The majestic animals most closely associated with the African savanna -- fierce lions, massive elephants, towering giraffes -- may be relatively minor players when it comes to shaping the ecosystem.

Aim: Despite the importance of termite mounds in plant species’ taxonomic diversity, no study has quantified the effect of termite mounds on woody plant species’ phylogenetic diversity and ...

Millions of years ago, Africa's savannas were covered with thick, ancient forests, which disappeared and turned into the grassy ecosystems that they are today. Almost a fifth of the world's land ...

In the wide world of tropical flora, insects often take up the mantle of protecting the plants that shelter them, each mutually satisfied in a happy marriage of nature’s making. This is particularly ...

Namibia has built up large stockpiles of rhino horn after pioneering the practice of cutting them off to deter poachers.

Folia Geobotanica, Vol. 52, No. 2, Special Issue: Coppicing systems as a way of understanding patterns in forest vegetation (2017), pp. 129-142 (14 pages) Herbaceous plants account for more than three ...

Scientists using chemical isotopes in ancient soil to measure prehistoric tree cover--in effect, shade--have found that grassy, tree-dotted savannas prevailed at most East African sites where human ...

3 million wildebeest accompanied by about 200,000 zebras and 400,000 gazelles covering up to 3,000 kilometers annually in a clockwise cycle that follows seasonal rainfall patterns. The herds travel ...

Millions of years ago, Africa's savannas were covered with thick, ancient forests, which disappeared and turned into the grassy ecosystems that they are today. Almost a fifth of the world's land ...