A5020377594- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
University of Cape Town
2022-2024
Gobabeb Training and Research Center
2022-2024
Abstract Carnivorous mammals have been reported to feed on fleshy fruits and disperse seeds, but these interactions are seldom observed poorly understood in hyper‐arid regions. Scent may play a key role interactions, given that most carnivores sensitive olfactory systems dichromatic vision. The !nara ( Acanthosicyos horridus : Cucurbitaceae) the Namib Desert produces large (10–20 cm diameter) melons remain green while undergoing increased volatile emissions with changing chemical profile as...
Abstract Resolving the relative contributions of top-down versus bottom-up drivers vegetation dynamics is a major challenge in drylands. In coming decades, growing livestock populations and shifts water availability will simultaneously impact many arid systems, but lack empirical data on plant responses to these pressures limits understanding how plants respond. Here, we combine ground drone observations from an herbivore exclosure experiment identify ungulate visitation patterns their...