Synthesizing the effects of large, wild herbivore exclusion on ecosystem function

ES Forbes, JH Cushman, DE Burkepile… - Functional …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Wild large herbivores are declining worldwide. Despite extensive use of exclosure
experiments to investigate herbivore impacts, there is little consensus on the effects of wild …

Determinants of woody encroachment and cover in African savannas

AP Devine, RA McDonald, T Quaife, IMD Maclean - Oecologia, 2017‏ - Springer
Savanna ecosystems are an integral part of the African landscape and sustain the
livelihoods of millions of people. Woody encroachment in savannas is a widespread …

[ספר][B] Trophic cascades: predators, prey, and the changing dynamics of nature

J Terborgh, JA Estes - 2013‏ - books.google.com
Trophic cascades—the top-down regulation of ecosystems by predators—are an essential
aspect of ecosystem function and well-being. Trophic cascades are often drastically …

Herbivore-initiated interaction cascades and their modulation by productivity in an African savanna

RM Pringle, TP Young, DI Rubenstein… - Proceedings of the …, 2007‏ - pnas.org
Despite conceptual recognition that indirect effects initiated by large herbivores are likely to
have profound impacts on ecological community structure and function, the existing …

A meta‐analysis of the impact of African elephants on savanna vegetation

R Guldemond, R Van Aarde - The Journal of Wildlife …, 2008‏ - Wiley Online Library
Large herbivores such as elephants (Loxodonta africana) apparently have a negative
impact on woody vegetation at moderate to high population densities. The confounding …

Native ungulates of diverse body sizes collectively regulate long‐term woody plant demography and structure of a semi‐arid savanna

M Sankaran, DJ Augustine, J Ratnam - Journal of Ecology, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Large mammalian herbivores are well recognized to play important roles in regulating
woody cover and biomass in savannas, but the extent to which browsing ungulates are …

Large herbivores may alter vegetation structure of semi-arid savannas through soil nutrient mediation

C van der Waal, A Kool, SS Meijer, E Kohi… - Oecologia, 2011‏ - Springer
In savannas, the tree–grass balance is governed by water, nutrients, fire and herbivory, and
their interactions. We studied the hypothesis that herbivores indirectly affect vegetation …

[ספר][B] The ecology of browsing and grazing

IJ Gordon, HHT Prins - 2008‏ - Springer
About fifty years ago, when I, as a young comparative anatomist, first looked at a wild
ruminant–the European roe deer–the basic thinking concerning the ecology, behaviour …

Cascading consequences of the loss of large mammals in an African savanna

F Keesing, TP Young - Bioscience, 2014‏ - academic.oup.com
African savannas are home to an abundant and diverse assemblage of wild herbivores, but
the very grasses that sustain these wild herds also make savannas attractive to humans and …

[ספר][B] Ecology of woodlands and forests: description, dynamics and diversity

P Thomas, J Packham - 2007‏ - books.google.com
Taking a functional rather than an ecosystem or a utilitarian approach, Thomas and
Packham provide a concise account of the structure of woodlands and forests. Using …