Publications
2025/26
Abera T.A., Heiskanen J., Maeda E.E., Muhammed M.A., Bhandari N., Vakkari V., Hailu B.T., Pellikka P.K.E., Hemp A, Van Zyl P.G. & Zeuss D. Deforestation amplifies climate change effects on warming and cloud level rise in African montane forests. Nature Communications 15, 6992, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51324-7
Adetunji A.I., & Erasmus M. (2025). Biological treatment of acid mine drainage: An eco-sustainable strategy for removal of toxic pollutants Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances. 100659. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2025.100659
Adetunji A.I., Gumbi, S.T., & Erasmus M. (2025). Harnessing the potential of microalgae in sequestration of CO2 emissions: Removal mechanisms, optimization strategies, and bioenergy production. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances. 18, 100722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2025.100722
Askew S.M., Grenfell M.C., Munch Z., Grenfell S.E. (2025). Evaluation of Hydro-geomorphic Controls on the Spatial Distribution of Sediment-Associated Phosphorus Concentrations in a Semi-arid Floodplain. Wetlands, 45(8), p.121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-025-02003-w
Bachari M., Walsh J., … Fietz S. (2025) Late Cenozoic updated foraminiferal stratigraphic and palaeoenvironmental framework for the southwestern shelf of Africa. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 105632, 20pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2025.105632
Bajnai, D. and Hare V.J., (2025). Sensitivity of tunable infrared laser spectroscopic measurements of Δ17O in CO2 to analytical conditions. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 18(23), pp.7405- 419. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-7405-2025
Baldo C., Language B., Isolabella T., Vernocchi V., Massabo D., Van Zyl P.G., Annegarn H.J., Piketh S.J. & Formenti P., Low‐level urban anthropogenic sources contribute to strong aerosol light absorption on the South African Highveld. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 130, 10, 2025, e2024JD042846. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD042846.
Barberena R., Luisi P., Novellino P., Tessone A., Guevara D., García A., Nelson E.A., le Roux P., Herrera C. Coz G., Candito M., Lopopolo M., Le Corre M., Becerra-Valdivia L., Iraeta Orbegozo M., Tressières G., Lucero G., Cardillo M., Merler Carbajo J., Da Peña G., Suby J., Roux M., de Porras M.E., Acosta C., Mallea C., Menéndez L., Quintana M.F., López M.L., Troncoso A., Luyt, J., Gray K., Santana-Sagredo F., Orlando L., Durán V., Sealy J., Patin E., Quintana-Murci L., Schroeder H. & Rascovan N. (2026). Local agricultural transition, crisis and migration in the Southern Andes. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10233-z
Belle G.N., Oberholster P.J., & Moodley R. (2026). Integrated Assessment of surface water and soil contamination by potentially toxic elements from gold mine tailings using a combined risk index: a case study of Matjhabeng Local Municipality, South Africa, Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part A, 61:1, 14-22, https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2026.2627841.
Belle G., Moodley B., Moodley R., Omotola E.O., Truter C., Olatunji O., & Oberholster P. (2025). Occurrence and detection of selected pharmaceuticals of emerging concern: potential risks for aquatic ecosystems and human health. Discover Applied Sciences. 7 (10), 1078. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-025-07716-5
Belle G., Omotola E.O., Moodley B., Olatunji O., Truter C., Moodley R., & Oberholster P. (2025). Occurrence and Seasonal Variation of Pharmaceutical Residues of Emerging Concern in South African Surface Waters. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjaf156
Beukes J.P., Sehloho T., Van Zyl P.G., Maritz P., Josipovic M., Jaars K., Vakkari V., Kulmala M., Laakso L., Organic and elemental carbon at a regional background site in South Africa, Atmospheric Environment, 362, 121562, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121562
