African Journal of Ecology

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Space use and movement patterns of elephants (Loxodonta africana) in an evergreen forest in central Mozambique	14
Environmental Factors Influencing Anthrax Distribution in an East African Protected Area	13
Spatial Modelling of the Temporal Patterns and Intensity of Wire Snare Poaching and Predicting Land Cover Change Dynamics in a Semi‐Arid Protected Area	12
Physiological stress in eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) as influenced by their density, climatological variables and sexes	11
A confirmed sighting of brown hyaena, Parahyaena brunnea (Thunburg, 1820) in an extirpated area of the Western Cape, South Africa	11
Inter‐habitat community variation of butterflies in an Afrotropical region	11
Unravelling the dynamics: Large mammal occupancy modelling in a West African tropical forest	11
Monitoring sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) populations using camera traps	10
Early insights into the movements of Malawi’s transboundary elephants	10
Breeding success related to clutch size in colonially nesting white stork (Ciconia ciconia) in the wetlands of Guerbes‐Sanhadja (NE Algeria)	10
Genetic diversity of rodent species sold in South African pet shops	9
Leaf sponge tool use by Buraiga chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii, in Kibale National Park, Uganda	9
An assessment of avian species sold in the South African pet trade	9
Nesting habits of grey crowned craneBalearica regulorumin Lake Ol’ Bolossat basin, Kenya	9
Native forest regeneration and eucalyptus plantations in the Malagasy Highland	9
A review of the ecological knowledge on the species Batrachoides liberiensis in estuarine and lagoon environments of West Africa	9
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Habituation of large mammals to passing vehicles	8
Wild Meat Value Chain Integration Systems: Opportunities for Value Chain Formalisation and Scaling in Africa	8
A Suite of Pathogens Detected in Ticks Sampled From Wildlife Hosts in Central Kenya	8
Demography and reproductive seasonality of small terrestrial mammals in two forest ecosystems in Ghana	8
Rapid development of individual identification and presence systems for a critically endangered antelope, the Mountain bongo	8
The Effects of Illegal Wildlife Activities on Biodiversity in Few Selected African Countries	7

Species richness and distribution of terrestrial ferns in tropical forest fragments in and around Kampala central, Uganda	7
Epi‐parasitic mistletoes don't parasitise their host's host and this supports the immunity hypothesis for host choice	7
Ecological risks and bio‐tolerance of Oreochromis niloticus to selected heavy metals in a tropical reservoir	7
Effects of environmental factors on the distribution of flagship species in Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Kumawu, Ghana: Implications for conservation and ecotourism development	7
Remote Sensing That Makes Sense in Ecological Research—From Pixels to Conservation	7
Diversity and spatio‐temporal distribution of the myriapodofauna in four habitat types along an urban‐rural gradient in Douala (Littoral, Cameroon)	7
Seasonal variation in giraffe population density and abundance in the Tsavo landscape, Kenya	7
Assessment of Sentinel‐2A images for estimating rosemary land cover through an object‐based image analysis approach	7
Exploring spatio‐temporal trends and environmental drivers of wildfire occurrence and impacts in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa	7
Population limitation of a non‐ruminant in a nutrient‐poor ecosystem—predation rather than food	7
Range extension of the agile mangabey (Cercocebus agilis) and of the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) in eastern Gabon evidenced by camera traps	7
Dynamics of land use land cover change in an East African inland valley wetland	7
Scaling the Slopes: A Biodiversity Assessment of the Communities of Epigeous Insects Across Mont Nimba's Altitudinal Gradient in Western Côte d'Ivoire	7
Long‐distance African wild dog dispersal within the Kavango‐Zambezi transfrontier conservation area	7
Effect of season, habitat type and anthropogenic pressure on the bird diversity in the vineyards agroecosystems in the region of Fes‐Meknes	7
Habitat selection by Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi): Conservation implications	6
Diversity, habitat and activity patterns of mesocarnivore assemblages in an Afrotropical protected forest savannah mosaic of Central Cameroon	6
