• Seasonal selection of key resources by cattle in a mixed savannah-wetland ecosystem increases the potential for conflict with lions 

  Weise, F.J.; Fynn, R.W.S.; Stein, A.B.; Tomeletso, M.; Somers, M.J.; Périquet, S. (2019)

  In Africa's pastoral conservation landscapes, apex predators frequently kill livestock. Retaliatory persecution such as poisoning threatens predators, but also non-target biota. Several factors influence conflict severity, ...

• Exploring the usefulness of scenario archetypes in science-policy processes: experience across IPBES assessments 

  Sitas, N.; Harmackova, Z.V.; Anticamara, J.A.; Arneth, A.; Badola, R.; Biggs, R.; Blanchard, R.; Brotons, L.; Cantele, M.; Coetzer, K.; DasGupta, R.; den Belder, E.; Ghosh, S.; Guisan, A.; Gundimeda, H.; Hamann, M.; Harrison, P.A.; Hashimoto, S.; Hauck, J.; Klatt, B.J.; Kok, K.; Krug, R.M.; Niamir, A.; O'Farrell, P.J.; Okayasu, S.; Palomo, I.; Pereira, L.M.; Riordan, P.; Santos-Martin, F.; Selomane, O.; Shin, Y.J.; Valle, M. (2019)

  Scenario analyses have been used in multiple science-policy assessments to better understand complex plausible futures. Scenario archetype approaches are based on the fact that many future scenarios have similar underlying ...

• The absence of keystone indigenous trees inhibits bird recovery up to a decade after invasive tree removal from riparian habitats 

  Mangachena, J.R.; Geerts, S. (2019)

  When invasive alien trees are removed, ecosystems are usually left to “self-repair”. Little is known about the extent of recovery or whether plant and animal taxa respond in a similar way. In most cases, the absence of a ...

• The role of ambient temperature and body mass on body temperature, standard metabolic rate and evaporative water loss in southern African anurans of different habitat specialisation 

  Mokhatla, M.; Measey, J.; Smit, B. (2019)

  Temperature and water availability are two of the most important variables affecting all aspects of an anuran’s key physiological processes such as body temperature (Tb), evaporative water loss (EWL) and standard metabolic ...

• Opportunities for behavioral rescue under rapid environmental change 

  Fey, S.B.; Vasseur, D.A.; Alujević, K.; Kroeker, K.J.; Logan, M.L.; O'Connor, M.I.; Rudolf, V.H.W.; DeLong, J.P.; Peacor, S.; Selden, R.L.; Sih, A.; Clusella-Trullas, S. (2019)

  Laboratory measurements of physiological and demographic tolerances are important in understanding the impact of climate change on species diversity; however, it has been recognized that forecasts based solely on these ...

• Identifying research questions for the conservation of the Cape Floristic Region 

  Allsopp, N.; Slingsby, J.A.; Esler, K.J. (2019)

  We conducted a survey among people working in the nature conservation community in an implementation, research or policy capacity to identify research questions that they felt were important for ensuring the conservation ...

• Factors affecting the success of artificial pack formation in an endangered, social carnivore: the African wild dog 

  Marneweck, C.; Becker, P.A.; Beverley, G.; Davies-Mostert, H.T.; du Plessis, C.; Forssman, K.; Graf, J.; Gusset, M.; Hofmeyr, M.; Kelly, C.; Kilian, P.J.; Marchal, A.F.J.; Marneweck, D.G.; Marnewick, K.; Owen, C.; Postiglione, G.; Slotow, R.; Somers, M.J.; Gunther, M.S.; van Dyk, G.; Whittington-Jones, B.; Parker, D.M. (2019)

  Social integration is an important factor when reintroducing group-living species, but examples of the formation of social groups before reintroduction are largely lacking. African wild dogs Lycaon pictus are endangered, ...

• The search for novelty continues for rewilding 

  Hayward, M.W.; Jachowski, D.S.; Bugir, C.K.; Clulow, J.; Krishnamurthy, R.; Griffin, A.S.; Chalmers, A.C.; Linnell, J.D.C.; Montgomery, R.A.; Somers, M.J.; Kowalczyk, R.; Heurich, M.; Caravaggi, A.; Marnewick, K.A.; Di Blanco, Y.; Shuttleworth, C.M.; Callen, A.; Weise, F.; Scanlon, R.; Moehrenschlager, A.; Howell, L.G.; Upton, R.M.O. (2019)

• Bringing objectivity to wildlife management: welfare effects of guardian dogs 

  Allen, B.L.; Allen, L.R.; Ballard, G.; Drouilly, M.; Fleming, P.J.S.; Hampton, J.O.; Hayward, M.W.; Kerley, G.I.H.; Meek, P.D.; Minnie, L.; O'Riain, M.J.; Parker, D.M.; Somers, M.J. (2019)

• The world needs BRICS countries to build capacity in invasion science 

  Measey, J.; Visser, V.; Dgebuadze, Y.; Inderjit; Li, B.; Dechoum, M.; Ziller, S.R.; Richardson, D.M. (2019)

  Developed countries are producing policies to reduce the flow of invasive species and control or eradicate existing invasions, but most developing countries are under-resourced to tackle either aspect without help. Emerging ...