Bhandari R., Sarangi C., Sebastian M., Hooda R.K., Hyvarinen A.-P., Asmi E., Vakkari V., Pandithurai G., Singh S., Soni V.K., Nieminen T., Van Zyl P.G., Jaars K., Laakso L.K., Beddows D.C.S., Harrison R.M., Beukes J.P., Kalivitis N., Mihalopoulos, N., Salma I., Vorosmarty M., Young L.-H., Watson Z., Lee S.-H., Pikridas M., Sciare J., Jokinen T. and Kanawade V.P., (2025). Identification of New Particle Formation Events Using a You Only Look Once (YOLO) Deep Learning Algorithm, American Chemical Society Environmental Science & Technology Air (ACS ES&T Air), 2, 7, 1202–1213, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.5c00021
Cloete R, ... Fietz S. (2025). Drivers of Nickel Distribution and Seasonality in the Southern Ocean: New Perspectives From the GEOTRACES GIpr07 Transect. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 130, e2024JC021542. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JC021542
Cele E.N., Rapiya M., Sanders W. & Truter W.F. (2025). Pastures established on rehabilitated surface coal mined land: an assessment of forage production and implications for livestock grazing. African Journal of Range & Forage Science. 42(4), 294–310. https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2025.2536479
Ciesielska J.A., Drzewiecki M., Le Roux P., Roberts P. (2026) Early settlers of Soba: strontium isotope evidence for population dynamics in medieval Nubia. World Archaeology https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2025.2588257
Chiwara-Maenzanise P*., Schoville B.J., Sahle Y., & Wilkins J. (2025). The Marine Isotope Stage 5 (~105 ka) lithic assemblage from Ga-Mohana Hill North Rockshelter and insights into social transmission across the Kalahari Basin and its environs. Journal of Human Evolution. 202(103654), 1-20 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2025.103654
Chiwara-Maenzanise P*., Nhamo A., & Porraz G. (2025). Morphological and functional variability of geometric microlithic backed tools from the late Holocene at Pomongwe Cave (Matobo, western Zimbabwe). Southern African Field Archaeology Journal. 20(3561), 1-23 https://doi.org/10.36615/safa.20.3561.2025
Chiwara-Maenzanise P*., Asrat S., & Wilkin, J. (2025). Middle Stone Age social connectivity: Can stone tools indicate the transmission of cultural ideas? South African Journal of Science. 121(21619), 1-8 https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2025/21619
Chiwara-Maenzanise P*. (2025). Unearthed Potential: Reflecting on the past and shaping the future of Middle Stone Age research in Zimbabwe. Southern African Field Archaeology Journal. 20(3573), 1-13 https://doi.org/10.36615/safa.20.3573.2025
Coertzen A, Erasmus M, McCarlie SJ, & Bragg R.R. (2025). Draft genome sequence of the HP60 serovar of Avibacterium paragallinarum. Microbiol Resour Announc. 13;14(11):e00146-25. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00146-25.15.
Dalton H., Scott J.M., Palmer M.C., Pearson D.G., Locock A., Luo Y., Marshall O.K.W., le Roux P.J., Ritchie T.W., Schwartz J.J., Wang T., Woodland S. (2026). Detrital minerals indicate hidden reservoirs to magmatic REE-mineralisation in Westland, New Zealand. Lithos, 522–523, 108405 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2026.108405
De Klerk D., Naghizadeh A., Ekolu S.O., & Welman-Purchase M. (2025). Recycled cement use to produce fly ash – based geopolymer binders suitable for ambient curing: Comparison with slag effects. Construction and Building Materials. 468:140394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.140394.
Diphofe K., Diamond R. and Kotze F. (2025) Quantifying baseflow with radon, H and O isotopes and field parameters in the urbanized catchment of the Little Jukskei River, Johannesburg. Hydrology, 12, 203. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12080203
Donnou H.E.V., Akpo A.B., Ossohou M., Delon C., Yoboué V., Laouali D., Ouafo-Leumbe M., Van Zyl P.G., Ndiaye O., Gardrat E., Dias-Alves M., Galy-Lacaux C., Measurement report: Long-term measurements of surface ozone and trends in semi-natural sub-Saharan African ecosystems, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 24, 13151–13182, 2024 https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-13151-2024
El-Gazzar M., Gallardo R., Bragg R., Hashish A., Sun H.L., Davison S., Feberwee A., Huberman Y., Skein T., Coertzen A., Kelly D., Soriano-Vargas E., Morales-Erasto V., Silva A.D., Guo M.J., Ladman B., Dijkman R., & Ghanem M. Avibacterium paragallinarum, the Causative Agent of Infectious Coryza: A Comprehensive Review. Avian Dis. 68(S1):362-379. https://doi.org/10.1637/aviandiseases-D-24-00105. PMID:40249575.
