Alexander Douglas Rebelo
Publication record
Research articles:
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Measey, G. J., Rebelo, A. D., Herrel, A., Vanhooydonck, B., & Tolley, K. A. (2011). Diet, morphology and performance in two chameleon morphs: do harder bites equate with harder prey?. Journal of Zoology, 285(4), 247-255.
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Kumschick, S., Vimercati, G., de Villiers, F. A., Mokhatla, M. M., Davies, S. J., Thorp, C. J., ... & Measey, G. J. (2017). Impact assessment with different scoring tools: How well do alien amphibian assessments match?. Neobiota, 33, 53.
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Kumschick, S., Measey, G. J., Vimercati, G., Villiers, F. A., Mokhatla, M. M., Davies, S. J., ... & Kraus, F. (2017). How repeatable is the Environmental Impact Classification of Alien Taxa (EICAT)? Comparing independent global impact assessments of amphibians. Ecology and evolution, 7(8), 2661-2670.
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Kumschick, S., Vimercati, G., de Villiers, F. A., Mokhatla, M. M., Davies, S. J., Thorp, C. J., ... & Measey, G. J. (2017). Impact assessment with different scoring tools: How well do alien amphibian assessments match?. Neobiota, 33, 53.
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Measey, J., Davies, S. J., Vimercati, G., Rebelo, A., Schmidt, W., & Turner, A. (2017). Invasive amphibians in southern Africa: A review of invasion pathways. Bothalia-African Biodiversity & Conservation, 47(2), 1-12.
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Measey, G. J., Vimercati, G., Villiers, F. D., Mokhatla, M., Davies, S. J., Thorp, C. J., ... & Kumschick, S. (2016). A global assessment of alien amphibian impacts in a formal framework. Diversity and Distributions, 22(9), 970-981.
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Short notes:
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Rebelo, A. (2017). Toxic Effect (Cacosternum capense). African Herp News, 65, 24.
Conference and workshop attendance
Conferences
Jan 2011 Herpetological Association of Africa (HAA) Conference, Cape Town, South Africa
Oct 2014 Herpetological Association of Africa (HAA) Conference, Gobabeb, Namibia
July 2015 ESSA & ZSSA combined conference, Rhodes University, South Africa
Oct 2016 Herpetological Association of Africa (HAA) Conference,Bonamazi, South Africa
July 2017 ESSA & ZSSA combined conference, Pretoria, South Africa
Workshops
Nov 2015 Southern African amphibian redlisting review workshop
June 2017 South African reptile redlisting review workshop
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Courses
April 2013 Fynbos Identification Course (assistant), Dr. Tony Rebelo
2011 Friends of Tokai: The plan for restoration of Tokai Plantation
Work experience
2013
July-Sept             Annual August road cruising for Western Leopard Toads: breeding times, numbers and road mortality. Bergvliet, Cape Town. Tony Rebelo and James Morton
Sept                       Monitoring the Capensibufo rosei breeding sites at Cape Point and Silvermine, one day fieldwork. Shelly Edwards
2012
Dec                        Zululand Tree Project, UCT student 3rd year trip. 2 weeks. Excavating Mopani and Acacia nigrescens to observe effect of climate on root and stem growth in and around Kruger N.P. Nikki Stevens. Measuring the burn height and regrowth in Hluhluwe N.P. Heath Beckett.
Nov                       Seed collection for restoration project, Blaauwberg N.R. Pat Holmes and Stewart Hall
July-Sept             Annual August road cruising for Western Leopard Toads: breeding times, numbers and road mortality. Bergvliet, Cape Town. Tony Rebelo and James Morton
July                       Measuring morphological differences between Xenopus gilli and X. laevis at Cape Point, 1 day, John Measy
June                      Grysbok census at Lentegeer Conservation Area. Cliff Dorse (City of Cape Town) and James Morton
Feb                        Stomatal conductance rate of Palmiet at Jonkershoek N.R. 1 day fieldwork. Alanna Rebelo
2012 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cushion stars: setting up enclosures. 2 days fieldwork. Welly Qwabe
2012 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Seagrass lab work: counting, measuring and cleaning >50 hours of work. Cloverley Lawrence
2011
Nov                       Seagrass sampling at Laangebaan, 2 separate days of fieldwork. Cloverley Lawrence
July-Sept             Annual August road cruising for Western Leopard Toads: breeding times, numbers and road mortality. Bergvliet, Cape Town. Tony Rebelo and James Morton
July                       Field observation and data collection of Girdled Lizards (Cordylus Oelofseni) on Landdroskop, Western Cape. Helene Basson (MSc University of Stellenbosch) and Dr S Clusella-Trullas (University of Stellenbosch).
Jan                        Noosing of lizards, DNA samples, bite force measurements and endurance tests. Week trip. Klein Karoo and Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area, Western Cape. John Measy, Krystal Tolley and Bieke Vanhooydonck
Jan                        Noosing of lizards, DNA samples, bite force measurements and endurance tests. Week trip. Heidelberg, Western Cape. John Measy and Bieke Vanhooydonck.
2011 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Processing frog specimens for preservation at Iziko museum, an afternoons work. With Marius Burger
2010
2010                     Chameleon (Bradypodion pumilium) stomach sample analysis at SANBI, lab work in the afternoons spread over month. This was presented as a poster at the Eskom Young Scientists Expo 2010 in Pretoria and contributed to Measy et al., 2011. Krystal Tolley  and John Measy
July-Sept             Annual August road cruising for Western Leopard Toads: breeding times, numbers and road mortality. Bergvliet, Cape Town. Tony Rebelo and James Morton
2009
July-Sept             Annual August road cruising for Western Leopard Toads: breeding times, numbers and road mortality. Bergvliet, Cape Town. Tony Rebelo and James Morton
March                   Small mammal trapping at Tokai Plantation. Field assistant for Alanna Rebelo
2008
July-Sept             Annual August road cruising for Western Leopard Toads: breeding times, numbers and road mortality. Bergvliet, Cape Town. Tony Rebelo
2007
Sept                       Kokerboom monitoring in the Northern Cape and Namibia. 4 days fieldwork. Tony Rebelo
April                      Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment (SARCA) Field Survey No. 21. Limpopo Province, Daberas and Caramaan. Marius Burger
2006
April                      Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment (SARCA) Field Survey No. 11. Northern Cape Province, Daberas and Caramaan. Marius Burger
Citizen Science contributions
Popular contributions
Recent contributions
I'm always looking for new and interesting things to photograph, and when I do I add them to iNaturalist where they can be identified and used in upcoming research. It's also a great tool to organise my observations and keep lists of species that I've encountered.
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Here is a summary of my contributions during 2017:
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