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### 2025

Bradford EM, Hockridge EG, Gibbon GEM, Kibongui G, Mouamana A, Ngama G, Osner N, and Davies AB. 2025. “[Natural Forest Clearings Enable the Persistence of Stable Spotted Hyena Populations in Congo Basin Rainforests](https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70065)”. Biotropica, 57, 5



 

 

Bradford EM, Hockridge EG, Gibbon GEM, Kibongui G, Mouamana A, Ngama G, Osner N, and Davies AB. 2025. “[Natural Forest Clearings Enable the Persistence of Stable Spotted Hyena Populations in Congo Basin Rainforests](https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70065)”. Biotropica, 57, 5



 

 

 

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Spotted hyenas (*Crocuta crocuta*) are a large carnivore species known to range across broad savanna regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Although hyenas have occasionally been observed in rainforest habitat, they have been considered largely transient through...



 

 

 

Wang Z, Singh J, and Davies AB. 2025. “[Consistent Patterns of LiDAR-Derived Measures of Savanna Vegetation Complexity Between Wet and Dry Seasons](/publication/consistent-patterns-lidar-derived-measures-savanna-vegetation-complexity-between-wet)”. Ecological Indicators, 170



 

 

Wang Z, Singh J, and Davies AB. 2025. “[Consistent Patterns of LiDAR-Derived Measures of Savanna Vegetation Complexity Between Wet and Dry Seasons](/publication/consistent-patterns-lidar-derived-measures-savanna-vegetation-complexity-between-wet)”. Ecological Indicators, 170



 

 

 

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Metrics of structural vegetation complexity derived from airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) have been used extensively in studies on plant ecology, animal behavior and the distribution of biodiversity. However, the acquisition of remotely-sensed...



 

 

 

Coverdale TC, Boucher PB, Singh J, and Davies AB. 2025. “[Quantifying Aboveground Herbaceous Biomass in Grassy Ecosystems: A Comparison of Field and High-Resolution UAV-LiDAR Approaches](https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/rse2.70023)”. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation



 

 

Coverdale TC, Boucher PB, Singh J, and Davies AB. 2025. “[Quantifying Aboveground Herbaceous Biomass in Grassy Ecosystems: A Comparison of Field and High-Resolution UAV-LiDAR Approaches](https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/rse2.70023)”. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation



 

 

 

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Grassy ecosystems cover &gt;25% of the world’s land surface area. The abundance of herbaceous vegetation in these systems directly impacts a variety of ecological processes, including carbon sequestration, regulation of water and nutrient cycling, and...



 

 

 

 



### 2024

Wang Z, Huben R, Boucher PB, Van C, Zeng J, Chung N, Wang J, King J, Knecht RJ, Ng’iru I, Baraza A, Baker CCM, Martins DJ, Pierce NE, and Davies AB. 2024. “[Automated Detection of an Insect-Induced Keystone Vegetation Phenotype Using Airborne LiDAR.](/publications/automated-detection-insect-induced-keystone-vegetation-phenotype-using)”. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 15, Pp. 978-93



 

 

Wang Z, Huben R, Boucher PB, Van C, Zeng J, Chung N, Wang J, King J, Knecht RJ, Ng’iru I, Baraza A, Baker CCM, Martins DJ, Pierce NE, and Davies AB. 2024. “[Automated Detection of an Insect-Induced Keystone Vegetation Phenotype Using Airborne LiDAR.](/publications/automated-detection-insect-induced-keystone-vegetation-phenotype-using)”. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 15, Pp. 978-93



 

 

 

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- [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/2041-210X.14298)
 
1. Ecologists, foresters and conservation practitioners need ‘biodiversity scanners’ to effectively inventory biodiversity, audit conservation progress and track changes in ecosystem function. Quantifying biological diversity using remote sensing methods...



 

 

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J Singh, JE Donaldson, S Archibald, CL Parr, MD Voysey, and AB Davies. 2024. “[Small-Scale Fires Interact With Herbivore Feedbacks to Create Persistent Grazing Lawn Environments](https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1365-2664.14645)”. Journal of Applied, 61, 7, Pp. 1531-45



 

 

J Singh, JE Donaldson, S Archibald, CL Parr, MD Voysey, and AB Davies. 2024. “[Small-Scale Fires Interact With Herbivore Feedbacks to Create Persistent Grazing Lawn Environments](https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1365-2664.14645)”. Journal of Applied, 61, 7, Pp. 1531-45



 

 

 

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1. Fire-herbivory feedbacks strongly influence the formation of grazing lawns in savanna ecosystems. Preliminary findings suggest that small-scale (&lt;25 ha) fires can engineer grazing lawns by concentrating herbivores on the post-burn green flush; however...



 

 

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SD Allison, SJ Law, AB Davies, H Flores-Moreno, BJ Wijas, AR Yatsko, Y Zhou, AE Zanne, and Eggleton. 2024. “[The Challenge of Estimating Global Termite Methane Emissions](/publications/challenge-estimating-global-termite-methane-emissions)”. Global Change Biology, 30, 6, Pp. e17390



 

 

SD Allison, SJ Law, AB Davies, H Flores-Moreno, BJ Wijas, AR Yatsko, Y Zhou, AE Zanne, and Eggleton. 2024. “[The Challenge of Estimating Global Termite Methane Emissions](/publications/challenge-estimating-global-termite-methane-emissions)”. Global Change Biology, 30, 6, Pp. e17390



 

 

 

- add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract
- [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.17390)
 
 Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, more potent than carbon dioxide, and emitted from a variety of natural sources including wetlands, permafrost, mammalian guts and termites. As increases in global temperatures continue to break records, quantifying... 

