Ecologists have long sought to understand the factors controlling the structure of savanna
vegetation. Using data from 2154 sites in savannas across Africa, Australia, and South …

Though the distribution of global vegetation can generally be predicted from climate,
grasslands are an exception. C4 grassy biomes cover vast areas that are warm enough and …

Theoretically, fire–tree cover feedbacks can maintain savanna and forest as alternative
stable states. However, the global extent of fire-driven discontinuities in tree cover is …

It has been suggested that tropical forest and savanna could represent alternative stable
states, implying critical transitions at tipping points in response to altered climate or other …

Woody encroachment is a widespread and acute phenomenon affecting grasslands and
savannas worldwide. We performed a meta‐analysis of 29 studies from 13 different …

Aim Patterns of fire regimes across Australia exhibit biogeographic variation in response to
four processes. Variations in area burned and fire frequency result from differences in the …

Savannas are known as ecosystems with tree cover below climate‐defined equilibrium
values. However, a predictive framework for understanding constraints on tree cover is …

Aim To determine the functional relationships between, and the relative importance of,
different driver variables (mean annual precipitation, soil properties, fire and herbivory) in …

Aim Fire protection gradually changes the density of woody plants in numerous savannas
around the world. In this study changes of structure in two tropical savanna areas with …

Aims To identify approaches to improve our understanding of, and predictive capability for,
mixed tree–grass systems. Elucidation of the interactions, dynamics and determinants, and …