In the wide world of tropical flora, insects often take up the mantle of protecting the plants that shelter them, each mutually satisfied in a happy marriage of nature’s making. This is particularly ...

Widespread woody encroachment is a prominent concern for savanna systems as it is often accompanied by losses in productivity and biodiversity. Extensive ecosystem-level work has advanced our ...

3 million wildebeest accompanied by about 200,000 zebras and 400,000 gazelles covering up to 3,000 kilometers annually in a clockwise cycle that follows seasonal rainfall patterns. The herds travel ...

Through their foraging behavior across the diverse topography of the African savanna, megaherbivores may be unknowingly influencing the growth and survival of vegetation on valleys and plateaus, while ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The majestic animals most closely associated with the African savanna -- fierce lions, massive elephants, towering giraffes -- may be relatively minor players when it comes to ...

Coupled field observations and phytoclimatic modeling show that the distribution of African forest and savanna ecosystems are highly predictable by climate, researchers report in a new study. The ...

Robin Whytock was funded by the European Union's 11th FED ECOFAC6 program grant to the National Parks Agency of Gabon. He is currently employed by the University of Stirling and is funded by the ...