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  • Grazing during the grassland greenup period promotes plant species richness in alpine grassland in winter pastures 
    Wei, Wanrong; Zhen, Qiaoyan; Deng, Jia; Yue, Hanlin; Qin, Mingsen; Oosthuizen, Maria Kathleen (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-16)
    Although grazing is the most common use of grassland, the ecological function of grassland far exceeds its productivity. Therefore, the protection of plant diversity is of the utmost importance and cannot be ignored. ...
  • Grazing lawns and overgrazing in frequently grazed grass communities 
    Hempson, Gareth P.; Parr, Catherine Lucy; Lehmann, Caroline E.R.; Archibald, Sally (Wiley Open Access, 2022-09)
    Frequent grazing can establish high forage value grazing lawns supporting high grazer densities, but can also produce overgrazed grass communities with unpalatable or low grass basal cover, supporting few grazers. Attempts ...
  • Group composition and social events of the banana bat, Neoromicia nanus in Mpumalanga, South Africa 
    Van der Merwe, Mac; Stirnemann, Rebecca L. (Southern African Wildlife Management Association, 2009-04)
    The social structure of banana bats (Neoromicia nanus) was studied in relation to reproductive events over an annual cycle in banana plantations in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Banana plantations were visited at ...
  • Growth rings show limited evidence for ungulates’ potential to suppress shrubs across the Arctic 
    Vuorinen, Katariina E.M.; Austrheim, Gunnar; Tremblay, Jean-Pierre; Myers-Smith, Isla H.; Hortman, Hans I.; Frank, Peter; Barrio, Isabel C.; Dalerum, Fredrik; Bjorkman, Mats P.; Bjork, Robert G.; Ehrich, Dorothee; Sokolov, Aleksandr; Sokolova, Natalya; Ropars, Pascale; Boudreau, Stephane; Normand, Signe; Prendin, Angela L.; Schmid, Niels Martin; Pacheco-Solana, Arturo; Post, Eric; John, Christian; Kerby, Jeff; Sullivan, Patrick F.; Le Moullec, Mathilde; Hansen, Brage B.; Van der Wal, Rene; Pedersen, Ashild O.; Sandal, Lisa; Gough, Laura; Young, Amanda; Li, Bingxi; Magnusson, Runa I.; Sass-Klaassen, Ute; Buchwal, Agata; Welker, Jeffrey; Grogan, Paul; Andruko, Rhett; Morrissette-Boileau, Clara; Volkovitskiy, Alexander; Terekhina, Alexandra; Speed, James D.M. (MDPI, 2022-02-22)
    Global warming has pronounced effects on tundra vegetation, and rising mean temperatures increase plant growth potential across the Arctic biome. Herbivores may counteract the warming impacts by reducing plant growth, ...
  • Gryllacrididae (Orthoptera: Ensifera) in southern Africa 
    Scholtz, Clarke H.; Bazelet, Corinna S.; De Klerk, Hennie (Pensoft Publishers, 2018-12-10)
    Although Gryllacrididae are a largely southern hemisphere insect family, they are relatively poorly represented in southern Africa, with three genera (Ametroides Karny, 1928, Glomeremus Karny, 1937, and Stictogryllacris Karny, ...
  • Guidelines for evaluating the conservation value of African lion (Panthera leo) translocations 
    Becker, Matthew S.; Almeida, Joao; Begg, Colleen; Bertola, Laura; Breitenmoser, Christine; Breitenmoser, Urs; Coals, Peter; Funston, Paul; Gaylard, Angela; Groom, Rosemary; Henschel, Philipp; Ikanda, Dennis; Jorge, Agostinho; Kruger, Johan; Lindsey, Peter Andrew; Maimbo, Howard; Mandisodza-Chikerema, Roseline; Maude, Glynn; Mbizah, Moreangels; Miller, Susan M.; Mudongo, Edwin; Mwape, Henry; Mweetwa, Thandiwe; Naude, Vincent; Nyirenda, Vincent R.; Parker, Andrew; Parker, Daniel; Reid, Craig; Robson, Ashley; Sayer, Ed; Selier, S.A. Jeanetta; Sichande, Mwamba; Simukonda, Chuma; Uiseb, Kenneth; Williams, Vivienne L.; Zimba, Dennis; Hunter, Luke (Frontiers Media, 2022-09-02)
    As the top predator in African ecosystems, lions have lost more than 90% of their historical range, and few countries possess strong evidence for stable populations. Translocations (broadly defined here as the capture ...
