SPACE examines how plant communities respond when large herbivore pressure declines in African savannas. The project builds on Mpala’s long-term ecological platform to understand cascading vegetation responses and the consequences of herbivore loss for ecosystem structure and function.
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SAVANNA ECOLOGY & ECOSYSTEMS
Most of Africa’s wildlife lives outside of national parks and reserves, on a land that they share with livestock. Conversely, most African...
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SAVANNA ECOLOGY & ECOSYSTEMS
Most of Africa's wildlife occurs on land shared with livestock, yet most biodiversity research has traditionally focused on protected areas. The Kenya...
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SAVANNA ECOLOGY & ECOSYSTEMS
We are conducting a nutrient addition experiment within KLEE to investigate how nutrient cycling responds to the long-term exclusion of different large...
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