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1. Effects of Acacia melanoxylon , an alien tree species to South Africa, on Afrotemperate forest tree sapling composition
Tineke Kraaij, Johan A Baard, B Adriaan Grobler, Bayleigh Miles
Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science  vol: 85  issue: 2  first page: 74  year: 2023  
doi: 10.2989/20702620.2023.2198093

2. Nitrogen and phosphorus influence Acacia saligna invasiveness in the fynbos biome
Nanike Esterhuizen, Jane Forrester, Karen J. Esler, Corlie Wigley-Coetzee, Rafael Jorge Morcillo, Aleysia Kleinert, María Pérez-Fernández, Alex J. Valentine
Plant Ecology  vol: 221  issue: 5  first page: 309  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1007/s11258-020-01010-7

3. Small ratios of anabolic to catabolic soil nutrients constrain invasive alien trees in the Western Cape, South Africa
Anthony J. Mills, Jessica L. Allen, Zurelda M. le Roux
South African Journal of Botany  vol: 132  first page: 196  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2020.03.035

4. The role of phosphorus deficiency in nodule microbial composition, and carbon and nitrogen nutrition of a native legume tree in the Cape fynbos ecosystem
Anathi Magadlela, Waafeka Vardien, Aleysia Kleinert, Léanne L. Dreyer, Alexander J. Valentine
Australian Journal of Botany  vol: 63  issue: 5  first page: 379  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1071/BT14216

5. Invasion of an Afrotemperate forest complex by the polyphagous shot hole borer beetle
G. Townsend, E. van Rooyen, M. Hill, W. De Beer, F. Roets
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata  vol: 172  issue: 4  first page: 354  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1111/eea.13415

6. Does a tradeoff between trait plasticity and resource conservatism contribute to the maintenance of alternative stable states?
Simon C. Power, G. Anthony Verboom, William J. Bond, Michael D. Cramer
New Phytologist  vol: 223  issue: 4  first page: 1809  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1111/nph.15981

7. The polyphagous shot hole borer beetle: Current status of a perfect invader in South Africa
Elmar Van Rooyen, Trudy Paap, Wilhelm De Beer, Garyn Townsend, Shawn Fell, Wilma J. Nel, Seamus Morgan, Martin Hill, Francois Roets
South African Journal of Science  vol: 117  issue: 11/12  year: 2021  
doi: 10.17159/sajs.2021/9736

8. Glutamate dehydrogenase is essential in the acclimation of Virgilia divaricata, a legume indigenous to the nutrient-poor Mediterranean-type ecosystems of the Cape Fynbos
Anathi Magadlela, Rafael Jorge Leon Morcillo, Aleysia Kleinert, Mauritz Venter, Emma Steenkamp, Alex Valentine
Journal of Plant Physiology  vol: 243  first page: 153053  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2019.153053

9. Legume nodules from nutrient-poor soils exhibit high plasticity of cellular phosphorus recycling and conservation during variable phosphorus supply
Waafeka Vardien, Emma T. Steenkamp, Alexander J. Valentine
Journal of Plant Physiology  vol: 191  first page: 73  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2015.12.002

10. Between- and within-biome resistance and resilience at the fynbos-forest ecotone, South Africa
A James MacPherson, Lindsey Gillson, M Timm Hoffman
The Holocene  vol: 29  issue: 11  first page: 1801  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1177/0959683619862046

11. Does P deficiency affect nodule bacterial composition and N source utilization in a legume from nutrient-poor Mediterranean-type ecosystems?
Anathi Magadlela, Chrizelle Beukes, Fanus Venter, Emma Steenkamp, Alex Valentine
Soil Biology and Biochemistry  vol: 104  first page: 164  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.10.021

12. A critical view on the soil fertility status of minimum-till kikuyu–ryegrass pastures in South Africa
Pieter A Swanepoel, Chris C du Preez, Philip R Botha, Hennie A Snyman
African Journal of Range & Forage Science  vol: 32  issue: 2  first page: 113  year: 2015  
doi: 10.2989/10220119.2015.1008043

