My research publications
1. Sutton, G.F., Canavan, K., Day, M.D., & Paterson, I.D. Field-based ecological studies to assess prospective biological control agents for invasive alien plants: an example from giant rat’s tail grass. Under review at Journal of Applied Ecology (as of 07/07/2020).
2. Chikowore, G., Mutamiswa, R., Sutton, G.F., Martin, G.D., Chidawanyika, F. Impacts of invasive alien tree, Robinia pseudoacacia L. (Fabaceae) on vegetation community functional structure and grazing capacity in high elevation grasslands of South Africa. Under review at African Journal of Range and Forage Science (as of 13/08/2020).
7. Martin, G.D., Magengelele, N.L., Paterson, I.D., Sutton, G.F. (2020). Climate modelling suggests a review of the legal status of Brazilian pepper Schinus terebinthifolia in South Africa is required. South African Journal of Botany 132: 95-102. PDF
6. Sutton, G.F., Canavan, K., Day, M.D., Den Breeyen, A., Cristofaro, M., McConnachie, A., Goolsby, J.A., & Paterson, I.D. (2019). Grasses as suitable targets for classical weed biological control. BioControl 64: 605-622. PDF
5. Sutton, G.F. (2019). Searching for a needle in a haystack: where to survey for climatically-matched biological control agents for two grasses (Sporobolus spp.) invading Australia. Biological Control 129: 37-44. PDF
4. Sutton, G.F., Klein, H., & Paterson, I.D. (2018). Evaluating the efficacy of Hypogeococcus sp. as a biological control agent of the cactaceous weed Cereus jamacaru in South Africa. BioControl 63: 493-503. PDF
3. Sutton, G.F., Paterson, I.D., & Paynter, Q. (2017). Genetic matching of invasive populations of the African tulip tree, Spathodea campanulata Beauv. (Bignoniaceae), to their native distribution: maximising the likelihood of selecting host-compatible biological control agents. Biological Control 114: 167-175. PDF
2. Sutton, G.F., Paterson, I.D., Compton, S.G., & Paynter, Q. (2017). Predicting the risk of non-target damage to a close relative of a target weed using sequential no- choice tests, paired-choice tests and olfactory discrimination experiments. Biocontrol Science and Technology 27: 364-377. PDF
1. Sutton, G.F., Compton, S.G., & Coetzee, J.A. (2016). Naturally occurring phytopathogens enhance biological control of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) by Megamelus scutellaris (Hemiptera: Delphacidae), even in eutrophic water. Biological Control 103: 261-268. PDF
1. Paynter, Q., Poeschko, M., Mitchell, C., Probst, C., Barreto, R.W., Colman, A.A., Macedo, D., Dodd, S., Johnson, T., McCormack, G., Paterson, I.D., Sutton, G.F., & Winks, C.J. (2018). A weed biocontrol program for the Cook Islands: progress report. In: Hinz, H.L., Bon, M.C., Bourdot, G., Cristofaro, M., Desurmont, G., Kurose, D., Muller-Scharer, H., Rafter, M., Schaffner, U., Seier, M., Sforza, R.F.H., Smith, L., Stutz, S., Thomas, S., Weyl, P., & Winston, R. (Eds.), Proceedings of the XV International Symposium on the Biological Control of Weeds, Engelberg, Switzerland, pp. 74-81.
2020
8. Sutton, G.F., Canavan, K., Visser, V., & Paterson, I.D. (2020). Invasive grasses as suitable biological control targets: a South African perspective. 46th South African Association of Botanists Annual Conference, 8-10th Janaury 2020, Qwa-Qwa, South Africa. (Presented).
2019
7. Sutton, G.F., Canavan, K., & Paterson, I.D. (2019). Are grasses suitable targets for biological control?: a case-study of two African grasses (Sporobolus spp.) invading Australia. 46th National Symposium on Biological Invasions in southern Africa, 15th to 17th May 2019, Tulbagh, South Africa. (Presented).
2018
6. Sutton, G.F., Chari, L., & Canavan, K. (2018). Invasive grasses and classical weed biological control: are we missing a trick? Invasive Grass Working Group Meeting, 25th to 27th September 2018, Cape Town, South Africa. (Presented).
5. Sutton, G.F., Day, M.D., Canavan, K., & Paterson, I.D. (2018). Prospects for the biological control of invasive rat’s tail grasses (Sporobolus spp.) in Australia. XV International Symposium on the Biological Control of Weeds, 26-31 August 2018, Engelberg, Switzerland. (Presented).
2017
4. Sutton, G.F., Canavan, K., & Paterson, I.D. (2017). Are invasive grasses good targets for biological control?: A case study of two African Sporobolus spp. invading Australia. 52nd Annual Congress of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa, 23-28 July 2017, Hoedspruit, South Africa. (Presented).
3. Sutton, G.F., Klein, H., & Paterson, I.D. (2017). Does Hypogeococcus festerianus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) successfully control the cactaceous weed Cereus jamacaru in South Africa? 44th Annual Research Symposium on the Management of Biological Invasions in Southern Africa, 3-7 July 2017, Pretoria, South Africa. (Presented).
2015
2. Paterson, I.D., Paynter, Q., Sutton, G.F., & Mpekula, O. (2015). Potential biological control agents for Spathodea campanulata (Bignoniaceae). XIX Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Contributed data).
1. Sutton, G.F., Timm, A.E., & Paterson, I.D. (2015). Determination of the origin of two invasive populations of African Tulip Tree using ISSR and AFLP molecular markers. XIX Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Presented).