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Validation of a spatial simulation model of a spreading alien plant population

S. Higgins, D. Richardson, R. Cowling, 2001 .

Influence of competition and rainfall manipulation on the growth responses of savanna trees and grasses.

S. Higgins, W. Bond, E. February, 2013, Ecology.

A review of models of alien plant spread.

S. Higgins, D. Richardson, 1996 .

Ecology of invasive plants: state of the art.

Harold A. Mooney, Steven I. Higgins, Richard N. Mack, 2005 .

Determinants of woody cover in African savannas

Kelly K. Caylor, S. Higgins, F. Ludwig, 2005, Nature.

Predicting the Landscape‐Scale Distribution of Alien Plants and Their Threat to Plant Diversity

S. Higgins, D. Richardson, R. Cowling, 1999 .

TRY – a global database of plant traits

S. Higgins, F. Chapin, S. Wright, 2011, Global Change Biology.

Three decades of multi-dimensional change in global leaf phenology

S. Higgins, R. Buitenwerf, Laura Rose, 2015 .

Atmospheric CO2 forces abrupt vegetation shifts locally, but not globally

S. Higgins, S. Scheiter, 2012, Nature.

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

S. Higgins, W. Bond, W. Trollope, 2000 .

Impacts of climate change on the vegetation of Africa: an adaptive dynamic vegetation modelling approach

S. Higgins, S. Scheiter, 2009 .

Ecosystem Assembly: A Mission for Terrestrial Earth System Science

S. Higgins, 2016, Ecosystems.

When is a ‘forest’ a savanna, and why does it matter?

S. Higgins, W. Bond, R. Fensham, 2011 .

Allometric equations for integrating remote sensing imagery into forest monitoring programmes

Mark C. Vanderwel, Glenn R. Moncrieff, S. Higgins, 2016, Global change biology.

Invasive plants have broader physiological niches

S. Higgins, D. Richardson, 2014, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Modeling invasive plant spread: the role of plant-environment interactions and model structure.

S. Higgins, D. Richardson, R. Cowling, 1996 .

On the relevance of intraspecific trait variability—A synthesis of 56 dry grassland sites across Europe

S. Higgins, M. Jung, C. Römermann, 2019, Flora.

The influence of interspecific interactions on species range expansion rates

Wilfried Thuiller, Dominique Gravel, Thomas C. Edwards, 2014, Ecography.

Is there a temporal niche separation in the leaf phenology of savanna trees and grasses?

Steven I. Higgins, S. Higgins, E. February, 2011 .

Biological and geophysical feedbacks with fire in the Earth system

Kyle G. Dexter, Ross A. Bradstock, W. J. Bond, 2018 .

Changes in woody community structure and composition under constrasting landuse systems in a semi‐arid savanna, South Africa

Charlie M. Shackleton, Steven I. Higgins, S. Higgins, 1999 .

Effects of four decades of fire manipulation on woody vegetation structure in Savanna.

Simon Scheiter, Navashni Govender, Steven I Higgins, 2007, Ecology.

Tree allometries reflect a lifetime of herbivory in an African savanna.

Glenn R. Moncrieff, S. Higgins, R. O’Hara, 2011, Ecology.

Savanna Vegetation-Fire-Climate Relationships Differ Among Continents

Pierre Hiernaux, Niall P. Hanan, Jeremy Russell-Smith, 2014, Science.

An ecological economic simulation model of mountain fynbos ecosystems: Dynamics, valuation and management

Robert Costanza, Steven I. Higgins, Richard M. Cowling, 1997 .

Local density effects on individual production are dynamic: insights from natural stands of a perennial savanna grass

S. Higgins, V. Grimm, A. Linstädter, 2015, Oecologia.

ARE LONG‐DISTANCE DISPERSAL EVENTS IN PLANTS USUALLY CAUSED BY NONSTANDARD MEANS OF DISPERSAL?

Michael L. Cain, Steven I. Higgins, Ran Nathan, 2003 .

Physically motivated empirical models for the spread and intensity of grass fires

Steven I. Higgins, William J. Bond, S. Higgins, 2008 .

Grazing and aridity reduce perennial grass abundance in semi-arid rangelands – Insights from a trait-based dynamic vegetation model

S. Higgins, A. Linstädter, Carola Martens, 2019, Ecological Modelling.

Defining functional biomes and monitoring their change globally

Glenn R. Moncrieff, S. Higgins, R. Buitenwerf, 2016, Global change biology.

Convergence among global biogeographical realms in the physiological niche of evergreen and deciduous vegetation

S. Higgins, R. Buitenwerf, 2016 .

Revising the biome concept for understanding and predicting global change impacts

Glenn R. Moncrieff, S. Higgins, W. Bond, 2016 .

