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  1. Habitat selection of the Black-shouldered Kite <em>Elanus caeruleus</em> in agroecosystems of Swaziland

    Habitat selection of the Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus in agroecosystems of Swaziland

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Katharine A Howard --- Department of Wildlife, Sustainability, and Ecosystem Sciences, USA Thomas W Schwertner --- Department of Wildlife, Sustainability, and Ecosystem Sciences, USA James P Muir --- Department of Wildlife, Sustainability, and Ecosystem Sciences, USA Ara Monadjem --- All Out Africa Research Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland
    A decline in many African raptor populations may contribute to loss of ecosystem services such as pest control. The Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus stands out as an exception, experiencing range expansions due to its proclivity for agricultural landscapes. We surveyed...
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  2. Increasing crop diversity increased soil microbial activity, nitrogen-sourcing and crop nitrogen, but not soil microbial diversity

    Increasing crop diversity increased soil microbial activity, nitrogen-sourcing and crop nitrogen, but not soil microbial diversity

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Zander S Venter --- Department of Animal Sciences, South Africa Samantha L Scott --- Plant Conservation Unit, South Africa Johann Strauss --- Directorate-Plant Sciences, Western Cape Department of Agriculture, South Africa Karin Jacobs --- Department of Microbiology, South Africa Heidi-Jayne Hawkins --- Conservation South Africa, Centre for Biodiversity Conservation, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, South Africa
    The relationships between crop diversity, soil microbial diversity and agroecosystem functioning are not well understood. Soils under wheat monoculture, wheat–medic, and wheat–medic plus clover rotations from a 19-year-old wheat rotation trial in South Africa were measured for soil microbial functional...
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  3. Diversity pattern of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in a modified tropical environment in the western region of Cameroon

    Diversity pattern of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in a modified tropical environment in the western region of Cameroon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Manfothang Dongmo Ervis --- , Cameroon Bakwo Fils Eric-Moise --- , Cameroon Mongombe Manga Aaron --- , Cameroon Atagana Patrick Jules --- , Cameroon Tchuenguem Fohouo Fernand-Nestor --- , Cameroon
    The western region of Cameroon is one of the leading agricultural production areas in sub-Saharan Africa, and this ongoing anthropogenic perturbation has led to the replacement of natural forests with agroecosystems. Such anthropogenic landscape transformations may have affected bat species...
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