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Modelling the Suitable Habitat of Gonimbrasia belina, a Communally Exploited Edible Insect, in Southern African Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) Savannah	6
Assessing the status of leopard in the Cape Fold Mountains using a Bayesian spatial capture–recapture model in Just Another Gibbs Sampler	6
Pregnancy complications in wild vervet monkeys in an urban mosaic landscape	6
Anthropogenic linear features exhibit greater mammal activity relative to surrounding game trails in a woody savannah	6
Effects of lunar phase and temperature on bat activity and species richness at varying altitudes in the Kunene Region, Namibia	6
Forest activities drive diversity and structure in the tropical rainforest	6
Pedoderm chemistry in sodic patches on savannah hillslopes in the southern Kruger National Park, South Africa	6
Natural forest regeneration over a fallow age chronosequence in central African moist forests	6
Space use and social interactions of Central African slender‐snouted crocodiles Mecistops leptorhynchus (Bennett, 1835) in Loango National Park, Gabon	6
Impact of Individual Host Characteristics on Host Selection in Oxpeckers	6
Home range, landscape use and a migration event by a non‐breeding yellow‐billed kite Milvus migrans parasitus	6
Probabilistic assessment of the risk of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) species extinction	5
Diversity of flower‐visiting hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) on ground cover vegetation from the market‐gardening area of Meskine (Far‐North Region, Cameroon)	5
New observations of four waterbird species in Algerian Sahara	5
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The behaviour and fate of translocated bull African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) into a novel environment	5
Little owls (Athene noctua) shift their diet towards nocturnal beetles in an arid North African area	5
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Continued availability and sale of pangolins in a major urban bushmeat market in Cameroon despite national bans and the COVID‐19 outbreak	5
Standing fuel with back‐fires are effective in reducing fire hazardous in prescribed burning in the deciduous miombo woodland	5
Searching priorities for a species at the brink of extinction: Threats analysis on the critically endangered Nubian Flapshell Turtle (Cyclanorbis elegans)	5
Viability analysis of Kordofan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum) in a protected area in Cameroon	5
Diversity, Composition and Distribution Patterns of Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in Sand Forest, South Africa	5
Corticolous lichen communities in Algerian climax forests	5
Promoting harmony between local people and wild animals around the Humbo Community Managed Forest area, southern Ethiopia	5
Fine‐scale variation in soil and topography influences herbaceous vegetation and the distribution of large mammalian herbivores	5
Activity and nocturnal home range size of male common hippopotamus in Kruger National Park, South Africa	5
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Photographic evidence of predation on Cape dune mole‐rat (Bathyergus suillus) and rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) by African wildcat (Felis lybica cafra)	5
Coupling paraecology and hunter GPS self‐follows to quantify village bushmeat hunting dynamics across the landscape scale	5
The African weaver ant has no negative impact on spiders in mango orchards of Senegal	5
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Population size and conservation status of large terrestrial mammals in a West African protected area	5
Consumption of hyaena faeces and artificial mineral licks by leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis) in a low‐nutrient environment	5
Fruiting phenology and diversity of native Ficus species in an urban‐forest mosaic landscape in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa	5
Temporal variability in food choice and availability for the semi‐captive critically endangered mountain bongo in the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy	5
Reassessing fossorial herpetofaunal density in sand forest following declines of mesoherbivore populations	5
Environmental sustainability in Africa: Insight into paper consumption by an African university	4
Small‐ and medium‐sized mammals of the Kafa Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia	4
Giraffe productivity and calf survival in a savannah area outside an east African protected area: Implications for conservation	4
In praise of commensalism	4