  • Habitat associations of birds at Mara Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya 
    Monadjem, Ara; Virani, Munir Z. (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Taylor and Francis, 2016-11)
    Habitat associations of birds were quantified through fixed-radius timed bird counts at Mara Naboisho Conservancy within the Greater Mara Region, Kenya. We conducted 73 timed counts in four distinct habitats (riparian, ...
  • Habitat associations of small mammals in the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa 
    Simelane, Felicity Nonsimiso; Mahlaba, Themb’alilahlwa A.M.; Shapiro, Julie Teresa; MacFadyen, Duncan; Monadjem, Ara (De Gruyter, 2018)
    Mountains provide important habitats for many species and often have high levels of biodiversity and endemism. Habitat associations of terrestrial small mammals were investigated at Wakefield Farm at the foothills of the ...
  • Habitat disturbance selects against both small and large species across varying climates 
    Gibb, H.; Sanders, N.J.; Dunn, R.R.; Arnan, X.; Vasconcelos, H.L.; Donoso, D.A.; Andersen, A.N.; Silva, R.R.; Bishop, Tom R.; Gomez, C.; Grossman, B.F.; Yusah, K.M.; Luke, S.H.; Pacheco, R.; Pearce-Duvet, J.; Retana, J.; Tista, M.; Parr, Catherine Lucy (Wiley, 2018-07)
    Global extinction drivers, including habitat disturbance and climate change, are thought to affect larger species more than smaller species. However, it is unclear if such drivers interact to affect assemblage body size ...
  • Habitat modelling of tracking data from multiple marine predators identifies important areas in the Southern Indian Ocean 
    Reisinger, Ryan Rudolf; Raymond, Ben; Hindell, Mark A.; Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt; Crawford, Robert J.M.; Davies, Delia; De Bruyn, P.J. Nico; Dilley, Ben J.; Kirkman, Stephen P.; Makhado, Azwianewi B.; Ryan, Peter G.; Schoombie, Stefan; Stevens, Kim; Sumner, Michael D.; Tosh, Cheryl A.; Wege, Mia; Whitehead, Thomas Otto; Wotherspoon, Simon; Pistorius, Pierre Anton (Wiley, 2018-04)
    AIM : The distribution of marine predators is driven by the distribution and abundance of their prey; areas preferred by multiple marine predator species should therefore indicate areas of ecological significance. The ...
  • Habitat selection of the Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus in agroecosystems of Swaziland 
    Howard, Katharine A.; Schwertner, Thomas W.; Muir, James P.; Monadjem, Ara (Taylor and Francis, 2016-05)
    A decline in many African raptor populations may contribute to loss of ecosystem services such as pest control. The Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) stands out as an exception, experiencing range expansions due ...
  • Habitat use by a large herbivore guild in a fenced South African protected area 
    Mariotti, Elena; Parrini, Francesca; Louw, Cornelius J.; Marshal, Jason P. (Southern African Wildlife Management Association, 2020-05)
    In fenced protected areas with limited opportunities to disperse, resources and constraints vary in space and time, affecting herbivore behaviour. The distribution, availability and quality of resources, burnt areas, and ...
