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Alastair J Potts

Summary

I am interested in many aspects of South African œcology, including palaeovegetation distributions, plant phylogeography, drivers of biome boundaries and Albany Subtropical Thicket œcology (e.g. physiology, seed dispersal and restoration). I also spend time exploring the interface between phylogenetic trees and networks, as evolution is often poorly described using a bifurcating tree.

Biogeography Ecology Evolutionary Studies

Work details

Senior Lecturer

Nelson Mandela University

Botany Department

To conduct research and teaching

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May 15, 2020

Application of High Resolution Melt analysis (HRM) for screening haplotype variation in a non-model plant genus: Cyclopia (Honeybush)

80 downloads

370 views

Nicholas C. Galuszynski, Alastair J. Potts

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9187 PubMed 32461839

May 8, 2020

Phylogenetic relationships in the southern African genus Drosanthemum (Ruschioideae, Aizoaceae)

120 downloads

504 views

Sigrid Liede-Schumann, Guido W. Grimm, Nicolai M. Nürk, Alastair J. Potts, Ulrich Meve, Heidrun E.K. Hartmann

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8999 PubMed 32426182

April 23, 2020

Site selection for subtropical thicket restoration: mapping cold-air pooling in the South African sub-escarpment lowlands

137 downloads

709 views

Robbert Duker, Richard M. Cowling, Marius L. van der Vyver, Alastair J. Potts

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8980 PubMed 32351786

January 31, 2017

Catchments catch all in South African coastal lowlands: topography and palaeoclimate restricted gene flow in Nymania capensis (Meliaceae)—a multilocus phylogeographic and distribution modelling approach

332 downloads

1,035 views

Alastair J. Potts

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2965 PubMed 28168122

February 18, 2016

Seasonal availability of edible underground and aboveground carbohydrate resources to human foragers on the Cape south coast, South Africa

12 citations

651 downloads

2,880 views

Jan C. De Vynck, Richard M. Cowling, Alastair J. Potts, Curtis W. Marean

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1679 PubMed 26925319

February 19, 2019 - Version: 1

Planting orientation of Portulacaria afra cuttings for thicket restoration: vertical versus horizontal

512 downloads

295 views

Mutakusi B Ragimana, Alastair J Potts

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27543v1

October 8, 2016 - Version: 1

Catchments catch all in South African coastal lowlands: multilocus phylogeography and distribution modelling of Nymania capensis (Meliaceae) reveal topographic and palaeoclimatic connectivity constraints

174 downloads

427 views

Alastair J Potts

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2506v1

May 18, 2016 - Version: 1

Intertwining phylogenetic trees and networks

645 downloads

634 views

Klaus Schliep, Alastair Alastair Potts, David A Morrison, Guido W Grimm

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2054v1

December 8, 2015 - Version: 1

Foraging potential of underground storage organ plants in the southern Cape, South Africa

387 downloads

532 views

Elzanne Singels, Alastair J Potts, Karen J Esler, Richard M Cowling, Curtis W Marean, Jan C De Vynck

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.1573v1

September 18, 2015 - Version: 1

Seasonal availability of edible underground and aboveground carbohydrate resources to human foragers on the Cape south coast, South Africa

374 downloads

664 views

Jan C De Vynck, Richard M Cowling, Alastair J Potts, Curtis W Marean

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.1379v1

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July 19, 2018

A novel approach to study the morphology and chemistry of pollen in a phylogenetic context, applied to the halophytic taxon Nitraria L.(Nitrariaceae)

7 citations

662 downloads

2,590 views

Amber Woutersen, Phillip E. Jardine, Raul Giovanni Bogotá-Angel, Hong-Xiang Zhang, Daniele Silvestro, Alexandre Antonelli, Elena Gogna, Roy H.J. Erkens, William D. Gosling, Guillaume Dupont-Nivet, Carina Hoorn

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5055 PubMed 30038851

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July 10, 2018

Linkages between soil carbon, soil fertility and nitrogen fixation in Acacia senegal plantations of varying age in Sudan

1 citation

433 downloads

1,229 views

Wafa E. Abaker, Frank Berninger, Gustavo Saiz, Jukka Pumpanen, Mike Starr

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5232 PubMed 30018862

February 9, 2018

Comparison of complex networks and tree-based methods of phylogenetic analysis and proposal of a bootstrap method

3 citations

579 downloads

2,374 views

Aristóteles Góes-Neto, Marcelo V.C. Diniz, Daniel S. Carvalho, Gilberto C. Bomfim, Angelo A. Duarte, Jerzy A. Brzozowski, Thierry C. Petit Lobão, Suani T.R. Pinho, Charbel N. El-Hani, Roberto F.S. Andrade

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4349 PubMed 29441237