Izak P. J. Smit - Concepedia

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Izak P. J. Smit

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I P J Smit, I. P. J. Smit, I. Smit, I.P.J. Smit, Izak P Smit, Izak P. J. Smit, Izak P. Smit, Izak P.J. Smit, Izak PJ Smit, Izak Smit

138

Publications

3.5K

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100

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South African National Parks Scientific Services University of the Witwatersrand Nelson Mandela University Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

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Izak P. J. Smit is an author at South African National Parks specializing in geography, social sciences, and engineering.

Top Concepts

#	Concept	H-Index	Publications	Citations
1	Engineering	23	36	1.8K
2	Education	3	3	109
3	Business	1	1	14
4	Health Sciences	1	1	22
5	Management	1	1	14

Izak P. J. Smit

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	Year	Citations
Do artificial waterholes influence the way herbivores use the landscape? Herbivore distribution patterns around rivers and artificial surface water sources in a large African savanna park Izak P. J. Smit, Cornelia C. Grant, Bernard Devereux Biological Conservation Herbivore Distribution PatternsLand UseArtificial WaterholesLandscape EcologySocial Sciences	2007	269
Mapping tree species composition in South African savannas using an integrated airborne spectral and LiDAR system Moses Azong Cho, Renaud Mathieu, Gregory P. Asner, Remote Sensing of Environment Lidar SystemEnvironmental MonitoringEngineeringForest BiometricsTree Species Composition	2012	221
Ecology of grazing lawns in Africa Gareth P. Hempson, Sally Archibald, William J. Bond, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society	2014	211
Effects of fire on woody vegetation structure in African savanna Izak P. J. Smit, Gregory P. Asner, Navashni Govender, Ecological Applications Fire ModelingEngineeringWoody VegetationBiogeographyFire Dynamic	2010	179
Ecosystem‐scale effects of megafauna in African savannas Gregory P. Asner, Nicholas R. Vaughn, Izak P. J. Smit, Ecography BiodiversityEngineeringEcosystem FunctioningElephant DensityForest Conservation	2015	120
Sustainability of protected areas: Vulnerabilities and opportunities as revealed by COVID-19 in a national park management agency M. Kyle S. Smith, Izak P. J. Smit, Louise Swemmer, Biological Conservation Environmental GovernanceCommunity-based ConservationEngineeringGeographySustainable Development	2021	117
An examination of the potential efficacy of high‐intensity fires for reversing woody encroachment in savannas Izak P. J. Smit, Gregory P. Asner, Navashni Govender, Journal of Applied Ecology EngineeringLate Dry SeasonVegetation-atmosphere InteractionsFire SuppressionFire Dynamic	2016	104
Predicting the Effects of Woody Encroachment on Mammal Communities, Grazing Biomass and Fire Frequency in African Savannas Izak P. J. Smit, H.H.T. Prins PLoS ONE Mammal CommunitiesRangeland ProductivityLand UseWoody Cover GradientGeography	2015	99
Surface Moisture and Vegetation Cover Analysis for Drought Monitoring in the Southern Kruger National Park Using Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, and Landsat-8 Marcel Urban, Christian Berger, Tami E Mudau, Remote Sensing Environmental MonitoringEngineeringTerrestrial SensingEarth ScienceVegetation Cover Analysis	2018	97
Disruption of Rhino Demography by Poachers May Lead to Population Declines in Kruger National Park, South Africa Sam M. Ferreira, Cathy Greaver, Grant A. Knight, PLoS ONE Rhino DemographyBiodiversity LossEngineeringWildlife EcologyHabitat Loss	2015	80

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