Evans, S. W. The effects of Land-use Practices on Bird Diversity in a Rural Agri-ecosystem in the northern Limpopo Province of South Africa. Pan African Ornithological Conference, Dakar, Senegal. Poster.


Mauda, E.V., Munyai, T.C., Foord, S.H. Ant and Spider diversity in a rural landscape of the Vhembe Biosphere, South Africa. 3rd Global Change Conference. UKZN, South Africa.


Mauda, E.V., Munyai, T.C., Foord, S.H. Ant and Spider diversity in a rural landscape of the Vhembe Biosphere, South Africa. Australian Entomological Society 47th AGM and New Zealand Entomological Society. Ridges at Swanston Hotel, Melbourne, Australia.


Muluvhahothe, M.M, Munyai, T.C, Foord, S.H. A trait-based approach in understanding ant community assembly in the Soutpansberg Mountain, South Africa. 3rd Global Change Conference.UKZN, South Africa.


Nembudani, L. N. , Taylor, P. J. & Swanepoel, L. H. Response of rodents to land use gradients in small-holder croplands/rangelands in Northern Limpopo: Implications for Ecologically-Based Rodent Management. Mini-conference, StopRats Final Meeting, Arusha, Tanzania.


Pfeiffer M.; Langan L; Gaillard C; Higgins SI; Scheiter S. How can we model climate change and land use impacts on diversity of African savannas? 3rd National Conference on Global Change, Durban, South Africa.


Swanepoel, L H. & Taylor, P. J. Potential and human perceptions of biological control of rodent pests in rural villages in northern South Africa. 5th International Ecosummit Conference. Ecological Sustainability - Engineering Change. Montpellier, France.


Swanepoel, L. H. A first attempt at quantifying mammalian predation as an ecosystem service. Mini-conference, StopRats Final Meeting, Arusha, Tanzania.


Taylor, P. J., Foord, S., Gras, I., Linden, V., Weier, S., Maphote, T., Lauer, F. P. M., Tsharntke, T. Ecosystem services of bats and ants in subtropical fruit crops in southern Africa. 5th International Ecosummit Conference. Ecological Sustainability - Engineering Change. Montpellier, France.


Taylor, P. J., Valerie Linden, Sina Weier, Ingo Grass, Dries Alberts, Teja Tscharntke. Ecosystem services of bats in macadamia orchards in South Africa. 17th International Bat Research Conference, Durban.


Zhao, G., Hoffmann, M.P., Schellberg, J. Vulnerability of grain maize yield under meteorological droughts: a comparison of commercial with subsistence farms in South Africa. ICROP. Berlin.

Linstädter, A., Mudongo, E. I., Ruppert, J. C. What can drought experiments tell us about the ecology and management of dryland vegetation? 100th Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of America. Baltimore, USA. Invited Talk.


Linstädter, A., Ruppert, J.C. Convergence of aridity and grazing explains non-linear and inconsistent plant responses to grazing in drylands. GfÖ Annual Conference. Göttingen. Talk.


Mudongo, E.I., Ruppert, J.C., Linstädter, A. The DroughtAct Experiment: Exploring ecosystem functioning and management options in the face of drought. GfÖ Annual Conference, Göttingen. Talk.


Ruppert, J.C., Linstädter, A. Is "good" rainfall as good as "bad" is bad? Drylands` stability towards positive and negative rainfall anomalies. GfÖ Annual Conference, Göttingen. Talk.


Smith, A. M. Corrie Schoeman, Barend F. N. Erasmus, Peter John Taylor, Mark Keith. Land use effects on bat ensembles in two villages in Northern Limpopo, South Africa. 45th annual meeting of the GFOE (Ecological Society of Germany): "Ecology for a sustainable future".


Smith, A., Schoeman, M.C., Erasmus B.F.N., Taylor, P. J., Keith, M. Land Use effects on Bat Ensembles in Two Villages in Northern Limpopo. Joint XIX ESSA/37th ZSSA Congress, Grahamstown.


Swanepoel, L. & Taylor, P. Drivers of small carnivore density, diversity and distribution within mixed landscapes of South Africa. 45th annual meeting of the GFOE (Ecological Society of Germany): "Ecology for a sustainable future",


Swanepoel, L. H., Keith, M., Maree, N., & Taylor, P. Diversity of small carnivores in human dominated mixed landscapes of the Vhembe District in South Africa. 12th African Small Mammal Symposium, Madagascar. Poster


Taylor, P. J. Ecosystem services of bats in agro-ecosystems. Joint XIX ESSA/37th ZSSA Congress, Grahamstown.

Keith M., Nembudani, L. N., Kirsten, F., von Maltitz, E., Taylor, P. J. & Swanepoel, L. H. Conservation implications of rodent pest management in different agricultural matrices. Southern African Wildlife Management Association, Port Elizabeth, Southern Cape. Poster


Lekalakala, G., Hoffmann, M.P., Odhiambo, J., Ayisi, K., Whitbread, A.M. Can in-situ rainwater harvesting or conservation tillage practices reduce climate-related risk for maize based systems in the Limpopo Province, RSA - Tropentag. Prague, Czech Republic.


Mobe, N.T., K.K. Ayisi, A.S. Dolo, M.P. Hoffmann Exploring canola as winter crop for current and possible future climate conditions in Limpopo using Agricultural Production System Simulator (Apsim). National Climate Change Conference. Port Elisabeth, RSA.

Linstädter, A., Ruppert, J.C. Towards a network of combined rainfall & grazing manipulation experiments in arid rangelands. Batsheva de Rothschild Seminar on coordinated approaches for studying long-term ecosystem responses to global change. Ramat Hanadiv Park, Israel. Invited Talk.