Coupled field observations and phytoclimatic modeling show that the distribution of African forest and savanna ecosystems are highly predictable by climate, researchers report in a new study. The ...

Elephants have a bad rap for pushing over trees, and in the background, there are debates about carrying capacity and culling. But how much of a problem is it really? We asked Dr Gabriella Teren to ...

Termite mounds are a defining characteristic of African savannas, serving as nutrient‐rich hotspots that profoundly influence local ecosystem dynamics. Constructed by socially organised termites, ...

Scientists have found that a mere 30 species of trees in the Cerrado -- the world's largest and most floristically diverse savanna -- account for nearly half of all its trees. The 'hyperdominance' by ...

3 million wildebeest accompanied by about 200,000 zebras and 400,000 gazelles covering up to 3,000 kilometers annually in a clockwise cycle that follows seasonal rainfall patterns. The herds travel ...

Savannas play a significant socioeconomic role in regulating net primary productivity and the terrestrial carbon cycle. Mapping the spatial distribution and extent of existing temperate savannas is ...

The Amazon’s “tipping point” refers to the transition of the rainforest into a drier, savanna ecosystem. The rainforest’s ecological balance depends on the transport and recycling of moisture, but ...

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Swift foxes are among the many species that rely on healthy grassland ecosystems. Image: Roshan Patel, Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute From the savannas of Sub-Saharan ...