W.S.W. Trollope

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

W.S.W. Trollope is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, W.S.W. Trollope has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 17 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 15 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in W.S.W. Trollope's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (26 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (15 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (12 papers). W.S.W. Trollope is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (26 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (15 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (12 papers). W.S.W. Trollope collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Germany. W.S.W. Trollope's co-authors include William J. Bond, Steven I. Higgins, Navashni Govender, A.L.F. Potgieter, Brian W. van Wilgen, Robert Buitenwerf, Nicola Stevens, L. A. Trollope, N.M. Tainton and Edmund C. February and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Ecology and Global Change Biology.

In The Last Decade

W.S.W. Trollope

47 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Fire, resprouting and variability: a recipe for grass–tree coexistence in savanna

2000 832 citations Steven I. Higgins, William J. Bond et al. Journal of Ecology profile →

Peers

W.S.W. Trollope

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GPC

ECOLO

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Navashni Govender South Africa

B. H. Walker South Africa

Ian D. Lunt Australia

Fred E. Smeins United States

Phillip L. Sims United States

Rex D. Pieper United States

P. S. White United States

Anders Granström Sweden

Jayashree Ratnam India

Rodolfo Á. Golluscio Argentina

Navashni Govender South Africa

W.S.W. Trollope

1.7k ×0.8

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2.1k ×1.0

GPC

1.5k ×1.0

ECOLO

349 ×0.7

MMPL

242 ×0.6

Citations per year, relative to W.S.W. Trollope W.S.W. Trollope (= 1×) peers Navashni Govender

Countries citing papers authored by W.S.W. Trollope

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Fields of papers citing papers by W.S.W. Trollope

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W.S.W. Trollope

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tedder, Michelle, Kevin Kirkman, Craig Morris, W.S.W. Trollope, & Mpaphi C. Bonyongo. (2013). Classification and mapping of the composition and structure of dry woodland and savanna in the eastern Okavango Delta. Koedoe. 55(1). 3 indexed citations

Smith, Melinda D., Brian W. van Wilgen, Catherine E. Burns, et al.. (2012). Long-term effects of fire frequency and season on herbaceous vegetation in savannas of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Journal of Plant Ecology. 6(1). 71–83. 59 indexed citations

Buitenwerf, Robert, William J. Bond, Nicola Stevens, & W.S.W. Trollope. (2011). Increased tree densities in South African savannas: >50 years of data suggests CO₂ as a driver. Global Change Biology. 18(2). 675–684. 282 indexed citations

Higgins, Steven I., William J. Bond, Edmund C. February, et al.. (2007). EFFECTS OF FOUR DECADES OF FIRE MANIPULATION ON WOODY VEGETATION STRUCTURE IN SAVANNA. Ecology. 88(5). 1119–1125. 375 indexed citations

Bothma, Jacobus du P., et al.. (2002). Assessment of the woody vegetation of Ol Choro Oiroua, Masai Mara, Kenya. African Journal of Ecology. 40(1). 76–83. 8 indexed citations

Bothma, Jacobus du P., et al.. (2000). Estimation of the herbaceous standing crop of the grassy plains of OI Choro Oiroua in the Masai Mara region of Kenya. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 17(1-3). 115–118. 1 indexed citations

Higgins, Steven I., William J. Bond, & W.S.W. Trollope. (2000). Fire, resprouting and variability: a recipe for grass–tree coexistence in savanna. Journal of Ecology. 88(2). 213–229. 832 indexed citations breakdown →

Trollope, W.S.W., et al.. (1990). Veld and pasture management terminology in southern Africa. Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 7(1). 52–61. 55 indexed citations

Trollope, W.S.W., et al.. (1987). Use of key grass species for assessing veld condition in the eastern cape. Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 4(3). 113–115. 20 indexed citations

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Trollope, W.S.W.. (1987). Effect of season of burning on grass recovery in the false thornveld of the eastern cape. Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 4(2). 74–77. 18 indexed citations

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Trollope, W.S.W. & N.M. Tainton. (1986). Effect of fire intensity on the grass and bush components of the Eastern Cape thornveld. Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 3(2). 37–42. 66 indexed citations

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Trollope, W.S.W. & A.L.F. Potgieter. (1986). Estimating grass fuel loads with a disc pasture meter in the Kruger National Park. Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 3(4). 148–152. 95 indexed citations

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Teague, W.R., et al.. (1981). Veld management in the semi‐arid bush‐grass communities of the eastern cape. Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 16(1). 23–28. 46 indexed citations

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Trollope, W.S.W.. (1981). Recommended terms, definitions and units to be used in fire ecology in South Africa. Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 16(1). 107–109. 8 indexed citations

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Danckwerts, J.E. & W.S.W. Trollope. (1980). Assessment of the disc pasture meter on natural veld in the false thornveld of the eastern province. Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 15(1). 47–52. 20 indexed citations

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Trollope, W.S.W.. (1980). Controlling bush encroachment with fire in the savanna areas of South Africa. Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 15(1). 173–177. 63 indexed citations

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Trollope, W.S.W., et al.. (1979). Short‐term burning treatments and ecological interactions in the herb layer of false thornveld of the eastern province. Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 14(1). 79–83. 14 indexed citations

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Trollope, W.S.W.. (1978). Fire behaviour – A preliminary study. Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 13(1). 123–128. 47 indexed citations

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Trollope, W.S.W.. (1974). Role of fire in preventing bush encroachment in the Eastern Cape. Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 9(1). 67–72. 54 indexed citations

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Trollope, W.S.W.. (1973). Fire as a method of controlling macchia (fynbos) vegetation on the Amatole mountains of the eastern cape. Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 8(1). 35–41. 17 indexed citations

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