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Sandra MacFadyen is spatial ecologist interested in macroscale ecosystem dynamics, with a special focus on applied spatial statistics for biodiversity conservation.

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Stellenbosch University Faculty of Science: Matieland, Western Cape, ZA

2019-03-01 to present | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Mathematical Sciences)
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BioGIS: Skukuza, Kruger National Park, ZA

2015-01-01 to present | Consultant (GeoSpatial Solutions for Biodiversity Conservation)
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South African National Parks: Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, ZA

2000-02-01 to 2013-05-31 | Geospatial Analyst (Scientific Services)
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Education and qualifications (5)

Stellenbosch University Faculty of Science: Matieland, Western Cape, ZA

2014-01-01 to 2018-12-07 | PhD (Joint-Degree) (Botany and Zoology)
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

2014-01-01 to 2018-09-10 | PhD (Joint-Degree) (Institute for Environmental Studies)
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

2008-01-01 to 2010-06-30 | MSc: Geographic Information Science (Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences)
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Tshwane University of Technology: Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA

2001-01-01 to 2002-12-31 | Baccalaureus Technologiae: Nature Conservation (Nature Conservation)
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Tshwane University of Technology: Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA

1997-01-01 to 1999-12-31 | National Diploma: Nature Conservation (Nature Conservation)
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Works (18)

Elephant population responses to increased density in Kruger National Park

Koedoe
2021-06-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v63i1.1660
Contributors: Albertus S. Louw; Sandra MacFadyen; Sam Ferreira; Cang Hui
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The Role of Environmental Factors in Promoting and Limiting Biological Invasions in South Africa

2020 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32394-3_13
Contributors: John R. Wilson; Llewellyn C. Foxcroft; Sjirk Geerts; M. Timm Hoffman; Sandra MacFadyen; John Measey; Anthony Mills; David M. Richardson; Mark P. Robertson; Brian W. van Wilgen
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Into the great wide open: do alien plants spread from rivers to dry savanna in the Kruger National Park?

NeoBiota
2020-08-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.60.54608
Contributors: Petr Pyšek; Martin Hejda; Jan Čuda; Guin Zambatis; Klára Pyšková; Sandra MacFadyen; David Storch; Robert Tropek; Llewellyn C. Foxcroft
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Spatiotemporal distribution dynamics of elephants in response to density, rainfall, rivers and fire in Kruger National Park, South Africa

Diversity and Distributions
2019-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12907
Contributors: Sandra MacFadyen; Cang Hui; Peter H. Verburg; Astrid J. A. Van Teeffelen; Mark Robertson
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Long‐term rainfall regression surfaces for the Kruger National Park, South Africa: a spatio‐temporal review of patterns from 1981 to 2015

International Journal of Climatology
2018-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/joc.5394
Contributors: Sandra MacFadyen; Nick Zambatis; Astrid J. A. Van Teeffelen; Cang Hui
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Plant invasion science in protected areas: progress and priorities

Biological Invasions
2017-01-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-016-1367-z
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Quantifying spatiotemporal drivers of environmental heterogeneity in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Landscape Ecology

Landscape Ecology
2016-04-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-016-0378-6
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Genetic analysis shows low levels of hybridization between African wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) and domestic cats (F. s. catus) in South Africa

Ecology and Evolution
2014-12-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1275
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The ongoing development of a pragmatic and adaptive fire management policy in a large African savanna protected area

Journal of Environmental Management
2013-12-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.11.003
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Rainfall, geology and landscape position generate large-scale spatiotemporal fire pattern heterogeneity in an African savanna

Ecography
2013-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2012.07555.x
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Predicting Incursion of Plant Invaders into Kruger National Park, South Africa

PLoS ONE
2011-12-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028711
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Science support within the South African National Parks adaptive management framework

Koedoe
2011-05-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v53i2.1010
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Defining optimal sampling effort for large-scale monitoring of invasive alien plants: a Bayesian method for estimating abundance and distribution

Journal of Applied Ecology
2011-03-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.01974.x
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Patterns of alien plant distribution at multiple spatial scales in a large national park: implications for ecology, management and monitoring

Diversity and Distributions
2009-04-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2008.00544.x
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An assessment of the implementation and outcomes of recent changes to fire management in the Kruger National Park

Koedoe
2008-05-13 | Journal article
DOI: 1010.4102/koedoe.v50i1.135
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Relationship between herbaceous biomass and 1-km2 Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) NDVI in Kruger National Park, South Africa

International Journal of Remote Sensing
2007-02-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500169098
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Woody vegetation of a mosaic of protected areas adjacent to the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Vegetation Science
2007-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2007.tb02597.x
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Reconstructing 50 years of Opuntia stricta invasion in the Kruger National Park, South Africa: environmental determinants and propagule pressure

Diversity and Distributions
2004-09-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1366-9516.2004.00117.x
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