A growing body of evidence shows that aboveground and belowground communities and
processes are intrinsically linked, and that feedbacks between these subsystems have …

Parasitism and predation have long been considered analogous interactions. Yet by and
large, ecologists continue to study parasite–host and predator–prey ecology separately …

Understanding spatial variation in biodiversity along environmental gradients is a central
theme in ecology. Differences in species compositional turnover among sites (β diversity) …

Savannas worldwide are vital for both socioeconomic and biodiversity values. In these
ecosystems, management decisions are based on the perception that wildlife and livestock …

Although livestock and wildlife share most of their ranges worldwide, little controlled
experimental research has been done on their interactions. Since 1995 we have been …

Interannual variation in experimental field conditions produce variability in the results of
experiments monitored over multiple years, termed here “year effects.” When experimental …

Savanna ecosystems–defined by the coexistence of trees and grasses–cover more than one‐
fifth the world's land surface and harbour most of the world's rangelands, livestock and large …

Identifying the mechanisms that facilitate invasion is crucial for the design of preventative
measures and understanding the invasion process, but not necessarily for the design of …

The combination of abiotic stress and consumer stress can have complex impacts on plant
community structure. Effective conservation and management of semi-arid ecosystems …

In African savannas, abandonment of traditional livestock corrals (bomas) creates long-term
mosaics of nutrient hotspots embedded in a lower-nutrient matrix. It is unclear how plant …