13. Evergreen forests in South Africa – their composition, biogeography, ecological dynamics and sustainable use management
Coert J Geldenhuys, Eugene J Moll, Rudi C Swart
South African Journal of Botany  vol: 188  first page: 63  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2025.11.018

14. Forest biomes of Southern Africa
Ladislav Mucina, Mervyn C. Lötter, Michael C. Rutherford, Adriaan van Niekerk, Paul D. Macintyre, James L. Tsakalos, Jonathan Timberlake, Janine B. Adams, Taryn Riddin, Lauren K. Mccarthy
New Zealand Journal of Botany  vol: 60  issue: 4  first page: 377  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1080/0028825X.2021.1960383

15. Nodules from Fynbos legume Virgilia divaricata have high functional plasticity under variable P supply levels
Waafeka Vardien, Jolanta Mesjasz-Przybylowicz, Wojciech J. Przybylowicz, Yaodong Wang, Emma T. Steenkamp, Alex J. Valentine
Journal of Plant Physiology  vol: 171  issue: 18  first page: 1732  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2014.08.005

16. The effect of adjacent vegetation on fire severity in Afrotemperate forest along the southern Cape coast of South Africa
Brandon Giddey, Johan A Baard, Lufuno Vhengani, Tineke Kraaij
Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science  vol: 83  issue: 3  first page: 225  year: 2021  
doi: 10.2989/20702620.2021.1936686

17. Variable P supply affects N metabolism in a legume tree, Virgilia divaricata, from nutrient-poor Mediterranean-type ecosystems
Anathi Magadlela, Waafeka Vardien, Aleysia Kleinert, Emma T. Steenkamp, Alexander J. Valentine
Functional Plant Biology  vol: 43  issue: 3  first page: 287  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1071/FP15262

18. Invasive plant species may serve as a biological corridor for the invertebrate fauna of naturally isolated hosts
D. Van der Colff, L. L. Dreyer, A. Valentine, F. Roets
Journal of Insect Conservation  vol: 19  issue: 5  first page: 863  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1007/s10841-015-9804-3

19. Roots and Nodules Response Differently to P Starvation in the Mediterranean-Type Legume Virgilia divaricata
Gary G. Stevens, María A. Pérez-Fernández, Rafael J. L. Morcillo, Aleysia Kleinert, Paul Hills, D. Jacobus Brand, Emma T. Steenkamp, Alex J. Valentine
Frontiers in Plant Science  vol: 10  year: 2019  
doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00073

20. Seed bank and growth comparisons of native (Virgilia divaricata) and invasive alien (Acacia mearnsiiandA. melanoxylon) plants: implications for conservation
Stefan A. Goets, Tineke Kraaij, Keith M. Little
PeerJ  vol: 6  first page: e5466  year: 2018  
doi: 10.7717/peerj.5466

21. Drier climatic conditions may lead to increased herbivorous insect pressure on a native tree, but not on an invasive competitor
Dewidine Van der Colff, Leanne Dreyer, Alex Valentine, Francois Roets
African Entomology  vol: 33  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.17159/2254-8854/2025/a21472

22. Comparison of nutrient cycling abilities between the invasive Acacia mearnsii and the native Virgilia divaricata trees growing sympatrically in forest margins in South Africa
D. Van der Colff, L.L. Dreyer, A. Valentine, F. Roets
South African Journal of Botany  vol: 111  first page: 358  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2017.04.001

23. Soil quality characteristics of kikuyu–ryegrass pastures in South Africa
P.A. Swanepoel, C.C. du Preez, P.R. Botha, H.A. Snyman, J. Habig
Geoderma  vol: 232-234  first page: 589  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2014.06.018

24. Biome boundary maintained by intense belowground resource competition in world’s thinnest-rooted plant community
Mingzhen Lu, William J. Bond, Efrat Sheffer, Michael D. Cramer, Adam G. West, Nicky Allsopp, Edmund C. February, Samson Chimphango, Zeqing Ma, Jasper A. Slingsby, Lars O. Hedin
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences  vol: 119  issue: 9  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2117514119

25. Forest and fynbos are alternative states on the same nutrient poor geological substrate
C. Coetsee, W.J. Bond, B.J. Wigley
South African Journal of Botany  vol: 101  first page: 57  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.11.007