M. van der Bank

The paper uses machine learning to classify flowering phenology from citizen science images, revealing peak flower production and flowering season length for many South African plant species.

The paper shows human population density correlates with tree phylogenetic diversity, which is more strongly linked to ecosystem goods and services than species richness alone.

This study compares eDNA metabarcoding and camera traps to track mammal use of artificial waterholes in Kruger National Park, finding eDNA can detect many species but has temporal limitations.

The paper constructs a large-scale dated angiosperm phylogeny using plastid genes and fossils, enabling broad evolutionary and ecological analyses.