Elevated fine sediment input from terrestrial and aquatic sources as a result of
anthropogenic activity is widely recognized to impact negatively on aquatic ecosystems. In …

Herbivores are regulated by predation under certain environmental conditions, whereas
under others they are limited by forage abundance and nutritional quality. Whether top-down …

The use of structural equation modeling (SEM) is often motivated by its utility for
investigating complex networks of relationships, but also because of its promise as a means …

Tree cover is a fundamental structural characteristic and driver of ecosystem processes in
terrestrial ecosystems, and trees are a major global carbon (C) sink. Fire and herbivores …

Fire and herbivory are the two consumers of above-ground biomass globally. They have
contrasting impacts as they differ in terms of selectivity and temporal occurrence. Here, we …

Multiple hypotheses have been proposed to explain the annual migration of the Serengeti
wildebeest, but few studies have compared distribution patterns with environmental drivers …

Fire and herbivory both remove aboveground biomass. Environmental factors determine the
type and intensity of these consumers globally, but the traits of plants can also alter their …

Arthropods are an important component of grassland systems, contributing significantly to
biodiversity and ecosystem structure and function. Climate, fire, and grazing by large …

While several studies have reported a recent decline in area burned in Africa, the causes of
this decline are still not well understood. In this study, we found that from 2002 to 2016 …

A core aspiration of the ecological sciences is to determine how systems work, which implies
the challenge of develo** a causal understanding. Causal inference has long been …