Fullgraf T., Thomas R.J., Boger S.D., Blein O., Charles N., Dombola K., Frei D., Hyvönen E., Lach P., Lahaye Y., Le Bayon B., Plunder A., Le Roux P. (2026). Precambrian crustal architecture of Malawi: a keystone in SE Africa. Journal of African Geology https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2025.105857
Ferreira D.R., Klausen M., von der Heyden B.P., Le Roux P. (2026). Emplacement and differentiation of nested layered intrusions of the Tantalite Valley Complex, southern Namibia. Journal of African Earth Sciences https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2026.106000
Grantham G.H., Spell T., Knoper M.W., le Roux P. (2026). The geology, chemistry and age of the Straumsvola Alkaline Complex: The role of liquid immiscibility. Polar Science https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2025.101305
Grantham G., Macey P.H., Roberts M.P, Ingram B.A., Armstrong R.A., Shiraishi K., Hokada T., Eglington B., le Roux P., Cune G. (2025). Neoproterozoic to Cambrian granitoids of northern Mozambique and Dronning Maud Land Antarctica: Implications for the assembly of Gondwana. Polar Science https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2025.101264
Godoy B., Cascante M., Contreras C., Hernández P.L., Le Roux P., González-Maurel O., Rodríguez I., Polanco E., Clavero J., Castruccio A. (2026). Magmatic evolution of Isluga volcano: Insights for the differences in sub-arc magmatic inputs and crustal contribution in the Central Andes of northern Chile. Journal of South American Earth Sciences https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2025.105836
Guan W., Zhang R., Lee Y.P., Li Z., Fietz S., Zhou L., Hou S., Wu G., Tao C. (2026) Spatial distribution, sources, and deposition fluxes of trace elements in aerosols across the Indian Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 131, e2025JD045969. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JD045969
Hackel J., Razafimanantsoa A.H.I., Pocher, V. and Michael P. (2025). Heathers (Erica, Ericaceae) of Madagascar_ taxonomy, evolution, ecology and uses. PhytoKeys, 20 (256), 91-118. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.256.141375
Harris C., Finlayson R., Daws W., Halenyane K., Grobbelaar C., le Roux P., Sealy J., Adams S. (2025). The O-, H-, and Sr-isotope composition of Cape Town groundwater; implications for recharge and sustainability. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102985
Hazra M., Crowther A., Moss P., Tibby J., McInerney F., Ghoshmaulik S., Fabillo M., Ramdzan K.N.B.M. and Welsh K., (2026). Phytolith-based vegetational reconstruction from Jumping Grass Marsh, Minjerribah, in the Australian subtropics. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, p.105500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2026.105500
Hare V.J., Yarian D.A., Faith J.T., Harris C., Lee-Thorp J.A., Passey B.H., Sokolowski K.G. and Ségalen L., 2025. Triple oxygen isotopes in eggshell carbonate as a proxy of late Cenozoic CO2 and primary productivity. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 399, pp.48-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2025.04.002
Harris C., Finlayson R., Daws W., Halenyane K., Grobbelaar C., le Roux P., Sealy J. & Adams S. (2025). The O-, H-, and Sr-isotope composition of Cape Town groundwater; implications for recharge and sustainability. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies Article #102985
Humphries M., Hunter G., Pillay L., Le Roux P. (2025). Lead exposure in South African waterfowl: implications for conservation and human health. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-025-01167-0
Kgotleng D. W., Basinyi S., Black W., and Chiwara-Maenzanise P*. (2025). 100 Years of palaeo-research and its relevance for transformation and social cohesion in South Africa. South African Journal of Science, 121(1/2), 1-7 https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2025/18624
Kirsten K. L., Blackwood A.F. Delaney, D. L., Edwards T. R*., Fourie F., Haberzettl T., Hadebe, K*., Hellstrom J., Huber M., Keebine* M., Muasya A.M., Razafimanantsoa A.H.I., Weij R., and Pickering R. 2026. Microtopography and Surface Features of the Mid-Pleistocene Kalkkop Impact Crater and Palaeolake, South Africa. Catena, 262, 109640, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2025.109640.