An Integrative Approach of Taxonomic, Morphometric and Ecological Research to Solve the Status of Cryptic Chelonian Taxa—A Case Study With Pelomedusa kobe in Rwanda	4
Melanistic North African hedgehog Atelerix algirus (Lereboullet, 1842): First report case in Erinaceidae	4
Three decades of land use and land cover changes in an East African lake and their implications for the conservation of bird communities	4
The Devils in the Details—but So Are the Angels: Linear Density Estimates of Harpagophytum zeyheri (Devil's Claw) From the Zambezi Region, Namibia	4
Carcass Density, Size and Visibility Do Not Significantly Differ Between Areas With and Without Spotted‐Hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta), With Implications for Threatened Vultures	4
Stakeholder perceptions of human–predator conflict in the South African fly‐fishing industry	4
Land use induced land cover changes and future scenarios in extent of Miombo woodland and Dambo ecosystems in the Copperbelt province of Zambia	4
On the Occurrence of Pelusios gabonensis in the Taï National Park (Côte d'Ivoire)	4
Local extirpation of woody species in Colophospermum mopane woodland under chronic utilisation by elephants	4
Teeth, tusks, and spikes: Repeated den sharing between predator and prey in an African Savannah	4
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Combining offtake and participatory data to assess the sustainability of a hunting system in northern Congo	4
Human‐wildlife conflicts in communities bordering a Savannah‐Fenced wildlife conservancy	4
Horizontal differentiation in water chemistry, phytoplankton, zooplankton and macrozoobenthic communities in Lake Kwania	4
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Herbaceous vegetation changes along a bush encroachment intensity gradient in a montane area	4
Diet composition and diurnal activity pattern of defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa, Ruppell, 1835) in Maze National Park, Southern Ethiopia	4
Corruption and poaching in Algeria	4
Seedling growth and spinescence of three Vachellia species' populations in valleys formed by tectonic uplift	4
Infanticide by male gelada leader and group counterstrategies	4
Identification, location and characterisation of spawning grounds and nurseries in the littoral zone of Lake Kivu (eastern DR Congo)	4
Passive acoustic monitoring reveals behavioural response of African forest elephants to gunfire events	4
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Faecal Analysis as an Indicator of the Dietary Quality Utilised by Free‐Roaming Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in the Free State Province, South Africa	4
Rocky outcrops form islands of high and unique tree biodiversity within an ocean of grass in Serengeti National Park	4
Habitat degradation, vegetation damage, and wildlife‐livestock interactions in Amboseli ecosystem wildlife sanctuaries, Kenya	3
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A Graphical Method for Analysing Species Assemblages Combining Habitat Preference and Abundance	3
Lack of mitochondrial introgression and limited genetic connectivity among Manyara tilapia (Oreochromis amphimelas) populations in Tanzanian Saline Rift Valley Lakes	3
Like a bat out of hell: Bats roosting in pit‐latrine cesspits	3
Long‐distance African lion dispersal between two protected areas	3
Linking physico‐chemical parameters and macroinvertebrates for water quality assessment of Kakamega and the East Usambara montane ecosystems in Kenya	3
A camera trap appraisal of species richness and community composition of medium and large mammals in a Miombo woodland reserve	3
Ecological Restoration in Semi‐Arid Landscapes: Comparing Exclosures and Pasture for Vegetation, Soil Nutrients, and Carbon Stocks	3
Camera traps reveal a large population of brown hyaena on a fenced reserve in southern Zimbabwe	3
Does variation in plant diversity and abundance influence browsing intensity in black rhinos?	3
Using piospheres to identify, assess and monitor gradients of elephant impact on thicket	3
Survey of non‐native small mammals traded in South Africa	3
Biofluorescence and predator avoidance in the giraffe	3
Aggressive dominance of acacia floral resources by wild east African lowland honey bees	3
Carbon of Chaillu forests based on a phytosociological analysis in Republic of Congo, more than meets the eye?	3
Seed bank diversity and soil physico‐chemical properties of sites associated with the invasive Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray in Nigeria	3
Results of a small terrestrial mammal survey in the remote Boé region of Guinea‐Bissau, with discovery of two new shrew records for the country	3
