Impacts of large herbivores on terrestrial ecosystems
Large herbivores play unique ecological roles and are disproportionately imperiled by
human activity. As many wild populations dwindle towards extinction, and as interest grows …
human activity. As many wild populations dwindle towards extinction, and as interest grows …
Integrating functional traits into trophic rewilding science
Trophic rewilding is gaining rapid momentum as a means of restoration across the world.
Advances in research are elucidating the wide‐ranging effects of trophic rewilding and …
Advances in research are elucidating the wide‐ranging effects of trophic rewilding and …
Functional substitutability of native herbivores by livestock for soil carbon stock is mediated by microbial decomposers
Grazing by large mammalian herbivores impacts climate as it can favor the size and stability
of a large carbon (C) pool in the soils of grazing ecosystems. As native herbivores in the …
of a large carbon (C) pool in the soils of grazing ecosystems. As native herbivores in the …
Forest structure has stronger effects than cattle occurrence on the occupancy of a carnivore guild
Anthropogenic activities can profoundly affect ecological communities. This is true of the
most ubiquitous type of anthropogenic land-use, livestock grazing. While livestock grazing is …
most ubiquitous type of anthropogenic land-use, livestock grazing. While livestock grazing is …
Herbivory and drought reduce the temporal stability of herbaceous cover by increasing synchrony in a semi-arid savanna
Ecological stability in plant communities is shaped by bottom-up processes like
environmental resource fluctuations and top-down controls such as herbivory, each of which …
environmental resource fluctuations and top-down controls such as herbivory, each of which …
Getting better with age: Lessons from the Kenya Long‐term Exclosure Experiment (KLEE)
The Kenya long‐term exclosure experiment (KLEE) was established in 1995 in semi‐arid
savanna rangeland to examine the separate and combined effects of livestock, wildlife and …
savanna rangeland to examine the separate and combined effects of livestock, wildlife and …
Ecosystems managed for wildlife and livestock: Contrasting herbivore impacts in a heavily grazed African savanna
Replacement of diverse wild herbivore assemblages by livestock across expansive regions
of African savanna grassland is predicted to modify tree-grass interactions. Yet, despite the …
of African savanna grassland is predicted to modify tree-grass interactions. Yet, despite the …
Wild herbivores and cattle have differing effects on postfire herbaceous vegetation recovery in an A frican savanna
Fire and herbivory have profound effects on vegetation in savanna ecosystems, but little is
known about how different herbivore groups influence vegetation dynamics after fire. We …
known about how different herbivore groups influence vegetation dynamics after fire. We …
Labile Soil Carbon Heterogeneity Driven by Consumer Engineering of Aboveground Structure in a Kenyan Savanna
Aboveground ecosystem structure moderates and even confers essential ecosystem
functions. This includes an ecosystem's carbon dynamics, which are strongly influenced by …
functions. This includes an ecosystem's carbon dynamics, which are strongly influenced by …
[HTML][HTML] Consequences of Rainfall Manipulations for Invasive Annual Grasses Vary Across Grazed Northern Mixed-Grass Prairie Sites
Northern mixed-grass prairie rangelands are threatened by increasing drought severity and
invasion by annual grasses. However, it is unclear whether climate change will amplify or …
invasion by annual grasses. However, it is unclear whether climate change will amplify or …