Tropical savanna small mammals respond to loss of cover following disturbance: A global review of field studies

BJ Bergstrom, SB Scruggs, EM Vieira - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Small-mammal faunas of tropical savannas consist of endemic assemblages of murid
rodents, small marsupials, and insectivores on four continents. Small mammals in tropical …

Negative effects of cattle on soil carbon and nutrient pools reversed by megaherbivores

J Sitters, DM Kimuyu, TP Young, P Claeys… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Wild herbivore populations are declining in many African savannas, which is related to
replacement by livestock (mainly cattle) and the loss of megaherbivores. Although some …

Shrub cover homogenizes small mammals' activity and perceived predation risk

AA Loggins, AM Shrader, A Monadjem, RA McCleery - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Altered disturbance regimes, increasing atmospheric CO2, and other processes have
increased woody cover and homogenized vegetation in savannas across the planet. African …

Bush encroachment and large carnivore predation success in African landscapes: A review

H Atkinson, B Cristescu, L Marker, N Rooney - Earth, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bush encroachment is a habitat change phenomenon that threatens savanna and grassland
ecosystems worldwide. In Africa, large carnivores in bush encroached landscapes must …

After the mammoths: The ecological legacy of late Pleistocene megafauna extinctions

FA Smith, EAE Smith, CP Hedberg… - Cambridge Prisms …, 2023 - cambridge.org
The significant extinctions in Earth history have largely been unpredictable in terms of what
species perish and what traits make species susceptible. The extinctions occurring during …

Drivers of small-mammal community structure in tropical savannas

BJ Bergstrom, CR Dickman, A Monadjem… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Tropical and subtropical savanna ecosystems (TSE; Figure 1) contribute~ 30%
of terrestrial primary productivity globally (Grace et al., 2006), while covering 20% of the land …

Small rodent communities (Muridae) in Gabonese savannas: species diversity and biogeographical affinities

JF Mboumba, MR Hervé, V Guyot, F Ysnel - Mammalia, 2021 - degruyter.com
The study contributes to the knowledge of species composition and biogeographical
affinities of savannas rodent in Gabon. Unlike small rodents in Gabonese forests, there is …

Influence des perturbations anthropiques sur les communautés de petits mammifères des savanes gabonaises

JF Mboumba, BR Momboua, E Perin, F Ysnel - International Journal of …, 2021 - ajol.info
Les savanes gabonaises connaissent des feux anthropiques récurrents, entraînant des
dommages sur cet écosystème. L'influence de ce facteur sur la diversité des …

Generalist trophic ecology in a changing habitat: The case of the four‐striped mouse in a woody‐encroached savannah

KJ Lloyd, S Vetter - African Journal of Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Trophic generalists tolerate greater habitat change than specialists; however, few studies
explore how generalist trophic ecology is affected. We established how the trophic ecology …

Getting better with age: Lessons from the Kenya Long-term Exclosure Experiment (KLEE)

T Young, C Riginos, D Kimuyu, K Veblen… - Authorea …, 2024 - advance.sagepub.com
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