African savannas are complex socio‐ecological systems with diverse wild and domestic
herbivore assemblages, which adapt spatially to intra‐and interannual variation in forage …

Grasslands are one of the world's most extensive terrestrial biomes and are central to the
survival of herders, their livestock and diverse communities of large wild mammals,–. In …

Ecosystem engineering is an innovative concept that recognizes that organisms impact their
environment, and that these changes can be detected over time. Thus, additional datasets …

The grassland biome supports an enormous diversity of life and includes ecosystems used
extensively by humans. Although graminoids lend grasslands their characteristic …

The spectre of 'overgrazing'looms large in historical and political narratives of ecological
degradation in savannah ecosystems. While pastoral exploitation is a conspicuous driver of …

This report responds to heightened concerns over a rising level of conflict and antagonism
between predominantly herding groups and more settled farming peoples across a wide …

Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is home to approximately ¼ of the global livestock
population, which in the last 60 years has increased by factors of 2.5–4 times for cattle, goats …

It is well known that rangelands lose productivity and ecosystem function under excessive
rates of livestock stocking, however the role of the spatio-temporal distribution of grazing …

Mammals are imperiled worldwide. Threats to terrestrial species are primarily from habitat
loss or modification, and in some instances from commercial, illegal, or unregulated hunting …

Livestock‐caused rangeland degradation remains a major policy concern globally and the
subject of widespread scientific study. This concern persists in part because it is difficult to …