  • Habituation of common eland (Taurotragus oryx) to intensive routine handling, and the effect of immunocastration thereon 
    Musa, Abubakar S.; Needham, Tersia; Kotrba, Radim; Neradilova, Silvie; Ganswindt, Andre; Ceacero, Francisco (Elsevier, 2021-04)
    The temperament of captive common eland (Taurotragus oryx) during handling is crucial for their management, as they have been identified as an ideal antelope for game meat farming, and are well-represented in captive ...
  • Haematology and biochemistry values for Temminck’s pangolins (Smutsia temminckii) from Zimbabwe 
    Connelly, Ellen; Hywood, Lisa; Donaldson, Mark; Pietersen, Darren William (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group), 2020)
    Blood biochemistry values are routinely employed during clinical examinations to assess the health of the patient and to identify potential underlying conditions. No blood biochemistry data are currently available for ...
  • Haemoplasma prevalence and diversity in three invasive Rattus species from Gauteng Province, South Africa 
    Retief, Liezl; Chimimba, Christian Timothy; Oosthuizen, Marinda; Matshotshi, Asiashu; Bastos, Armanda (MDPI, 2022-08-12)
    Invasive Rattus species are carriers of haemotropic Mycoplasmas (haemoplasmas) globally, but data from Africa are lacking. Using a PCR-sequencing approach, we assessed haemoplasma prevalence and diversity in kidney and ...
  • A handbook for the standardised sampling of plant functional traits in disturbance-prone ecosystems, with a focus on open ecosystems 
    Wigley, B.J.; Charles-Dominique, T.; Hempson, G.P.; Stevens, N.; Te Beest., M.; Archibald, S.; Bond, W.J.; Bunney, Katherine; Coetsee, C.; Donaldson, J.; Fidelis, A.; Gao, X.; Gignoux, J.; Lehmann, C.; Massad, T.J.; Midgley, J.J.; Millan, M.; Schwilk, D.; Siebert, F.; Solofondranohatra, C.; Staver, A.C.; Zhou, Y.; Kruger, L.M. (CSIRO Publishing, 2020-11)
    Plant functional traits provide a valuable tool to improve our understanding of ecological processes at a range of scales. Previous handbooks on plant functional traits have highlighted the importance of standardising ...
  • Harnessing the potential of precision pest management in plantation forests 
    Slippers, Bernard; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Allison, Jeremy D. (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group), 2020)
    There are numerous new and emerging technologies that allow for greater precision in forest pest management, from sequencing and chemical analyses to data collection through smart technologies, and integration, analysis ...
  • Hatching late in the season requires flexibility in the timing of song learning 
    Leitner, Stefan; Teichel, Johanna; Ter Maat, Andries; Voigt, Cornelia (The Royal Society, 2015-08)
    Most songbirds learn their songs from adult tutors, who can be their father or other male conspecifics. However, the variables that control song learning in a natural social context are largely unknown. We investigated ...
  • Hathoronthophagus, new replacement name for Hathor Deschodt, 2023, preoccupied genus-group name of a putatively myrmecophilic dung beetle (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini) 
    Stals, Riaan; Daniel, Gimo M.; Deschodt, Christian M. (Magnolia Press, 2024-01)
    In November 2023, Deschodt & Sole (2023) proposed the new genus-group name Hathor Deschodt for a peculiar, putatively ant-associated onthophagine dung beetle from Gauteng province, South Africa. The genus is as yet known ...
  • Haulout site selection by southern elephant seals at Marion Island 
    Mulaudzi, Tambudzani W.; Hofmeyr, Gordon John Gregory; Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt; Kirkman, Steve P. (Stephen Patrick); Pistorius, Pierre Anton; Jonker, F.C.; Makhado, Azwianewi Benedict; Owen, J.H.; Grimbeek, Richard J. (Zoological Society of Southern Africa, 2008-04)
    Using data from an ongoing mark-resight programme at Marion Island, we tested empirically whether southern elephant seals prefer certain terrestrial sites to others during the breeding, moulting and winter haulouts, and ...