Anthropogenic disturbance has generated a significant loss of biodiversity worldwide and
grazing by domestic herbivores is a contributing disturbance. Although the effects of grazing …

Causal inferences from experimental data are often justified based on treatment
randomization. However, inferring causality from data also requires complementary causal …

Human–wildlife conflict (HWC) is a key topic in conservation and agricultural research.
Decision makers need evidence‐based information to design sustainable management …

The widespread extirpation of megafauna may have destabilized ecosystems and altered
biodiversity globally. Most megafauna extinctions occurred before the modern record …

Restoring vegetation in degraded ecosystems is an increasingly common practice for
promoting biodiversity and ecological function, but successful implementation is hampered …

Aim Biomes worldwide are shifting with global change. Biomes whose extents are limited by
temperature or precipitation, such as the tundra and savanna, may be particularly strongly …

Herbivores alter plant biodiversity (species richness) in many of the world's ecosystems, but
the magnitude and the direction of herbivore effects on biodiversity vary widely within and …

Climatic extremes, such as severe drought, are expected to increase in frequency and
magnitude with climate change. Thus, identifying mechanisms of resilience is critical to …

Savannas are commonly described as a vegetation type with a grass layer interspersed with
a discontinuous tree or shrub layer. On the contrary, forbs, a plant life form that can include …

The widespread replacement of wild ungulate herbivores by domestic livestock in African
savannas is composed of two interrelated phenomena:(1) loss or reduction in numbers of …