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2023
Schmitz OJ, Sylvén M, Atwood TB, Bakker ES, Berzaghi F, Brodie JF, Cromsigt JP, Davies AB, Leroux SJ, Schepers FJ, and Smith FA. 2023. “Trophic Rewilding Can Expand Natural Climate Solutions”. Nature Climate Change, 13
Schmitz OJ, Sylvén M, Atwood TB, Bakker ES, Berzaghi F, Brodie JF, Cromsigt JP, Davies AB, Leroux SJ, Schepers FJ, and Smith FA. 2023. “Trophic Rewilding Can Expand Natural Climate Solutions”. Nature Climate Change, 13
Natural climate solutions are being advanced to arrest climate warming by protecting and enhancing carbon capture and storage in plants, soils and sediments in ecosystems. These solutions are viewed as having the ancillary benefit of protecting habitats...
Wang Z, Zeng J, Ran H, Meng W, Zhou S, Davies AB, and Liu C. 2023. “Monitoring the Online Ant Trade Reveals High Biological Invasion Risk”. Biological Conservation, 282
Wang Z, Zeng J, Ran H, Meng W, Zhou S, Davies AB, and Liu C. 2023. “Monitoring the Online Ant Trade Reveals High Biological Invasion Risk”. Biological Conservation, 282
Ants are traded as pets across the globe, but if introduced outside of their native ranges they could become invasive with dire environmental and economic consequences. We demonstrate how geotagged e-commerce information can be utilized for biosecurity ri...
Pringle RM, Abraham JO, Anderso MT, Coverdale TC, Davies AB, Dutton CL, Gaylard A, Goheen JR, Holdo RM, Hutchinson MC, Kimuyu DM, Long RA, Subalusky AL, and Veldhuis MP. 2023. “Impacts of Large Herbivores on Terrestrial Ecosystems”. Current Biology, 33, 11
Pringle RM, Abraham JO, Anderso MT, Coverdale TC, Davies AB, Dutton CL, Gaylard A, Goheen JR, Holdo RM, Hutchinson MC, Kimuyu DM, Long RA, Subalusky AL, and Veldhuis MP. 2023. “Impacts of Large Herbivores on Terrestrial Ecosystems”. Current Biology, 33, 11
Large herbivores play unique ecological roles and are disproportionately imperiled by human activity. As many wild populations dwindle towards extinction, and as interest grows in restoring lost biodiversity, research on large herbivores and their...
Singh J, Boucher PB, Hockridge EG, and Davies AB. 2023. “Effects of Long- Term Fixed Fire Regimes on African Savanna Vegetation Biomass, Vertical Structure and Tree Stem Density”. Journal of Applied Ecology
Singh J, Boucher PB, Hockridge EG, and Davies AB. 2023. “Effects of Long- Term Fixed Fire Regimes on African Savanna Vegetation Biomass, Vertical Structure and Tree Stem Density”. Journal of Applied Ecology
- Fire plays an integral role in shaping the vegetation structure of savanna ecosystems. However, the effects of fire regime characteristics, such as frequency and season of burn, on savanna vegetation structure, biomass and tree abundance across...
Voysey DM, de PJN, and Davies AB. 2023. “Are Hippos Africa’s Most Influential Megaherbivore? A Review of Ecosystem Engineering by the Semi-Aquatic Common Hippopotamus”. Https://Onlinelibrary.wiley.com/Doi/Abs/10.1111/Brv.12960
Voysey DM, de PJN, and Davies AB. 2023. “Are Hippos Africa’s Most Influential Megaherbivore? A Review of Ecosystem Engineering by the Semi-Aquatic Common Hippopotamus”. Https://Onlinelibrary.wiley.com/Doi/Abs/10.1111/Brv.12960
Megaherbivores perform vital ecosystem engineering roles, and have their last remaining stronghold in Africa. Of Africa's remaining megaherbivores, the common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) has received the least scientific and conservation...
Russo NJ, Davies AB, Blakey RV, Ordway EM, and Smith TB. 2023. “Feedback Loops Between 3D Vegetation Structure and Ecological Functions of Animals”. Ecology Letters, 26, Pp. 1597–1613
Russo NJ, Davies AB, Blakey RV, Ordway EM, and Smith TB. 2023. “Feedback Loops Between 3D Vegetation Structure and Ecological Functions of Animals”. Ecology Letters, 26, Pp. 1597–1613
Ecosystems function in a series of feedback loops that can change or maintain vegetation structure. Vegetation structure influences the ecological niche space available to animals, shaping many aspects of behaviour and reproduction. In turn, animals...