A lowland bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus eurycerus) recorded in Uganda	3
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Distribution and threats to coconut crabs on Unguja, Zanzibar	3
Mitochondrial Genetic Diversity and Demographic History of Critically Endangered Oreochromis karongae (Trewavas, 1941) Along Lake Nyasa, Tanzania	3
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Diurnal activity budgets for the giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa, in the Kalahari region of southern Africa	3
DIY your captures when everything else fails: Description of an artisanal dart launcher with an assessment of the medium‐term response in a primate	3
Danger From the Sky? The Three‐Dimensional Landscape of Risk of Habituated Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) From Aerial Predation	3
Illegal wildlife trade in Algeria, insight via online selling platforms	3
An unusual ‘speckled’ puff adder Bitis arietans (Reptilia: Squamata) from central South Africa	3
Community Structure and Species Diversity of Birds in Heterogenous Habitats of an East African Growing Agricultural Corridor	3
Longitudinal vegetation turnover in an eastern Rift Valley riparian corridor	3
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Monitoring spatiotemporal dynamics of large herbivores across an African rangeland using hierarchical multi‐species distance sampling	3
Timing of migration dates and detection of first wintering sites for the Turtle Dove in Northwest Africa	3
Kickboxing Kloof Frogs: Territoriality, Female Parental Care and Other Reproductive Behaviours of Natalobatrachus bonebergi	3
Stacking and Burning Invasive Acacia saligna Trees in South African Fynbos: Can Native Plant Species Passively Recover?	3
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Morph frequencies, sex ratios and infections in Danaus chrysippus populations in Rwanda	3
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Gut Passage in Lemurs Enhances the Germination of Mistletoe Seeds Bakerella gonoclada, in a Madagascar Rainforest	3
The zebra as a grazer: Selectivity for grass consumption differs as grass availability varies	3
Persistence of wild felids after a protracted civil war in Quiçama National Park and Quiçama Game Reserve, Angola	3
Age of Eucalyptus plantations differentially affects assemblages of surface‐active arthropods	3
Epauletted fruit bats prefer native plants and contribute to seed dispersal in a South African agricultural landscape	3
Modelling the current and future distribution of Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb: Its implication for future conservation of the species in the Southern Benin	3
Occupancy and abundance of a West African mangabey species (Cercocebus atysAudebert, 1797) in forest patch habitat	3

Updated distribution of spotted hyaenas in Gabon reveals resident populations	3
Resighting African wildcats (Felis lybica): Camera trap photographs in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda	3
Population structure and conservation of Cola nitida and Garcinia kola in a West African rainforest area	3
Monitoring human disturbance: Factors affecting escape behaviour of waterbirds in North African wetlands	2
Alpha and beta‐diversity and community structure of dung beetle assemblages in an East African protected savannah	2
Community forests as beacons of conservation: Enabling local populations monitor their biodiversity	2
Habitat suitability and dispersal of invasive Striga species under climate change in Africa	2
Non‐fatal removal of ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii Smuts, 1832) tracking devices by predators	2
Hyaenas play unique ecosystem role by recycling key nutrients in bones	2
Predictors of West African urban bird species richness and composition	2
Climate‐Smart Agriculture and Human–Elephant Conflict in Southern Kenya: Intercropping With Use of a Metal Strip Deterrent Fence	2
The effect of insects on elephant‐induced tree damage within a small, fenced reserve in South Africa	2
Threatening the endangered: Uncovering endangered elasmobranchs and factors perpetuating the Tanzanian shark‐fin trade	2
Varied plant species' responses to climate and environmental change on Mount Kenya after 40 years	2
Safe handling and release of an entrapped Risso’s dolphin (Grampusgriseus) in the Ogooué Delta Aquatic Reserve, Gabon	2
A range’s core should not only be important in research	2
Activity and predation of the threatened pancake tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri	2