Effects of nutrient supply on carbon and water economies of C4 grasses.

S. Higgins, E. February, R. Buitenwerf, 2018, Functional plant biology : FPB.

Progress in DGVMs: a comment on "Impacts of trait variation through observed trait–climate relationships on performance of an Earth system model: a conceptual analysis" by Verheijen et al. (2013)

S. Higgins, S. Scheiter, Liam Langan, 2014 .

Large uncertainties in future biome changes in Africa call for flexible climate adaptation strategies

S. Higgins, T. Hickler, G. Midgley, 2020, Global change biology.

Temperature dependence of the reproduction niche and its relevance for plant species distributions

S. Higgins, I. Chuine, O. Bykova, 2012 .

Costs of persistence and the spread of competing seeders and sprouters

S. Higgins, F. Schurr, O. Flores, 2008 .

Connecting dynamic vegetation models to data – an inverse perspective

S. Higgins, R. O’Hara, A. Huth, 2012 .

Understanding tree-grass coexistence and impacts of disturbances and resource variability in savannas

S. Higgins, F. Langevelde, H. Prins, 2010 .

EDITORIAL A niche for biology in species distribution models

S. Higgins, R. O’Hara, 2012 .

The dimensions of species diversity

S. Higgins, D. Bryant, G. Jordan, 2018, bioRxiv.

The dimensionality of niche space allows bounded and unbounded processes to jointly influence diversification

S. Higgins, D. Bryant, G. Jordan, 2018, Nature Communications.

Services supplied by South African fynbos ecosystems.

S. Higgins, R. Cowling, G. Daily, 1997 .

Invasive alien species and global change: a South African perspective

S. Higgins, D. Richardson, S. Milton, 2000 .

Tallo: A global tree allometry and crown architecture database

Mark C. Vanderwel, S. Higgins, J. Rada, 2022, Global Change Biology.

Intermediate Coupling between Aboveground and Belowground Biomass Maximises the Persistence of Grasslands

S. Higgins, S. Scheiter, 2013, PloS one.

SPECIAL SECTION: LAND USE OPTIONS IN DRY TROPICAL WOODLAND ECOSYSTEMS IN ZIMBABWE: A simulation model of miombo woodland dynamics under different management regimes

S. Higgins, W. Bond, J. Gambiza, 2000 .

Local density effects on individual production are dynamic: insights from natural stands of a perennial savanna grass

S. Higgins, V. Grimm, A. Linstädter, 2015, Oecologia.

Colonization and persistence ability explain the extent to which plant species fill their potential range

Frank M. Schurr, Steven I. Higgins, Anthony G. Rebelo, 2007 .

The eco-evolutionary significance of rainfall constancy for facultative CAM photosynthesis.

Andreas H. Schweiger, S. Higgins, G. Midgley, 2021, The New phytologist.

Tree distribution on a steep environmental gradient in an arid savanna

S. Higgins, E. February, A. West, 2007 .

A mechanistic model for secondary seed dispersal by wind and its experimental validation

S. Higgins, W. Bond, F. Schurr, 2005 .

Data from: Defining functional biomes and monitoring their change globally

S. Higgins, R. Buitenwerf, G. Moncrieff, 2016 .

Sustainable management of extensively managed savanna rangelands

Steven I. Higgins, Simon Scheiter, Jochen Kantelhardt, 2007 .

Comparison of four modeling tools for the prediction of potential distribution for non-indigenous weeds in the United States

Catherine S. Jarnevich, Amanda M. West, Seung Cheon Hong, 2018, Biological Invasions.

On the potential vegetation feedbacks that enhance phosphorus availability – insights from a process-based model linking geological and ecological timescales

S. Higgins, T. Hickler, A. Kleidon, 2013 .

The Nyl River floodplain, South Africa, as a functional unit of the landscape: A review of current information

S. Higgins, K. Rogers, G. Marneweck, 1996 .

Contrasting architecture of key African and Australian savanna tree taxa drives intercontinental structural divergence

Glenn R. Moncrieff, S. Higgins, Richard J. Williams, 2014 .

Using dynamic vegetation models to simulate plant range shifts

Dominique Gravel, Andreas Huth, Greta Bocedi, 2014 .

Dynamic management needs for long‐lived, sporadically recruiting plant species in human‐dominated landscapes

Andreas H. Schweiger, S. Higgins, J. Svenning, 2020 .

Diversification in evolutionary arenas—Assessment and synthesis

S. Higgins, M. Donoghue, C. Beierkuhnlein, 2019, bioRxiv.

Plant Species Migration as a Key Uncertainty in Predicting Future Impacts of Climate Change on Ecosystems: Progress and Challenges

Wilfried Thuiller, Steven I. Higgins, Guy F. Midgley, 2007 .

