How Much Does Light Pollution Alter Vector Disease Transmission at Scale?

Coetzee, B.W.T., and L. van Zyl. 2025. How Much Does Light Pollution Alter Vector Disease Transmission at Scale? African Journal of Ecology 63, no. 5: e70067.Doi:10.1111/aje.70067

The Environmental Light Characteristics of Forest Under Different Logging Regimes.

Coetzee, B.W.T., van Zyl, L. 2024. The Environmental Light Characteristics of Forest Under Different Logging Regimes. Ecology and Evolution 10;14(12):e70623. doi:10.1002/ece3.70623.

Only incandescent light significantly decreases feeding of Anopheles funestus s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes under laboratory conditions.

van Zyl, L., Burke, A.M., Koekemoer, L.L., Coetzee, B.W.T. 2024. Only incandescent light significantly decreases feeding of Anopheles funestus s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes under laboratory conditions. Parasitology Research 123, pp 355. Doi:10.1007/s00436-024-08370-3

Scaling artificial light at night and disease vector interactions into socio-ecological systems: a conceptual appraisal.

Coetzee, B.W.T., Burke, A.M., Koekemoer, L.L., Robertson, M.P., Smit, I.P.J. 2023. Scaling artificial light at night and disease vector interactions into socio-ecological systems: a conceptual appraisal. Philosophical Transactions B, 378. Doi:10.1098/rstb.2022.0371

A Delphi assessment of Climate Change Risks in Southern Africa in the 21st Century.

Scholes, R.J., Coetzer, K.L., Matsika, R., Coetzee, B.W.T., Ernst, Y., Etale, A., Kubanza, N.S.,  Moyo, K., Nkrumah, B., Engelbrech, F.A., Simatele, M.D.,  Coleen H. Vogel, C.H. 2023. A Delphi assessment of Climate Change Risks in Southern Africa in the 21st Century. Climate Risk Management. doi:10.1016/j.crm.2023.100566

Need for shared internal mound conditions by fungus-growing Macrotermes does not predict their species distributions, in current or future climates.

Seymour, C.L., Korb, J., Joseph, G.S., Hassall, R., Coetzee, B.W.T. 2023. Need for shared internal mound conditions by fungus-growing Macrotermes does not predict their species distributions, in current or future climates. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. B3782022015220220152. Doi:10.1098/rstb.2022.0152

Reply to: Capturing stochasticity properly is key to understanding the nuances of the Living Planet Index.

Buschke, F.T., Hagan, J.G., Santini, L., Coetzee, B.W.T. 2023. Reply to: Capturing stochasticity properly is key to understanding the nuances of the Living Planet Index. Nature Ecology and Evolution. Dot:10.1038/s41559-023-02087-9

The impacts of artificial light at night in Africa: Prospects for a research agenda.

Coetzee, B.W.T., Smit, I.P., Ackermann, S., Gaston, K.J. 2023. The impacts of artificial light at night in Africa: Prospects for a research agenda. South African Journal of Science, 119(3/4).  doi:10.17159/sajs.2023/13988

 

Artificial Light as a Modulator of Mosquito-Borne Disease Risk.

Coetzee, B.W.T., Gaston, K.J., Koekemoer, L.L., Kruger, T., Riddin, M.A., Smit, I.P.J. 2022. Artificial Light as a Modulator of Mosquito-Borne Disease Risk. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9:768090. doi:10.3389/fevo.2021.768090

Reimagining the wilderness ethic to include “people and nature”.

Coetzee, B.W., Ferriera, S.M. & Smit, I.P. 2022. Reimagining the wilderness ethic to include “people and nature”. Biodivers Conservation. Doi:10.1007/s10531-022-02452-3

Random population fluctuations bias the Living Planet Index.

Buschke, F.T., Hagan, J.G., Santini, L., Coetzee, B.W.T. 2021. Random population fluctuations bias the Living Planet Index. Nature Ecology Evolution. Doi:10.1038/s41559-021-01494-0

Antarctica’s wilderness fails to capture continent’s biodiversity.

Leihy, R.I., Coetzee, B.W.T., Morgan, F., Raymond, B., Shaw, J.D., Terauds, A., Bastmeijer, K., & Steven L. Chown, S.L. 2020. Antarctica’s wilderness fails to capture continent’s biodiversity. Nature 583, pp 567–571. Doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2506-3

Expanding the protected area network in Antarctica is urgent and readily achievable.

Coetzee, B.W.T., Convey, P., Chown, S.L. 2017. Expanding the protected area network in Antarctica is urgent and readily achievable. Conservation Letters 10: 670-680. Doi:10.1111/conl.12342

Antarctica and the strategic plan for biodiversity.

Chown, S.L., Brooks, C.M., Terauds, A., Le Bohec, C., van Klaveren-Impagliazzo, C., Whittington, J.D., Butchart, S.H.M., Coetzee, B.W.T., et al. 2017. Antarctica and the strategic plan for biodiversity. PLoS Biology 15: e2001656. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2001656

A meta-analysis of human disturbance impacts on Antarctic wildlife.

Coetzee, B.W.T., Chown, S.L. 2016. A meta-analysis of human disturbance impacts on Antarctic wildlife. Biological Reviews 91: 578-596. Doi: 10.1111/brv.12184

Microclimate-based macrophysiology: implications for insects in a warming world.

Duffy, G.A., Coetzee, B.W.T., Janion-Scheepers, C., Chown, S.L. 2015. Microclimate-based macrophysiology: implications for insects in a warming world. Current Opinion in Insect Science 11: 9-14. Doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2015.09.013

Ensemble models predict Important Bird Areas in southern Africa to become less effective for conserving endemic birds under climate change.

Coetzee, B.W.T., Robertson, M.P., Erasmus, B.F.N., van Rensburg, B.J., Thuiller, W. 2009. Ensemble models predict Important Bird Areas in southern Africa to become less effective for conserving endemic birds under climate change. Global Ecology and Biogeography 18: 701-710. Doi:10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00485.x

Conservation with caveats.

Coetzee BWT. 2008. Conservation with caveats. Science 321: 340-341. Doi:10.1126/science.321.5887.340b