Laban T.L., Van Zyl P.G., Liebenberg S.C., Beukes J.P., Berner J.M., Van Heerden P.D.R., Wright, C.Y., Growth and physiological responses of two sugarcane cultivars exposed to elevated surface ozone. South African Journal of Science, 122(1/2), Art. #21915, 2026, https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2026/21915
la Grange C. X., Jaars K., Van Zyl P.G., Sipahli S., Josipovic M., Feig G. T., Vakkari V., Kulmala M., Laakso L., Evaluation of atmospheric gaseous passive samplers through comparison with active in situ measurements, Clean Air Journal, 35(2), 2025, https://doi.org/10.17159/caj/2025/35/2.22732
Lukashe N.S., Stone W., Pereira R., Trojahn S., Hardie A.G., Clarke C.E. (2026). Sorptive stabilization and fractionation of dissolved organic matter by Al and Fe oxyhydroxide-rich water treatment residuals. J Environ Manage 404:129527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.129527
Luti G., Edwards T., Weij R. and Pickering R., 2025. Petrography and sedimentary sequence relationships of speleothems from the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa. Results in Earth Sciences, p.100131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rines.2025.100131
Loaiza C., Godoy B., Freire N., González-Maurel O., Rodríguez I., le Roux P., Figueroa J. (2026) Evolution of arc magmas: Sairecabur volcano, Central Andes, Northern Chile. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 170, 105898 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2025.105898
Madupe P.P., Koenig C., Patramanis I., Rüther P.L., Hlazo N., Mackie M., Tawane M., Krueger J., Taurozzi, A.J., Troché G.B., Kibii J., Pickering R., Dickinson M.R., Sahle Y., Kgotleng D., Musiba C., Manthi F., Bell L., du Plessis M., Gilbert C., Zipfel B., Kuderna L., Lizano E., Welker F., Kyriakidou P., Cox J., Mollereau C., Tokarski C., Blackburn J., Ramos-Madrigal J., Marques-Bonet T., Penkman K.E.H., Zanolli C., Schroeder L., Racimo F., V Olsen J., Ackermann R.R., Cappellini E. 2025. Enamel proteins reveal biological sex and genetic variability within southern African Paranthropus 2025 Science https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adt9539
Malherbe M., Haeusler M., Pickering R., Stynder D. (2025). Dental mesowear patterns challenge the hypothesis of a 1.7 Ma transition to open grasslands in South Africa's Cradle of Humankind. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 677, 113199, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2025.113199
Malherbe M., Pickering R, Stynder D., and Haeusler M. (2025). The large mammal fossil fauna of the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa: a review. PeerJ 13:e18946 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18946
Marshall T.A., Harris E., Fawcett S.E. (2025). Remineralisation signals in the western South Indian Ocean thermocline: diagnosing local biogeochemical processes from nutrient stoichiometry. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 224:105549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2025.105549
Matuvhunye T., Berman D.M., Esterhuizen N., Razafimanantsoa A.H.I., Neumann F.H., Gharbi D., Podilek. Mmatladi T., Langa B., Moseri M.E., Ajikah L., Effiom A., Ndlovu N., Quick L.J., Hilmer E., Govender M., Davids S., Van Aardt A.C., C de Jager L.J., Sithole J.V., John J., Garland R.M., Hill T., Finch J., Chetty K., Hoek W., Bamford M., Seedat R.Y., Manjra A.I., Upton C.M., & Peter J. (in press). Five years of national airborne pollen monitoring in South Africa: Biome-specific calendars to inform allergy diagnosis and prevention. Aerobiologia.
Maree E., Blignaut J., Gilliland J., Lee M.R.F., Manzano P., McCosker T., du Toit L., Truter W.F., Weinheimer B. & Polkinghorne R. (2025). Ruminant livestock farmers and industry are leading innovation to deliver human nutrition and improved environmental outcomes through sector lifecycle collaboration: a review of case studies. Animal Frontiers. 15(1), 55–71. https://doi.org/10.1093/af/vfae050.
Maremane S.R., Belle G.N., Oberholster P.J., & Omotola EO. (2025). Occurrence of selected Covid-19 drugs in surface water resources: a review of their sources, pathways, receptors, fate, ecotoxicity, and possible interactions with heavy metals in aquatic ecosystems. Environ Geochem Health. 47, 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-024-02293-9.
