In terrestrial ecosystems, the impact of herbivores on nutrient cycling and availability is often limited to studying carbon (C):N and C:P ratios, while the role of terrestrial herbivores in mediating ...
The elephant, particularly a mature bull, is one of the few animals capable of ... valuable insight into the African savannah’s complex interactions and power dynamics. Lastly, it reminds us of the ...
Prairie dogs. Image by Antony Stanley from Gloucester, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Throughout the natural ...
The trees were also smaller and less diverse, similar to a transition zone between a forest and a savanna ecosystem, but all within less than a mile of lush, green jungle. "Over the course of ...
“It’s interesting to see how a social behavior of these animals can transfer nutrients to a new ecosystem that is very nutrient poor,” said Bueno de Mesquita. However, the current rate of climate ...