A5060632951- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Forest Management and Policy
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
Nelson Mandela University
2018-2024
Understanding, predicting and controlling animal movement is a fundamental problem of conservation management ecology. The need to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts, such as crop raiding by large herbivores, becoming increasingly urgent. Because the substantial costs or possibility unsuitable outcomes on wildlife, managers are often encouraged deploy interventions that can achieve their objective while minimizing impact populations. We propose an adaptive framework identify cost-effective...
Abstract One of the primary goals palaeosciences is to produce robust understandings palaeoecologies extinct ecosystems. The time has arrived where such can be significantly improved—agent-based models (ABMs) that synthesize our modern animal ecology with past conditions provide a unique opportunity for this. Palaeo-Agulhas Plain (PAP), now submerged landscape off south coast South Africa, formed novel ecosystem during lower sea levels Pleistocene. Here we review utility ABMs understanding...
ABSTRACT Throughout much of the Quaternary, lower sea levels in southern Cape South Africa exposed a different landscape to what we see today, Palaeo‐Agulhas Plain (PAP). The PAP was dominated by large‐bodied and gregarious grazing species contrasting with small‐bodied predominantly solitary find region today. distribution these herbivores would likely have been driven similar drivers contemporary herbivore ecology. Importantly, occurrence early humans their associated technology also...
Understanding fire regimes in the coastal region of Pondoland center plant endemism, (Eastern Cape, South Africa) is critical importance, especially areas where anthropogenic ignitions influence regime. We characterized regime (2007 to 2016) Mkambati Nature Reserve (9200 ha) terms season, seasonality fire-prone weather conditions, return interval (FRI), and poaching-related ignitions. Fires were concentrated winter when monthly danger index was highest. The mean FRI at <3 years, but varied...
Abstract Herbivore distribution throughout Africa is strongly linked to mean annual precipitation. We use that relationship predict functional group composition of herbivore communities during the last glacial maximum (ca. 21 ka) on now submerged Palaeo-Agulhas Plain (PAP), South Africa. used metabolic large biomass (MLHB) from 39 African protected areas, in five groups (characterized by behavior and physiology). examined how modern factors influenced MLHB considered effects biome, rainfall,...
Abstract Empirical testing of energy maximization models has been used to clarify the drivers resource partitioning among large herbivores. Most studies, however, have not considered that predictions optimal diet depend on temporal scale maximization. This omission can hinder effectiveness optimality principles in elucidating animal distributions, dietary choices, and dynamics species coexistence. We movement analysis scale‐dependent gain modeling study how three herbivores share resources:...
<i>African Journal of Wildlife Research</i> is a multidisciplinary journal that has been published since 1971 and covers the scientific, applied, managerial, methodological, sociological issues related to wildlife research.