Partitioning of Root and Shoot Competition and the Stability of Savannas

S. Higgins, S. Scheiter, 2007, The American Naturalist.

Predicting Plant Migration Rates in a Changing World: The Role of Long‐Distance Dispersal

David M Richardson, Steven I Higgins, S. Higgins, 1999, The American Naturalist.

Stomatal traits relate to habitat preferences of herbaceous species in a temperate climate

S. Higgins, K. Auerswald, C. Römermann, 2017 .

Recruitment filters in a perennial grassland: the interactive roles of fire, competitors, moisture and seed availability

S. Higgins, V. Grimm, A. Linstädter, 2008 .

Climate change and long-term fire management impacts on Australian savannas.

S. Higgins, L. Hutley, J. Beringer, 2015, The New phytologist.

Pyrodiversity is the coupling of biodiversity and fire regimes in food webs

S. Higgins, D. Bowman, G. Perry, 2016, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

An ecological economic simulation model of a non-selective grazing system in the Nama Karoo, South Africa

S. Higgins, R. Cowling, P. Beukes, 2002 .

The distribution of tree and grass roots in savannas in relation to soil nitrogen and water

S. Higgins, E. February, 2010 .

The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset

Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia, Nathan J B Kraft, S. Higgins, 2022, Scientific Data.

Spatially realistic plant metapopulation models and the colonization–competition trade‐off

S. Higgins, M. Cain, 2002 .

Forecasting plant migration rates: managing uncertainty for risk assessment

Thomas Hovestadt, James S. Clark, Frank M. Schurr, 2003 .

Water sourcing by trees in a mesic savanna: Responses to severing deep and shallow roots

S. Higgins, W. Bond, E. February, 2011 .

A dynamic ecological-economic model as a tool for conflict resolution in an invasive-alien-plant, biological control and native-plant scenario

Steven I. Higgins, Richard M. Cowling, S. Higgins, 1997 .

Impacts of past habitat loss and future climate change on the range dynamics of South African Proteaceae

S. Higgins, F. Jeltsch, F. Schurr, 2013 .

Estimating plant migration rates under habitat loss and fragmentation

Steven I. Higgins, Sandra Lavorel, Eloy Revilla, 2003 .

Forests, savannas, and grasslands: bridging the knowledge gap between ecology and Dynamic Global Vegetation Models

Victor Brovkin, Steven I. Higgins, Max Rietkerk, 2014 .

Which traits determine shifts in the abundance of tree species in a fire‐prone savanna?

S. Higgins, W. Bond, E. February, 2012 .

Next-generation dynamic global vegetation models: learning from community ecology.

Simon Scheiter, Liam Langan, Steven I Higgins, 2013, The New phytologist.

Publisher Correction: Shifts in vegetation activity of terrestrial ecosystems attributable to climate trends

S. Higgins, Edward Muhoko, Timo Conradi, 2023, Nature Geoscience.

An operational definition of the biome for global change research.

Andreas H. Schweiger, S. Higgins, G. Midgley, 2020, The New phytologist.

African biomes are most sensitive to changes in CO2 under recent and near-future CO2 conditions

Glenn R. Moncrieff, S. Higgins, S. Scheiter, 2019, Biogeosciences.

Water Limitation, Fire, and Savanna Persistence

S. Higgins, W. Platt, B. Beckage, 2019, Savanna Woody Plants and Large Herbivores.

African shrub distribution emerges via a trade‐off between height and sapwood conductivity

S. Higgins, Carola Martens, S. Scheiter, 2018, Journal of Biogeography.

Climate‐biomes, pedo‐biomes or pyro‐biomes: which world view explains the tropical forest–savanna boundary in South America?

S. Higgins, S. Scheiter, Liam Langan, 2017 .

The future distribution of the savannah biome: model-based and biogeographic contingency

Glenn R. Moncrieff, S. Higgins, S. Scheiter, 2016, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

Understanding global change impacts on South African biomes using Dynamic Vegetation Models

Glenn R. Moncrieff, S. Higgins, S. Scheiter, 2015 .

Feedback of trees on nitrogen mineralization to restrict the advance of trees in C4 savannahs

S. Higgins, E. February, Moagi Keretetse, 2015, Biology Letters.

Global change biology Feedback of trees on nitrogen mineralization to restrict the advance of trees in C 4 savannahs

S. Higgins, E. February, Moagi Keretetse, 2015 .

How to tell a shrub from a tree: A life‐history perspective from a South African savanna

S. Higgins, N. Govender, Alexander Zizka, 2014 .

Increasing atmospheric CO2 overrides the historical legacy of multiple stable biome states in Africa.

