M. C. Rutherford

6.8k citations

41 papers · 4.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 23

Impact in

Ecological Modeling top 0.5%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Papers in

Nature and Landscape Conservation 32
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 30
- Forest ecology and management 5
Ecological Modeling 9
- Species Distribution and Climate Change 9

Co-authors: Ladislav Mucina Leslie W. Powrie R. H. Westfall Guy F. Midgley David Millar Lee Hannah R. E. Schulze Wilfried Thuiller
Journals: South African Journal of Science (3 papers)Functional Ecology (1 paper)Journal of Biogeography (1 paper)Land Degradation and Development (1 paper)Diversity and Distributions (1 paper)
Partner nations: South Africa Australia United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

M. C. Rutherford

40 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. 2006 · 2.4k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2006 eSpace (Curtin University)
2006 The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Strelitzia 19

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside M. C. Rutherford, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Forest biomes of Southern Africa New Zealand Journal of Botany ·Ladislav Mucina, Mervyn Lötter, M. C. Rutherford, Adriaan van Niekerk, Diah Fauziah Safrin, James L. Tsakalos, Jonathan Timberlake, Janine B. Adams, Taryn Riddin, Yue Qiang Fan	2021	8
2	The South African National Vegetation Database : history, development, applications, problems and future : review article South African Journal of Science ·M. C. Rutherford, Leslie W. Powrie, Ladislav Mucina	2012	4
3	HERBIVORE-DRIVEN LAND DEGRADATION: CONSEQUENCES FOR PLANT DIVERSITY AND SOIL IN ARID SUBTROPICAL THICKET IN SOUTH-EASTERN AFRICA Land Degradation and Development ·M. C. Rutherford, Leslie W. Powrie, Carmen Lúcia Leal Almeida	2012	34
4	Can heavy grazing on communal land elevate plant species richness levels in the Grassland Biome of South Africa? Plant Ecology ·M. C. Rutherford, Leslie W. Powrie	2011	22
5	Severely degraded dunes of the southern Kalahari: local extinction, persistence and natural re‐establishment of plants African Journal of Ecology ·M. C. Rutherford, Leslie W. Powrie	2009	16
6	South African Yearbook M. C. Rutherford, Leslie W. Powrie	2004	26
7	Fundamental and realized niches of fynbos and karoo seedlings as revealed by reciprocal transplants. Santiago Valdez M., M. C. Rutherford, Jian Ling, Karen J. Esler	2004	2
8	ACKDAT: a digital spatial database of distributions of South African plant species and species assemblages South African Journal of Botany ·M. C. Rutherford, Leslie W. Powrie, Guy F. Midgley	2003	30
9	Assessing the vulnerability of species richness to anthropogenic climate change in a biodiversity hotspot Global Ecology and Biogeography ·Guy F. Midgley, Lee Hannah, David Millar, M. C. Rutherford, Leslie W. Powrie	2002	327
10	Climate change in conservation areas of South Africa and its potential impact on floristic composition: a first assessment Diversity and Distributions ·M. C. Rutherford, Leslie W. Powrie, R. E. Schulze	1999	56
11	Spatial and temporal changes in South African solar ultraviolet-B exposure: Implications for threatened taxa AMBIO ·C.F. Musil, M. C. Rutherford, Leslie W. Powrie, Lars Olof Björn, D. J. Mcdonald	1999	2
12	Realized Niche Spaces and Functional Types: A Framework for Prediction of Compositional Change Journal of Biogeography ·M. C. Rutherford, Maureen O’Callaghan, M Quijanonarezo, Leslie W. Powrie, R. E. Schulze, Diva Khusnul Chotimah, George W. Davis, M. Timm Hoffman, F. Mack	1995	23
13	Biomes of southern Africa: An objective categorization M. C. Rutherford, R. H. Westfall	1994	272
14	Allelochemic control of biomass allocation in interacting shrub species Journal of Chemical Ecology ·M. C. Rutherford, Leslie W. Powrie	1993	24
15	Photosynthetic Responses of Heliophilous Rhus Species to Environmental Modification by Invasive Shrubs Functional Ecology ·Guy F. Midgley, M. C. Rutherford, George W. Davis, Flocel Sabaté	1992	21
16	Growth rates, biomass and distribution of selected woody plant roots in Burkea africana-Ochna pulchra savanna Vegetatio ·M. C. Rutherford	1983	43
17	Seasonal woody plants shoot growth in Burkea africana-Ochna pulchra savanna M. C. Rutherford, Pauline Magadur	1982	2
18	A root observation chamber for replicated use in a natural plant community Plant and Soil ·M. C. Rutherford, Ronald Morin	1981	5
19	Plant-based techniques for determining available browse and browse utilization: A review The Botanical Review ·M. C. Rutherford	1979	44
20	Annual plant production-precipitation relations in arid and semi-arid regions South African Journal of Science ·M. C. Rutherford	1965	104

About M. C. Rutherford

M. C. Rutherford is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, Forestry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science, having authored 41 papers that have together received 4.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (30 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (9 papers), Forest ecology and management (5 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (5 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (5 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (4 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3 papers) and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (806 citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.3k citations), Forestry (440 citations), Archeology (95 citations) and Ecology (1.9k citations). M. C. Rutherford has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, Australia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Ladislav Mucina, Leslie W. Powrie, R. H. Westfall, Guy F. Midgley, David Millar, Lee Hannah, R. E. Schulze, Wilfried Thuiller, GREG HUGHES and Bastian Bomhard. Their work appears in journals such as South African Journal of Science, Functional Ecology, Journal of Biogeography, Land Degradation and Development and Diversity and Distributions.

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