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Gavin Masterson, PhD
Last updated on May 3, 2022
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What's in [a] purrr?
A series in which I learn to code using a functional programming mindset.
Recent Posts
What's in [a] purrr?
A series in which I learn to code using a functional programming mindset.
Gavin Masterson, PhD
Last updated on May 3, 2022
8 min read
R
DVC: Pipelines Made Reproducible
Make data workflows as simple as D-V-C.
Gavin Masterson, PhD
Last updated on May 3, 2022
6 min read
R
,
Version Control
,
Reproducibility
,
Collaboration
The Data is in the Details
Learn how to tackle the challenge of automating the import of human-readable files
Gavin Masterson, PhD
Last updated on Feb 24, 2022
25 min read
R
,
Democracy
taxadb
This is an
outdated
post detailing the application of
taxadb
to my research.
Gavin Masterson, PhD
Last updated on Oct 2, 2021
12 min read
If we found aliens, would we care?
Incredible life forms exist all around us. We just have to give them our attention.
Last updated on Oct 2, 2021
4 min read
Projects
amandla
A project to make South Africa’s election results easily accessible. (Coming soon!)
Ngawethu Blog
A blog site for insights gained from the election result data in the amandla project. (Coming soon!)
Scientific Publications
The Gauteng Conservation Plan: Planning for biodiversity in a rapidly urbanising province
The majority of important environmental and conservation features of Gauteng Province, South Africa are currently poorly protected or not protected at all.
Michèle Pfab
,
..., Piet Muller
,
Gavin Masterson, PhD
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Do armed field-rangers deter rhino poachers? An empirical analysis
We found that the spatial charactersitics of the deployment of field rangers had no effect on poaching rates of rhino in a protected area.
Chris Barichievy
,
Lawrence Munro
,
Geoffrey Clinning
,
Brendan Whittington-Jones
,
Gavin Masterson, PhD
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The conservation status of the world's reptiles
Approximately one in five reptile species are threatened with extinction. Tropical areas, fossorial species and snakes need research attention.
Monika Böhm
,
..., Marcio Martins
,
Gavin Masterson, PhD
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The impacts of past cultivation on the reptiles in a South African grassland
Habitat transformation of grassland related to agriculture has had a negative impact on the local reptile assemblages.
Gavin Masterson, PhD
,
Bryan Maritz
,
Darian Mackay
,
Graham Alexander
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Effect of fire history and vegetation structure on herpetofauna in a South African grassland
We found a correlative relationship between herpetofaunal species richness, site fire history and vegetation structure structure in a South African grassland.
Gavin Masterson, PhD
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Bryan Maritz
,
Graham Alexander
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