Integrating herbivore assemblages and woody plant cover in an African savanna to reveal how herbivores respond to ecosystem management.

African savannas are experiencing anthropogenically-induced stressors that are accelerating the increase of woody vegetation cover. To combat this, land managers frequently implement large-scale clearing of trees, which can have a cascading influence on mammalian herbivores. Studies rarely focus on...

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Main Authors: Melissa H Schmitt, Keenan Stears, Mary K Donovan, Deron E Burkepile, Dave I Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273917