Glenn R. Moncrieff, S. Higgins, W. Bond, 2014, The New phytologist.

A description of the functional vegetation pattern of a semi-arid floodplain, South Africa

S. Higgins, K. Rogers, J. Kemper, 1997, Plant Ecology.

A proposed prioritization system for the management of invasive alien plants in South Africa

Charlie M. Shackleton, Mark P. Robertson, John H. Hoffmann, 2003 .

Predictive ability of a process‐based versus a correlative species distribution model

S. Higgins, N. Beeton, Timo Conradi, 2020, Ecology and evolution.

USING A DYNAMIC LANDSCAPE MODEL FOR PLANNING THE MANAGEMENT OF ALIEN PLANT INVASIONS

Steven I. Higgins, Richard M. Cowling, David M. Richardson, 2000 .

Pine invasions in the southern hemisphere: modelling interactions between organism, environment and disturbance

Steven I. Higgins, David M. Richardson, S. Higgins, 1998, Plant Ecology.

Abiotic site conditions affect photosynthesis rates by changing leaf functional traits

S. Higgins, K. Auerswald, C. Römermann, 2021, Basic and Applied Ecology.

Potential impact of large ungulate grazers on African vegetation, carbon storage and fire regimes

S. Higgins, A. Rammig, T. Hickler, 2015 .

Coupling a physiological grazer population model with a generalized model for vegetation dynamics.

S. Higgins, A. Rammig, T. Hickler, 2013 .

Fire and fire-adapted vegetation promoted C4 expansion in the late Miocene.

Simon Scheiter, Colin P Osborne, Catherine Bradshaw, 2012, The New phytologist.

Rapid Leaf Deployment Strategies in a Deciduous Savanna

S. Higgins, E. February, Edmund Carl February, 2016, PloS one.

How many elephants can you fit into a conservation area

S. Higgins, S. Scheiter, 2012 .

A niche for biology in species distribution models

Steven I. Higgins, Robert B. O'Hara, Christine Römermann, 2012 .

Diversification is decoupled from biome fidelity: Acacia – a case study

William G. Lee, S. Higgins, M. Larcombe, 2019, Journal of Biogeography.

The stability of African savannas: insights from the indirect estimation of the parameters of a dynamic model.

Simon Scheiter, Steven I Higgins, S. Higgins, 2010, Ecology.

Major contribution of grass roots to soil carbon pools and CO2 fluxes in a mesic savanna

S. Higgins, E. February, J. Pausch, 2020, Plant and Soil.

Current and future threats to plant biodiversity on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa

S. Higgins, D. Richardson, R. Cowling, 1996, Biodiversity & Conservation.

ECOLOGICAL SOUNDING When is a ‘ forest ’ a savanna , and why does it matter ?

S. Higgins, W. Bond, R. Fensham, 2011 .

Shifts in vegetation activity of terrestrial ecosystems attributable to climate trends

S. Higgins, Edward Muhoko, Timo Conradi, 2023, Nature Geoscience.

Integrated control of invasive alien plants in terrestrial ecosystems

Dave Richardson, Steven I. Higgins, Brian van Wilgen, 2001 .

The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset

Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia, Nathan J B Kraft, S. Higgins, 2015, Nature.

Limited climatic space for alternative ecosystem states in Africa

S. Higgins, R. O’Hara, L. Kruger, 2023, Science.

Grass mortality in semi-arid savanna: The role of fire, competition and self-shading

S. Higgins, V. Grimm, A. Linstädter, 2010 .

Intercontinental divergence in the climate envelope of major plant biomes

Glenn R. Moncrieff, S. Higgins, T. Hickler, 2015 .

Remote sensing and modeling of savannas: The state of the dis-union

Damian Barrett, Robert J. Scholes, Michael J. Hill, 2011 .

Approximating optimal numerical solutions to bio-economic systems: How useful is simulation-optimization?

Jochen Kantelhardt, Jan Börner, Steven I. Higgins, 2013 .

Rainfall or Price Variability: What Determines Rangeland Management Decisions? A Simulation-Optimization Approach to South African Savannas

Jan Börner, Steven I. Higgins, Simon Scheiter, 2007 .

Savanna Vegetation-Fire-Climate Relationships Differ Among Continents

S. Higgins, T. M. Anderson, Richard J. Williams, 2014, Science.

Defining functional biomes and monitoring their change globally

Glenn R. Moncrieff, S. Higgins, R. Buitenwerf, 2016, Global change biology.

Special Issue: The ecological niche as a window to biodiversity

S. Higgins, R. O’Hara, C. Römermann, 2012 .

The stability of African savannas: insights from the indirect estimation of the parameters of a dynamic model.

S. Higgins, M. Sankaran, S. Scheiter, 2010, Ecology.