Zhou Y, Bomfim B, Bond WJ, Boutton TW, Case MF, Coetsee C, Davies AB, February EC, Gray EF, Silva LCR, Wright JL, and Staver AC. 2023. “Soil Carbon in Tropical Savannas Mostly Derived from Grasses”. Nature Geoscience, 16, Pp. 710–716
Zhou Y, Bomfim B, Bond WJ, Boutton TW, Case MF, Coetsee C, Davies AB, February EC, Gray EF, Silva LCR, Wright JL, and Staver AC. 2023. “Soil Carbon in Tropical Savannas Mostly Derived from Grasses”. Nature Geoscience, 16, Pp. 710–716
Tropical savannas have been increasingly targeted for carbon sequestration by afforestation, assuming large gains in soil organic carbon (SOC) with increasing tree cover. Because savanna SOC is also derived from grasses, this assumption may not reflect...
Russo NJ, Davies AB, Blakey RV, Ordway EM, and Smith TB. 2023. “Feedback Loops Between 3D Vegetation Structure and Ecological Roles of Animals.”. Ecology Letters , 26, Pp. 1597–1613
Russo NJ, Davies AB, Blakey RV, Ordway EM, and Smith TB. 2023. “Feedback Loops Between 3D Vegetation Structure and Ecological Roles of Animals.”. Ecology Letters , 26, Pp. 1597–1613
Ecosystems function in a series of feedback loops that can change or maintain vegetation structure. Vegetation structure influences the ecological niche space available to animals, shaping many aspects of behaviour and reproduction. In turn, animals...
J Singh, Boucher PB, Hockridge EG, and Davies AB. 2023. “Effects of Long-Term Fixed Fire Regimes on African Savanna Vegetation Biomass, Vertical Structure and Tree Stem Density.”. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60, Pp. 1223-38
J Singh, Boucher PB, Hockridge EG, and Davies AB. 2023. “Effects of Long-Term Fixed Fire Regimes on African Savanna Vegetation Biomass, Vertical Structure and Tree Stem Density.”. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60, Pp. 1223-38
- Fire plays an integral role in shaping the vegetation structure of savanna ecosystems. However, the effects of fire regime characteristics, such as frequency and season of burn, on savanna vegetation structure, biomass and tree abundance across...
Gordon L, Behari N, Collier S, Bondi-Kelly E, Killian JA, Ressijac CA, Boucher PB, Davies AB, and Tambe M. 2023. “Find Rhinos Without Finding Rhinos: Active Learning With Multimodal Imagery of South African Rhino Habitats.”. Proceedings of the Thirty-Second International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Pp. 5977–5985
Gordon L, Behari N, Collier S, Bondi-Kelly E, Killian JA, Ressijac CA, Boucher PB, Davies AB, and Tambe M. 2023. “Find Rhinos Without Finding Rhinos: Active Learning With Multimodal Imagery of South African Rhino Habitats.”. Proceedings of the Thirty-Second International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Pp. 5977–5985
Much of Earth’s charismatic megafauna is endangered by human activities, particularly the rhino, which is at risk of extinction due to the poaching crisis in Africa. Monitoring rhinos’ movement is crucial to their protection but has unfortunately proven...
2022
Zhou Y, Singh J, Butnor JR, Coetsee C, Boucher PB, Case MF, Hockridge EG, Davies AB, and Staver AC. 2022. “Limited Increases in Savanna Carbon Stocks over Decades of Fire Suppression”. Nature, 603, Pp. 445–449
Zhou Y, Singh J, Butnor JR, Coetsee C, Boucher PB, Case MF, Hockridge EG, Davies AB, and Staver AC. 2022. “Limited Increases in Savanna Carbon Stocks over Decades of Fire Suppression”. Nature, 603, Pp. 445–449
Savannas cover a fifth of the land surface and contribute a third of terrestrial net primary production, accounting for three-quarters of global area burned and more than half of global fire-driven carbon emissions1,2,3. Fire suppression and afforestation...
2021
Davies AB, Cromsigt JPGM, Tambling CJ, Roux E, Vaughn N, Druce DJ, Marneweck DG, and Asner GP. 2021. “Environmental Controls on African Herbivore Responses to Landscapes of Fear”. Okios, 130, 2, Pp. 171-86
Davies AB, Cromsigt JPGM, Tambling CJ, Roux E, Vaughn N, Druce DJ, Marneweck DG, and Asner GP. 2021. “Environmental Controls on African Herbivore Responses to Landscapes of Fear”. Okios, 130, 2, Pp. 171-86
Herbivores balance forage acquisition with the need to avoid predation, often leading to trade‐offs between forgoing resources to avoid areas of high predation risk, or tolerating increased risk in exchange for improved forage. The outcome of these...