| Is the collection of Aloe peglerae from the wild sustainable? An evaluation using stochastic population modelling MF Pfab, MA Scholes Biological Conservation 118 (5), 695-701, 2004 | 67 | 2004 |
| A simple population viability analysis of the critically endangered Euphorbia clivicola RA Dyer under four management scenarios MF Pfab, ETF Witkowski Biological Conservation 96 (3), 263-270, 2000 | 64 | 2000 |
| Management strategies to curb rhino poaching: Alternative options using a cost-benefit approach SM Ferreira, M Pfab, M Knight South African Journal of Science 110 (5-6), 01-08, 2014 | 43 | 2014 |
| Elucidating patterns in the population size structure and density of Aloe plicatilis, a tree aloe endemic to the Cape fynbos, South Africa SR Cousins, ETF Witkowski, MF Pfab South African Journal of Botany 90, 20-36, 2014 | 33 | 2014 |
| Fire survival of the Critically Endangered succulent, Euphorbia clivicola R.A. Dyer – fire‐avoider or fire‐tolerant? MF Pfab, ETF Witkowski African Journal of Ecology 37 (3), 249-257, 1999 | 32 | 1999 |
| Threatened plants of Gauteng, South Africa MF Pfab, JE Victor South African Journal of Botany 68 (3), 370-375, 2002 | 30 | 2002 |
| Contrasting effects of herbivory on plant size and reproductive performance in two populations of the Critically Endangered species, Euphorbia clivicola RA Dyer MF Pfab, ETF Witkowski Plant Ecology 145, 317-325, 1999 | 30 | 1999 |
| Can stable isotopes and radiocarbon dating provide a forensic solution for curbing illegal harvesting of threatened cycads? K Retief, AG West, MF Pfab Journal of Forensic Sciences 59 (6), 1541–1551, 2014 | 27 | 2014 |
| Application of the IUCN Red Listing system to setting species targets for conservation planning purposes MF Pfab, JE Victor, AJ Armstrong Biodiversity and Conservation 20, 1001-1012, 2011 | 25 | 2011 |
| Reproductive ecology of Aloe plicatilis, a fynbos tree aloe endemic to the Cape Winelands, South Africa SR Cousins, ETF Witkowski, MF Pfab, RE Riddles, DJ Mycock South African Journal of Botany 87, 52-65, 2013 | 23 | 2013 |
| Exposing the illegal trade in cycad species (Cycadophyta: Encephalartos) at two traditional medicine markets in South Africa using DNA barcoding J Williamson, O Maurin, SNS Shiba, H Van der Bank, M Pfab, M Pilusa, ... Genome 59 (9), 771-781, 2016 | 21 | 2016 |
| The population status of the endangered endemic plant Aloe peglerae: Area of occupancy, population structure, and past population trends JO Phama, MD Panagos, WJ Myburgh, MF Pfab South African Journal of Botany 93, 247-251, 2014 | 21 | 2014 |
| Use of Geographical Information Systems in the search for additional populations, or sites suitable for re-establishment, of the endangered Northern Province endemic Euphorbia … MF Pfab, ETF Witkowski South African Journal of Botany 63 (6), 351-356, 1997 | 17 | 1997 |
| Beating the blaze: Fire survival in the fan aloe (Kumara plicatilis), a succulent monocotyledonous tree endemic to the Cape fynbos, South Africa SR Cousins, ETF Witkowski, MF Pfab Austral Ecology 41 (5), 466-479, 2016 | 16 | 2016 |
| Conservation value of the Egoli Granite Grassland, an endemic grassland in Gauteng, South Africa GJ Bredenkamp, LR Brown, MF Pfab Koedoe 49 (2), 59-66, 2006 | 16 | 2006 |
| Applications of the Red List for conservation practitioners M Driver, D Raimondo, K Maze, MF Pfab, NA Helme Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25, 41-52, 2009 | 14 | 2009 |
| An integrative approach for the conservation and management of South Africa's floristic diversity at the provincial level MF Pfab Biodiversity & Conservation 11, 1195-1204, 2002 | 13 | 2002 |
| The Gauteng Conservation Plan: Planning for biodiversity in a rapidly urbanising province PC Compaan, CA Whittington-Jones, I Engelbrecht, L Dumalisile, L Mills, ... Bothalia-African Biodiversity & Conservation 47 (1), 1-16, 2017 | 8 | 2017 |
| Southern Africa’s wildlife trade: an analysis of CITES trade in SADC countries P Sinovas, B Price, E King, F Davis, A Hinsley, A Pavitt, M Pfab UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 2016 | 8 | 2016 |
| Priority ranking scheme for Red Data plants in Gauteng, South Africa MF Pfab South African Journal of Botany 68 (3), 299-303, 2002 | 7 | 2002 |
