(unknown),I. A. W. Macdonald	10
17	International Symposium on Electroanalysis in Biomedical, Environmental and Industrial Sciences 1983 ·Analytical Proceedings ·George G. Guilbault,(unknown),Jack H. Ladenson,Isao Karube,Shuichi Suzuki,(unknown),I. A. W. Macdonald,(unknown),(unknown),E. Püngor,K Tóth,J. D. R. Thomas,Michael Thompson,Ulrich J. Krull,Leah I. Bendell‐Young	8
18	An ecological case history of the Hluhluwe-corridor-Umfolozi game reserve complex Natal, South Africa 1982 ·(unknown),I. A. W. Macdonald	6
19	A REVIEW OF AFRICAN BIRDS FEEDING IN ASSOCIATION WITH MAMMALS 1981 ·Ostrich ·W. R. J. Dean,I. A. W. Macdonald	66
20	SHORT NOTES 1974 ·Ostrich ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),I. A. W. Macdonald,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),G. J. Broekhuysen,(unknown),(unknown),G. L. Maclean,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Leslie H. Brown,(unknown),(unknown)	2

About I. A. W. Macdonald

I. A. W. Macdonald is a scholar working on Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Forestry, having authored 71 papers that have together received 1.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (26 papers), Biological Control of Invasive Species (15 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.1k citations), Ecological Modeling (146 citations) and Forestry (119 citations). I. A. W. Macdonald has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, New Zealand and United States. Frequent co-authors include F. J. Kruger, A.A. Ferrar, W. R. Dean, David M. Richardson, Richard M. Cowling, Greg G. Forsyth, Mark T. Simmons, W. R. J. Dean, George W. Frame and Patricia M. Holmes. Their work appears in journals such as Conservation Biology, Journal of Applied Ecology and Biological Conservation.

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