A5063574821- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
South African National Parks
2022-2023
Scientific Services
2022-2023
Krüger (Germany)
2022
Kruger (Canada)
2022
Abstract The ongoing loss of large trees and densification shrubs are two prevalent processes that take place in African savannas, with profound consequences for their structure function. We evaluated herbivore impacts on savanna woody communities using a long‐term exclosure experiment the Kruger National Park, South Africa, three treatments: exclusion mammals only (i.e. elephant giraffe), all herbivores larger than hare, areas open to herbivores. asked questions: (1) How did variable affect...
Herbivores are a main driver of ecosystem patterns and processes in semi-arid savannas, with their effects clearly observed when they excluded from landscapes. Starting the 1960s, various herbivore exclosures have been erected Kruger National Park (KNP), for research management purposes. These vary very small (1 m2) to relatively large (almost 900 ha), short-term (single growing season) long-term (e.g. some were more than 60 years ago), located on different geologies across rainfall...