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   Megaherbivore response to droughts under different management regimes: lessons from a large African savanna

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Izak PJ Smit --- , South Africa Mike JS Peel --- , South Africa Sam M Ferreira --- , South Africa Cathy Greaver --- , South Africa Danie J Pienaar --- , South Africa

   Droughts are predicted to increase in frequency and intensity for large parts of Africa. It is unclear how this may impact native grazers in protected areas, and how these outcomes may differ under contrasting management approaches. Reducing artificial water sources...

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   Multiscale drivers of hippopotamus distribution in the St Lucia Estuary, South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Alexa S Prinsloo --- , South Africa Deena Pillay --- , South Africa M Justin O'Riain --- , South Africa

   This study provides preliminary data on predictors of Hippopotamus amphibius (Linnaeus, 1758; hippo) distribution in St Lucia Estuary, the largest estuarine system in Africa and a key habitat for one of South Africa’s largest hippo populations. We use binary logistic...

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