Mnyango S.S., Thwala M., Truter C., Xulu N.G., Schoeman Y., & Oberholster P.J. (2025). Drivers and Management of Nutrient Overload in Dams: Insights from Roodeplaat Dam, South Africa. Hydrology. 2025, 12(3), 57. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12030057.
Mirkin J., Granger J., Flynn R. F., West A. G., Smith S., Mathuri M. N., ... & Fawcett S.E. (2026). Larsen C Ice Shelf in the western Weddell Sea is a hotspot for export production in the Antarctic Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 131(4), e2025JG009593.
Moloi M.S., Lehutso R.F., Motaung L.T.T., Erasmus M., Oberholster P.J., & Thwala, M. (2025). Environmental (aquatic) exposure reduction of product released engineered nanomaterials: safer-by-design approach. J Nanopart Res. 27, 207. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-025-06395-y.
Moloi M.S., Lehutso R.F., Seopela M.P., Hansen R., Wesley-Smith J., Motaung L.T.T., Kühnel D., Erasmus M., Oberholster P.J., & Thwala M. (2025). Commercial nano-enabled products as sources of engineered nanomaterials’(ENMs) contamination in water: Release, behaviour, and ecotoxicity effects. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 118080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.118080.
Mupambwa H.A., Ruben E.N.M, Haneklaus N.H., Handura B., Howoses V.A., Brahim J.A., Beniazza R., Roubík H., Truter W.F & Van der Merwe E.M. (2026). Vermicomposting of Camel (Camelus dromedarius) Manure with Fly Ash and Microbial Inoculants: Effects on Nutrients and Heavy Metals. Agriculture. 16(6), 654; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture16060654.
Motsi H., Clarke C.E., Hardie A.G., Francis M.L., Potts A.J. (2026). Comparison of alternative chemical density and physical methods for isolating soil organic matter fractions in high carbon soils. Catena 264: 109788. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2025.109788
Mukherjee A., Hartikainen A., Somero M., Luostari V., Ihalainen M., Rüger C. P., Kekäläinen T., Nissinen V. H., Barreira L. M. F., Koponen H., Kokkola T., Li, D., Vettikkat L., Yli-Pirilä P., Shahzaib M., Ruppel M. M., Vakkari V., Jaars K., Siebert S. J., Buchholz A., Köster K., Van Zyl P. G., Timonen H., Kinnunen N., Jänis J., Virtanen A., Virkkula A., and Sippula O., Brown carbon emissions from laboratory combustion of Eurasian arctic-boreal and South African savanna biomass, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 25, 16747–16774, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-16747-2025
Naghizadeh A., Ekolu S.O., Welman-Purchase M., Lagrange L., & Tchadjie L.N. (2025). Effective recycled binder produced upon thermal activation to enhance mechanical properties of fly ash – based geopolymer mortars. Developments in the Built Environment. 23:100688. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dibe.2025.100688.
Naghizadeh A., Tchadjie L., Solomon F., Ekolu S.O., Wu C., & Welman-Purchase M. (2026). Efflorescence and strength effects of different ambient regimes of curing fly ash – based geopolymer concrete. Construction and Building Materials. 516, 145722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2026.145722.
Naghizadeh A., Welman-Purchase M., Lagrange L., Ekolu S.O., & Tchadjie L.N. (2025). Re-activation of recycled fly ash – based geopolymer binder to enhance mechanical properties. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 23, e04967. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2025.e04967.38.
Norwood A.L., Davies B., Luyt J., Braun D.R. & Faith J.T. (2025). Simulating the formation of herbivore tooth death assemblages to improve expectations for paleoenvironmental reconstruction from intra-tooth isotopic analysis. Journal of Archaeological Science, 183, p.106396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2025.106396
Omotola E.O., Belle G., Moodley B., Olatunji O., & Oberholster P. (2025). Depth-Resolved Seasonal Assessment of Pharmaceutical Residues in Sediments from Bloemfontein, South Africa. Environmental Challenges. 101267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2025.101267.40.
Owoyemi O.O., Afolagboye L.O., Welman-Purchase M., & Ogundele D.T. (2025). Impact of Crude Oil Contamination and Low-Temperature Thermal Desorption on Soil Properties and Remediation Efficacy. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal. 34 (7), 1765-1785. https://doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2025.2461555.41.