Short recce transects or camera trap surveys—Short recce surveys highlighted as a useful supplement for rapid biodiversity assessments in the Republic of the Congo	2
Innovative Geographic Information Science (GIS) and Remote Sensing Tools for Modelling the Ranging Behaviour and Habitat Dynamics of the African Savannah Elephant (Loxodonta africana	2
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Continuous Monitoring of Vegetation and Soil Recovery After Eucalyptus grandis Removal in Dense Trees and Shrubs Areas	2
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Dietary Composition and Overlap Among Large Carnivores in Liwonde National Park, Malawi	2
Salt tolerance of the African haplotype of Phragmitesaustralis (Poaceae)	2
Density of pied crows Corvus albus in two of South Africa’s protected areas	2
Preliminary population estimate of Kordofan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum) in two areas of the Benoué complex, Cameroon	2
Breeding and demographic aspects of Montemys delectorum, an East African endemic rodent	2
Diversity and distribution of Fruit‐feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda	2
Eco‐parcel: An approach to identify and describe attractions to support adapting nature‐based tourism destinations to climate‐change impacts	2
Utilisation of Anthropogenic Landscapes by Bird Communities in West African Drylands	2
Interspecific nest reuse between two species of waders in northern Sahara and an overview of records of mixed clutches in Algerian waterbirds	2
Pine plantations and native forest fragments adjacent to intact forests provide surrogate habitats for birds in an Afrotropical forest landscape	2
Dynamics and determinants of human–hyaena conflicts in the surroundings of a protected area	2
Comparability of radar and optical methods in identifying surface water in a semi‐arid protected area	2
Influence of environmental factors on small mammal communities along an altitudinal gradient of Mount Rungwe in South Western Tanzania	2
Reproductive data for the Cape long‐tailed seps Tetradactylus tetradactylus (Sauria: Gerrhosauridae) in South Africa: Eggs, incubation and hatchlings	2
Predicting potential habitat suitability of Quercus suber L. in Algeria under climate change scenarios	2
A survey of the distribution of the water rail Rallus aquaticus in Algeria and its first recorded breeding in the Algerian Sahara	2
Habitat Occupancy of Brown Hyaenas and Civets in a Multi‐Predator, Semi‐Arid Savanna Landscape	2
Community knowledge on factors behind extirpation of lion Panthera leo in Comoé National Park, Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa)	2
Distribution, habitat use and human disturbance of gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) in the Ebo forest, Littoral Region, Cameroon	2
Index‐based large carnivore population density and abundance estimates for the Ruaha‐Rungwa conservation complex in Tanzania	2
Note on the small mammals of small, isolated forest patches in the Eastern Cape, South Africa	2
Effect of Aspect and Elevation on the Degree of Aggregation and the Functional Traits in Phlomis floccosa D. Don (Lamiacae) Populations	2
Predicting the Dry Season Habitat Occupancy of African Savannah Elephant Using Vegetation Indices and Modelling Landscape Variability in a Mesic Protected Area	2
Effects of vineyard management, herbaceous cover and vine plant characteristics on bird diversity in a North African agroecosystem	2
Population density and distribution of common warthog (Phacochoerus africanusGmelin, 1788) in Dabena Valley Forest, Western Ethiopia	2
Space use by African savannah elephants in an arid protected area dominated by a mosaic of different vegetation	2
Future climate change projections in the agroecological, bioclimatic, biogeographical and altitudinal vegetation zones of Morocco	2
Species composition, abundance and habitat association of non‐volant small mammals in Gibe Sheleko National Park, southwestern Ethiopia	2
Anthropogenic risk increases night‐time activities and associations in African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the Ruaha‐Rungwa ecosystem, Tanzania	2
Seasonal movement behaviour of large male elephant in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe	2
Zoogeographic regionalisation of terrestrial vertebrates of Mozambique	2
Interviews in ecology and conservation biology: A hidden treasure for the African ecologist	2
Feathered Frontiers: How Land‐Use Changes Shape Diversity of Bird Communities in an East African Global Biodiversity Hotspot	2
Diversity patterns of ants and termites in forest‐savanna mosaic habitats in two protected areas of Cameroon	2
