Ruan Veldtman

4.4k total citations
42 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Ruan Veldtman is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruan Veldtman has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 24 papers in Insect Science and 19 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Ruan Veldtman's work include Plant and animal studies (27 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (18 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (13 papers). Ruan Veldtman is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (27 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (18 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (13 papers). Ruan Veldtman collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Benin and United Kingdom. Ruan Veldtman's co-authors include Luísa G. Carvalheiro, Sue W. Nicolson, Mélodie A. McGeoch, Colleen L. Seymour, Willem de Lange, Mike Allsopp, Sylvanus Mensah, Thomas Seifert, Romain Glèlè Kakaï and John S. Donaldson and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology Letters and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ruan Veldtman

38 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Multimarker genetic analyses of Gonimbrasia belina, the most harvested wild edible insect of mopane woodlands in Southern Africa, supports concerns over the sustainability of the species 2025 ·Conservation Genetics ·(unknown), Ruan Veldtman, Casper Nyamukondiwa, (unknown), Bárbara van Asch	0
2	Prioritizing scientific data over expert opinion in the valid assessment of Australian Acacia biocontrol success 2025 ·Ruan Veldtman, (unknown)	0
3	Questioning the effectiveness of seed-reducing agents on invasive Acacia: Pod production relative to gall abundance of classical biological control agents 2024 ·Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics ·(unknown), Ruan Veldtman, (unknown), Karen J. Esler	0
4	Mitogenomics and the Global Dispersion of Vespula germanica: A Case Study from South Africa Shows Evidence for Two Separate Invasion Events 2022 ·Diversity ·Bárbara van Asch, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ruan Veldtman	0
5	Honeybush (Cyclopia spp.) phenology and associated arthropod diversity in the Overberg region, South Africa 2019 ·Bothalia ·(unknown), (unknown), Ruan Veldtman, Pia Addison	9
6	Horizon scanning for South African biodiversity: A need for social engagement as well as science 2019 ·AMBIO ·Colleen L. Seymour, Lindsey Gillson, Matthew F. Child, Krystal A. Tolley, (unknown), Jessica M. da Silva, Graham J. Alexander, Pippin Anderson, Colleen T. Downs, Benis N. Egoh, David A. Ehlers Smith, Yvette C. Ehlers Smith, Karen J. Esler, Patrick O’Farrell, Andrew Skowno, (unknown), Ruan Veldtman	18
7	Seed survival of Australian Acacia in the Western Cape of South Africa in the presence of biological control agents and given environmental variation 2019 ·PeerJ ·(unknown), Ruan Veldtman, (unknown), Karen J. Esler	9
8	Are managed pollinators ultimately linked to the pollination ecosystem service paradigm? 2018 ·South African Journal of Science ·Ruan Veldtman	5
9	Invasive Australian Acacia seed banks: Size and relationship with stem diameter in the presence of gall-forming biological control agents 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Ruan Veldtman, (unknown), Karen J. Esler	37
10	Aboveground Biomass and Carbon in a South African Mistbelt Forest and the Relationships with Tree Species Diversity and Forest Structures 2016 ·Forests ·Sylvanus Mensah, Ruan Veldtman, Ben du Toit, Romain Glèlè Kakaï, Thomas Seifert	65
11	Potential supply of floral resources to managed honey bees in natural mistbelt forests 2016 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Sylvanus Mensah, Ruan Veldtman, Thomas Seifert	22
12	Tree species diversity promotes aboveground carbon storage through functional diversity and functional dominance 2016 ·Ecology and Evolution ·Sylvanus Mensah, Ruan Veldtman, Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo, Romain Glèlè Kakaï, Thomas Seifert	119
13	Creating patches of native flowers facilitates crop pollination in large agricultural fields: mango as a case study 2012 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·Luísa G. Carvalheiro, Colleen L. Seymour, Sue W. Nicolson, Ruan Veldtman	136
14	Consequences of warming up a hotspot: species range shifts within a centre of bee diversity 2012 ·Diversity and Distributions ·Michael Kuhlmann, Danni Guo, Ruan Veldtman, John S. Donaldson	45
15	Creating novel food webs on introduced Australian acacias: indirect effects of galling biological control agents 2011 ·Diversity and Distributions ·Ruan Veldtman, (unknown), A. Botes, Şerban Procheş, Alicia E. Timm, H. Geertsema, Steven L. Chown	26
16	Natural and within-farmland biodiversity enhances crop productivity 2011 ·Ecology Letters ·Luísa G. Carvalheiro, Ruan Veldtman, Awraris Getachew Shenkute, (unknown), Christian W. W. Pirk, John S. Donaldson, Sue W. Nicolson	263
17	Valuing Insect Pollination Services with Cost of Replacement 2008 ·PLoS ONE ·Mike Allsopp, Willem de Lange, Ruan Veldtman	232
18	Dissecting the plant–insect diversity relationship in the Cape 2008 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Şerban Procheş, Félix Forest, Ruan Veldtman, Steven L. Chown, Richard M. Cowling, Steven D. Johnson, David M. Richardson, Vincent Savolainen	44
19	Parasitoids of southern African wild silk moths (Lepidoptera) 2004 ·African Entomology ·Ruan Veldtman, Mélodie A. McGeoch, Clarke H. Scholtz	7
20	Variability in cocoon size in southern African wild silk moths: implications for sustainable harvesting 2002 ·African Entomology ·Ruan Veldtman, Mélodie A. McGeoch, (unknown)	10

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