Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population

The growing elephant populations in many parts of southern Africa raise concerns of a detrimental loss of trees, resulting in overall reduction of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Elephant distribution and density can be steered through artificial waterpoints (AWPs). However, this leaves resi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kalwij, J., De Boer, W., Mucina, Ladislav, Prins, H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Ecological Society of America 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26211