Owoyemi O.O., Afolagboye L.O., Welman-Purchase M., & Oyelami C.A. (2026). Impact of moderate and high-temperature cyclic heating on lateritic soil properties. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions. 11 (4), 155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-026-02564-7.42.
Ozochi C.A., Ibangha I.A.I., Onuora S.O., Nwankwo C.E.I., Enebe M.C., Adukwu E.C., Erasmus M., & Chigor V.N. (2025). Prevalence and characterization of antibiotic resistance genes of Vibrio species from Asata River, Enugu, Southeast Nigeria. The Microbe. 7, 100349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microb.2025.100349.43.
Pickering R., Edwards T., Luti G., Razafimanantsoa A.H.I. and Weij R. 2025. The 10th Internation climate Change the Karst Record (KR10) meeting: A huge success. PAGES newsletter, 33(2) https://doi.org/10.22498/pages.33.2.79
Pickering R., Niespolo E., Green H*., 2026. U-series dating, in Gilbert et al. (eds.), Encyclopaedia of Geoarchaeology, Encyclopaedia of Earth Sciences Series, Springer Nature, Switzerland, AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44600-0_50-1
Phelps L.N. et al., [including Razafimanantsoa, A.H.I.]. (2025). Advancing transdisciplinary research on Madagascar's grassy biomes to support resilience in ecosystems and livelihoods. Ecological Monographs, 95 (2) e70011 https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.70011
Putaud J. P., Cavalli F., Yttri K. E., Chow J. C., Watson J. G., Sinha B., Venkataraman C., Ikemori F., Jaffrezo J. L., Uzu G., Moreno I., Krejci R., Laj P., Gupta T., Hu M., Kim S. W., Mayol-Bracero O., Quinn P., Aas W., Alastuey A., Andrade M., Angelucci M., Anurag G., Beukes J. P., Bhardwaj A., Chatterjee A., Chaudhary P., Chhangani A. K., Conil S., Degorska A., Devaliya S., Dhandapani A., Duhan S. S., Dumka U. C., Habib G., Hamzavi Z., Haswani D., Herrmann H., Holubova A., Hueglin C., Imran M., Jehangir A., Kapoor T. S., Karanasiou A., Khaiwal R., Kim J., Kolesa T., Kozakiewicz J., Kranjc I., Laura J. S., Lian Y., Liu J. W., Manwani P., Mardoñez-Balderrama V., Marticorena B., Matsuki A., Mor S., Mukherjee S., Murthy S., Muthalagu A., Najar T. A., Kumar R. N., Pandithurai G., Perez N., Phairuang W., Phuleria H. C., Poulain L., Prasad L., Pullokaran D., Qadri A. M., Qureshi A., Ramírez O., Roy S., Rüdiger J., Saikia B. K., Saikia P., Sauvage S., Savvides C., Sharma R., Singh T., Singh G. K., Spoor R., Srivastava A. K., Raman R. S., Van Zyl P. G., Vecchiocattivi M., Voiron C., Xin J. Y., & Yadav K.: A worldwide aerosol phenomenology: elemental and organic carbon in PM2.5 and PM10, Atmos. Environ., 358, 121338, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121338
Raible K., Diamond R.E. and Dippenaar M.A. (2025) Hydrochemistry, stable isotopes and radon in waters of the Greater Timbavati catchment, South Africa. Hydrogeology Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-025-02953-9
Razafimanantsoa A.H.I., Bond, W. and Gillson, L. (2025). Vegetation dynamics and drivers of change in the Central Highlands of Madagascar during the last 6300 years: Pre- and post-human settlement. The Holocene, 35(4), 460-470. https://doi.org/10.1177/09596836241307295
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Edwards, T.R., Pickering, R., Mallet., T., Herries, A.I.R. (2023) Challenging the antiquity of the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa: Geochronological evidence restricts the age of Eurotomys bolti and Parapapio to less than 2.3 Ma at Waypoint 160, Bolt’s Farm. Journal of Human Evolution, 178, 103334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2023.103334 .
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Pickering, R. & Edwards, T.R. (2024) The geology and dating of the South African Paranthropus-bearing cave deposits. In: Wood, B., Constantino, P., Reed, K. (Eds.) Paranthropus: the forgotten lineage. Springer.
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