 

 

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Davies AB, Rensburg BJ, , Robertson MP, and Parr CL. 2024. “[Context-Dependent Directional Effects of Termite Mounds on Soil Nutrients, Vegetation Communities, and Mammalian Foraging](/publications/context-dependent-directional-effects-termite-mounds-soil-nutrients)”. Ecosphere, 15, Pp. e4978



 

 

Davies AB, Rensburg BJ, , Robertson MP, and Parr CL. 2024. “[Context-Dependent Directional Effects of Termite Mounds on Soil Nutrients, Vegetation Communities, and Mammalian Foraging](/publications/context-dependent-directional-effects-termite-mounds-soil-nutrients)”. Ecosphere, 15, Pp. e4978



 

 

 

- add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract
- [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.4978)
 
 Termite mounds are keystone structures in African savannas, affecting multiple ecosystem processes. Despite the large size of termite mounds having the potential to modify conditions around them, patterns of mound-induced ecosystem effects have been...



 

 

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### 2023

Boucher PB, Hockridge EG, Singh J, and Davies AB. 2023. “[Flying High: Sampling Savanna Vegetation With UAV-Lidar](/publications/flying-high-sampling-savanna-vegetation-uav-lidar)”. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, n/a, n/a



 

 

Boucher PB, Hockridge EG, Singh J, and Davies AB. 2023. “[Flying High: Sampling Savanna Vegetation With UAV-Lidar](/publications/flying-high-sampling-savanna-vegetation-uav-lidar)”. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, n/a, n/a



 

 

 

- add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract
- [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14081)
 
 Abstract The flexibility of UAV-lidar remote sensing offers a myriad of new opportunities for savanna ecology, enabling researchers to measure vegetation structure at a variety of temporal and spatial scales. However, this flexibility also increases the... 

 

 

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Strydom T, Smit IPJ, Govender N, Coetsee C, Singh J, Davies AB, and van BW. 2023. “[High-Intensity Fires May Have Limited Medium-Term Effectiveness for Reversing Woody Plant Encroachment in an African Savanna](/publications/high-intensity-fires-may-have-limited-medium-term-effectiveness-reversing)”. Journal of Applied Ecology, n/a, n/a



 

 

Strydom T, Smit IPJ, Govender N, Coetsee C, Singh J, Davies AB, and van BW. 2023. “[High-Intensity Fires May Have Limited Medium-Term Effectiveness for Reversing Woody Plant Encroachment in an African Savanna](/publications/high-intensity-fires-may-have-limited-medium-term-effectiveness-reversing)”. Journal of Applied Ecology, n/a, n/a



 

 

 

- add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract
- [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14362)
 
 Abstract Woody thickening or ?bush encroachment? is a growing concern in savannas worldwide, and can reportedly be reversed by applying high-intensity fires. Preliminary findings following experimental fires in 2010 and 2013 indicated that woody plant... 

 

 

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Hockridge EG, Singh J, Boucher PB, and Davies AB. 2023. “[Resistance of Termite Mounds to Variation in Long-Term Fire Regimes across Semi-Arid African Savannas](/publications/resistance-termite-mounds-variation-long-term-fire-regimes-across-semi-arid)”. Journal of Animal Ecology



 

 

Hockridge EG, Singh J, Boucher PB, and Davies AB. 2023. “[Resistance of Termite Mounds to Variation in Long-Term Fire Regimes across Semi-Arid African Savannas](/publications/resistance-termite-mounds-variation-long-term-fire-regimes-across-semi-arid)”. Journal of Animal Ecology



 

 

 

- add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract
- [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13830)
 
 1. Fire regimes are expected to change with climate change, resulting in a crucial need to understand the specific ways in which variable fire regimes impact important contributors to ecosystem functioning, such as mound-building termites. Termite... 

 

 

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Zhou Y, Staver AC, and Davies AB. 2023. “[Species-Level Termite Methane Production Rates](/publications/species-level-termite-methane-production-rates)”. Ecology, 104, 2, Pp. e3905



 

 

Zhou Y, Staver AC, and Davies AB. 2023. “[Species-Level Termite Methane Production Rates](/publications/species-level-termite-methane-production-rates)”. Ecology, 104, 2, Pp. e3905



 

 

 

- add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract
- [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3905)
 
 Termites consume substantial amounts of plant material across tropical and subtropical ecosystems. During the process of lignocellulose digestion, the symbiotic methanogenesis within termites’ guts produces the potent greenhouse gas methane (CH4)... 

 

 

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Coverdale TC and Davies AB. 2023. “[Unravelling the Relationship Between Plant Diversity and Vegetation Structural Complexity: A Review and Theoretical Framework.](/publications/unravelling-relationship-between-plant-diversity-and-vegetation-structural)”. Journal of Ecology, 00, Pp. 1-18



 

 

Coverdale TC and Davies AB. 2023. “[Unravelling the Relationship Between Plant Diversity and Vegetation Structural Complexity: A Review and Theoretical Framework.](/publications/unravelling-relationship-between-plant-diversity-and-vegetation-structural)”. Journal of Ecology, 00, Pp. 1-18



 

 

 

- add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract
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 1. Vegetation structural complexity (VSC)—the three-dimensional distribution of plants within an ecosystem—is an important ecological trait. To date, research has focused primarily on the effects of VSC on ecological patterns and processes, but...



 

 

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