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Some consequences of woody plant encroachment in a mesic South African savanna [PDF]

, 2011
This study investigates the diversity present in the patch mosaic of vegetation, and also investigates how woody plant encroachment is affecting ecosystem services in Hluhluwe Game Reserve, with a focus on biodiversity, carbon storage and recreation and ...
Gray, Emma Fiona
core   +1 more source

Antimicrobial Residues in a Key Cerrado River: Distribution, Persistence, and Effects on Zebrafish Embryo‐Larval Development

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The current study aimed to quantify the antimicrobials amoxicillin (AMX), cefazolin (CFZ), chloramphenicol (CHL), metronidazole (MTZ), and sulfamethoxazole (SX) in effluents and surface water of an important Cerrado river, calculate their half‐lives, and analyze their ecotoxicity following single and combined exposures.
Náthala Maria Simão, Igor Romeiro dos Santos, Jerônimo Raimundo de Oliveira Neto, Flávio Olimpio Sanches Neto, Felipe Cirqueira Dias, Jéssyca Moreira Morais, Lorranny Pereira de Assis Valadares, Naiara Raica Lopes de Oliveira, Mirelle Garcia Silva Bailão, Luiz Carlos da Cunha, Valter Henrique Carvalho‐Silva, Thiago Lopes Rocha, Elisa Flávia Luiz Cardoso Bailão   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Using anuran community diversity and Pseudacris crucifer to predict landscape quality across a land use gradient'

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
As human‐modified landscape and climate changes proliferate, maintaining biodiversity and understanding the function and quality of available habitat is imperative. As anurans (frogs/toads) such as Pseudacris crucifer, can be an indicator species of habitat quality and ecosystem productivity, studying the anuran community in a mixed‐land use region ...
Brian C. Kron, Karen V. Root
wiley   +1 more source

Analysing the impact of large mammal herbivores on vegetation structure in Eastern African savannas combining high spatial resolution multispectral remote sensing data and field observations

Ecological Informatics
It is well understood, that grazing and browsing in the African savanna ecosystem modulates tree-grass ratios. However, many of the large mammals are under pressure due to land use and climate change.
Helena M. Back, Isabel Pérez-Postigo, Clemens Geitner, Almut Arneth   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Importance of woody patches and vegetation heterogeneity in Texas tortoise microhabitat use

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Microhabitat sites provide important resources and thermal conditions to reptile species that can vary spatially and temporally. This study assessed Texas tortoise Gopherus berlandieri microhabitat use and its relationship with carapace temperature during their active (April–October) and inactive seasons (November–March) between January 2023 and ...
Camryn M. Kiel, Danielle K. Walkup, Sandra Rideout‐Hanzak, Evan P. Tanner, Ashley M. Tanner, Andrea B. Montalvo, Toby J. Hibbitts   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Season of prescribed burns and management of an early successional species affect flower density and pollinator activity in a pine savanna ecosystem. [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Adedoja OA, Crandall RM, Mallinger RE.
europepmc   +1 more source

Estimating large carnivore populations in an arid fenced reserve using spatial capture–recapture modelling

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
In fenced protected areas where large carnivore populations persist or have been restored through reintroduction, population monitoring is essential to inform management. Robust density estimates are particularly important given the strong influence of large carnivores on ecosystem processes, yet such data remain scarce for arid systems where ...
Marna Visagie, Robert S. Davis, Elizabeth Kennedy Overton, Jan A. Venter   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dataset on woody aboveground biomass, disturbance losses, and wood density from an African savanna ecosystem. [PDF]

Data Brief, 2022
Kindermann L, Dobler M, Niedeggen D, Fabiano EC, Linstädter A.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Livestock grazing and geodiversity modulate wild herbivore distributions in an African community conservation area

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
The rapid decline of African wildlife populations demands immediate action to mitigate further losses and restore ecosystems. A key factor influencing wildlife distribution is the relationship between the energetic needs of species and the availability of forage, both in terms of quality and quantity.
Laura Ryge Koch, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Mads Gammelgaard, Robert Buitenwerf   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A phytosociological classification of the Nylsvley Nature Reserve

Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 1976
The vegetation of the Nylsvley Nature Reserve in the Transvaal Mixed Bushveld is classified hierarchically by the Braun-Blanquet Method of vegetation survey.
B. J. Coetzee, F. van der Meulen, S. Zwanziger, P. Gonsalves, P. J. Weisser   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source