Browsing Research Articles (Plant Production and Soil Science) by Subject "Mammals"

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Ecosystem engineering through aardvark (Orycteropus afer) burrowing : mechanisms and effects

Haussmann, N.S. (Natalie); Louw, Michelle Anne; Lewis, Simone; Nicol, Keegan J.H.; Van der Merwe, Stephni; Le Roux, Peter Christiaan (Elsevier, 2018-08)

Burrowing mammals are often considered to be ecosystem engineers as burrowing disturbs the soil, thereby potentially changing resource availability and affecting habitat conditions for other species. After their excavation, ...
Spatial overlaps between the global protected areas network and terrestrial hotspots of evolutionary diversity

Daru, Barnabas H.; Le Roux, Peter Christiaan; Gopalraj, Jeyanthi; Park, Daniel S.; Holt, Ben G.; Greve, Michelle (Wiley, 2019-06)

AIM : A common approach for prioritizing conservation is to identify concentrations (hotspots) of biodiversity. Such hotspots have traditionally been designated on the basis of species‐level metrics (e.g., species richness, ...

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