Research

Published research

1. Kerr, S. B., Rhodes, A. C., Hulet, A., Pienaar, R. & St. Clair, S. B. Long-term monitoring of aspen forest regeneration and ungulate use shows successful recruitment amid landscape-scale forest restoration. Forest Ecology and Management 602, 123373 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123373 

2. Pienaar, R., Bishop, T. B. B., Schill, S. R. & St. Clair, S. B. Detecting spatiotemporal changes in harvester ant disks in response to fire and rodent competition using small unoccupied aerial systems imagery. Landsc Ecol 40, 72 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-025-02078-0 

3. Pienaar, R., Bishop, T. B. B. & St Clair, S. B. Rodent competition and fire alter patterns of mound and disk formation of western harvester ants. Oecologia (2024) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-024-05617-9