Tradeoffs between resources and risks shape the responses of a large carnivore to human disturbance

KL Mills, JL Belant, M Beukes, E Dröge… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Wide-ranging carnivores experience tradeoffs between dynamic resource availabilities and
heterogeneous risks from humans, with consequences for their ecological function and …

In the Mix: Patterns of Warthog Herding Behaviour in Single‐and Mixed‐Species Herds

AV Jørgensen, K Stears… - African Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Forming mixed‐species herds is a common antipredator behaviour of many African
herbivores. Here, we quantify the degree to which the common warthog uses herding …

Repeated clearing as a mechanism for savanna recovery following bush encroachment

ER Wedel, JB Nippert, RC O'Connor… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many savannas are experiencing increased cover of trees and shrubs, resulting in reduced
herbaceous productivity, shifts in savanna functional structure and potential reductions in …

Remotely‐Sensed Game Trails Are a Behavioral Footprint That Explains Patterns of Herbivore Habitat Use

K Stears, MH Schmitt, MJ Peel… - Ecology and …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Trade‐offs between food acquisition and predator avoidance shape the landscape‐scale
movements of herbivores. These movements create landscape features, such as game …

Vegetation management shapes arthropod and bird communities in an African savanna

DM Parker, K Stears, T Olckers… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat heterogeneity is a key driver of the diversity and distribution of species. African
savannas are experiencing changes in their vegetation structure causing shifts towards …

Bird species richness and abundance in an urban disturbed wooded Savanna

LG Turshak, NS Abdullahi - Science World Journal, 2024 - ajol.info
Abstract Changes in natural habitats by man in the tropics, especially through change in
land use constitute a great threat to biodiversity. Habitat modification as a result of human …

Apex Predators in the Anthropocene: African Large Carnivore Ecology at the Human-Wildlife Interface

K Mills - 2023 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
As anthropogenic pressures expand to permeate landscapes worldwide, sometimes with
synergistic impacts, wildlife must navigate human-dominated landscapes and novel …