• Has strategic planning made a difference to amphibian conservation research in South Africa? 

  Measey, J.; Tarrant, J.; Rebelo, A.; Turner, A.; du Preez, L.; Mokhatla, M.; Conradie, W. (2019)

  Background: Conservation relies on the strategic use of resources because monies for conservation action are limited, especially in developing countries. South Africa’s Frog Atlas project established a baseline for the ...

• Locomotor performance constrained by morphology and habitat in a diverse clade of African frogs (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) 

  Rebelo, A.D.; Measey, J. (2019)

  Understanding how morphology relates to function and how the two change across species in different environments and regions can provide clues to the drivers of speciation and diversity within a clade. Locomotion is a vital ...

• Effects of salt stress on the leaf shape and scaling of Pyrus betulifolia bunge 

  Yu, X.J.; Shi, P.J.; Hui, C.; Miao, L.F.; Liu, C.L.; Zhang, Q.Y.; Feng, C.N. (2019)

  Leaf shape can reflect the survival and development of plants in different environments. In particular, leaf area, showing a scaling relationship with other leaf-shape indices, has been used to evaluate the extent of salt ...

• Strong spatial and temporal turnover of soil bacterial communities in South Africa's hyperdiverse fynbos biome 

  Keet, J.H.; Ellis, A.G.; Hui, C.; Le Roux, J.J. (2019)

  Soil bacteria play an important role in ecosystem functioning and regulate the health and diversity of aboveground plant communities. South Africa's fynbos vegetation, part of a global biodiversity hotspot with a ...

• Recent anthropogenic plant extinctions differ in biodiversity hotspots and coldspots 

  Le Roux, J.J.; Hui, C.; Castillo, M.L.; Iriondo, J.M.; Keet, J.H.; Khapugin, A.A.; Medail, F.; Rejmanek, M.; Theron, G.; Yannelli, F.A.; Hirsch, H. (2019)

  During the Anthropocene, humans are changing the Earth system in ways that will be detectable for millennia to come [1]. Biologically, these changes include habitat destruction, biotic homogenization, increased species ...

• Spider checklist for the Blouberg, in the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, South Africa 

  Foord, S.; Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Schoeman, C.; Hahn, N.; Lyle, R. (2019)

  Background: The north-eastern mountainous region of South Africa has been identified as a spider diversity hotspot and centre of endemisim. The Blouberg is an isolated inselberg that forms part of the Soutpansberg geological ...

• The role of fruit heteromorphism in the naturalization of Asteraceae 

  Fenesi, A.; Sándor, D.; Pyšek, P.; Dawson, W.; Ruprecht, E.; Essl, F.; Kreft, H.; Pergl, J.; Weigelt, P.; Winter, M.; van Kleunen, M. (2019)

  Background and Aims Fruit heteromorphism is considered to be a bet-hedging strategy to cope with spatially or temporally heterogeneous environments. The different behaviours of the fruit morphs of the same species might ...

• Identifying and categorizing stakeholders for protected area expansion around a national park in Namibia 

  Mannetti, L.M.; Gottert, T.; Zeller, U.; Esler, K.J. (2019)

  Protected areas and adjacent landscapes are increasingly being viewed as integrated. A more general awareness is emerging of the relevance of collectively managed landscapes for conservation and human well-being. In Namibia, ...

• Low levels of intraspecific trait variation in a keystone invertebrate group 

  Gaudard, C.A.; Robertson, M.P.; Bishop, T.R. (2019)

  The trait-based approach to ecology promises to provide a mechanistic understanding of species distributions and ecosystem functioning. Typically, trait analyses focus on average species trait values and assume that ...

• Let's train more theoretical ecologists - here is why 

  Rossberg, A.G.; Barabas, G.; Possingham, H.P.; Pascual, M.; Marquet, P.A.; Hui, C.; Evans, M.R.; Meszena, G. (2019)

  A tangled web of vicious circles, driven by cultural issues, has prevented ecology from growing strong theoretical roots. Now this hinders development of effective conservation policies. To overcome these barriers in view ...

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