Five small antelope species diets indicate different levels of anthrodependence in the Overberg Renosterveld, South Africa	2
Impact of end‐of‐century climate change on priority non‐timber forest product species across tropical Africa	2
Assessment of the Spatial Pattern of Small Termite Mounds and Trees in Altered Lands in Benin (West Africa)	2
Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) food sources and habitat use in Marsh–Savannah‐cultivation mosaics	2
Distribution parameters of large mammals and conservation management in an Afrotropical forest landscape and biodiversity hotspot	2
Preliminary Evidence of Great Apes' Occurrence in Peri‐Urban and Highly Degraded Forest Reserves in Cameroon	2
Nest provisioning and diet of nestling yellow‐rumped tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus	2
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Floristic diversity of patches generated by protected Ficus ‘trees outside forests’ in agricultural landscapes in Madagascar	1
Understanding fire intensity in the Sudanian savannah of Western Africa: Implications for sustainable fire management	1
Amount of Organic Waste Affects the Composition and Interactions of Vertebrate Scavengers at Gambian Slaughterhouses	1
Bacterial Communities in the East African Coastal Waters of the Indian Ocean	1
Impact of land use patterns on bee communities in the north of Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa)	1
Count me in: Leopard population density in an area of mixed land‐use, Eastern Cape, South Africa	1
Leopards living at the farmland‐protected area interface prefer wild prey but consume high biomass of livestock	1
The spatio‐temporal influences of habitat heterogeneity on the community structure of avian feeding guilds in human‐dominated landscapes of the East African miombo woodlands	1
Okapi Survival Threats: A Population Reconstruction and Threat Analysis	1
Mapping rangeland ecosystems vulnerability to Lantana camara invasion in semi‐arid savannahs in South Africa	1
Artificial water point use by large African mammals in a small enclosed savannah‐woodland reserve: Insights from an 8‐year study	1
Tragocephala nobilis Fabricius (Coleoptera:Cerambycidae): A new insect pest threatening the domestication of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schum and Thonn.) in Ghana	1
Abundance and effects of climate change on geographical distribution of Mondia whitei (Hook.f.) Skeels (Apocynaceae) in the Dahomey Gap (West Africa)	1
Wildlife corridor degradation and human‐wildlife conflict: A case study from Tanzania	1
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of North African archipelago (Kerkennah)	1
Human impacts on mammal communities in Rio Campo Nature Reserve, Equatorial Guinea	1
Chewing stems of Asparagus buchananii (Asparagaceae) and Aloe sp. (Aloaceae) and spitting them out after extracting fluids may be an evidence of self‐medication in common duikers (Syl	1
An assessment of South African small mammal barcode sequence libraries: Implications for future carnivore diet analyses by DNA	1
Edge Influence on Avian Assemblages in an Isolated Tropical Coastal Forest Reserve, Tanzania	1
Daily and seasonal activity patterns of the dorcas gazelle, scimitar‐horned oryx, north‐African ostrich and canids in an arid habitat	1
Seasonal variation in prey preference, diet partitioning and niche breadth in a rich large carnivore guild	1
Environmental, structural, and taxonomic diversity factors drive aboveground carbon stocks in semi‐deciduous tropical rainforest strata in Cameroon	1
Diversity, distribution and regional conservation status of the Egyptian tree flora	1
Changes in floristic composition, diversity and anthropogenic perturbations in an east African tropical forest	1
Mapping the Paths of Giants: A GIS‐Based Habitat Connectivity Model for Forest Elephant Conservation in a West African Forest Block	1
Floristic list of the family Poaceae and the description of the associated vegetation in Kiambu County, Kenya	1
Direct comparative assessment of radial and transect surveys to document wild mammal activity across diverse habitat types	1
Differential performance of selected Sudano‐Sahelian plant species for ecological restoration	1
Movement and space use in three sympatric lacertid lizards (Acanthodactylus): Inter‐ and intraspecific comparisons	1
Effects of microclimate on bolete species richness and biomass in a Northern Benin woodland	1
Fence‐related mortalities of Temminck's pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) in South Africa quantified through a citizen science approach	1