Savanna and woodland extend across a broad swath of East Africa. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

Herbivory is a prominent top-down force shaping the landscape of semiarid savannas in East Africa. Herbivores participate in seed dispersal both by ingesting and defecating the seeds of ...

Africa’s enchanting landscapes have long captivated explorers and tourists. From the sweeping savannas to lush rainforests ... In wetter months, lush vegetation can sometimes obscure sightings ...

Soil texture mediates tree responses to rainfall intensity in African savannas. New Phytologist 219: 1363-1372. Abstract: • Rainfall variability is a major determinant of soil moisture, but its ...

scientists and laypeople alike have accepted a “savanna” scenario of human evolution. The theory, primarily based on fossil evidence, suggests that because our ancestral ape family members were living ...

There’s also the forest buffalo, the West Africa savanna buffalo ... with humans because of their size and aggression. In East Africa, buffalo are known to break fences and tear through crops.

At the moment, my field work is focused on plant population ecology, especially the demography of arctic and alpine plants and how they respond to climate change, and on the ways that termites ...