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
Monitoring sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) populations using camera traps	13
Breeding success related to clutch size in colonially nesting white stork (Ciconia ciconia) in the wetlands of Guerbes‐Sanhadja (NE Algeria)	13
Genetic diversity of rodent species sold in South African pet shops	12
Early insights into the movements of Malawi’s transboundary elephants	12
Leaf sponge tool use by Buraiga chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii, in Kibale National Park, Uganda	11
Nesting habits of grey crowned craneBalearica regulorumin Lake Ol’ Bolossat basin, Kenya	11
Native forest regeneration and eucalyptus plantations in the Malagasy Highland	11
A review of the ecological knowledge on the species Batrachoides liberiensis in estuarine and lagoon environments of West Africa	11
An assessment of avian species sold in the South African pet trade	11
Physiological stress in eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) as influenced by their density, climatological variables and sexes	10
Unravelling the dynamics: Large mammal occupancy modelling in a West African tropical forest	10
Environmental Factors Influencing Anthrax Distribution in an East African Protected Area	10
Spatial Modelling of the Temporal Patterns and Intensity of Wire Snare Poaching and Predicting Land Cover Change Dynamics in a Semi‐Arid Protected Area	10
Inter‐habitat community variation of butterflies in an Afrotropical region	10
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Assessment of Sentinel‐2A images for estimating rosemary land cover through an object‐based image analysis approach	9
Rapid development of individual identification and presence systems for a critically endangered antelope, the Mountain bongo	9
Demography and reproductive seasonality of small terrestrial mammals in two forest ecosystems in Ghana	9
Long‐distance African wild dog dispersal within the Kavango‐Zambezi transfrontier conservation area	9
A Suite of Pathogens Detected in Ticks Sampled From Wildlife Hosts in Central Kenya	8
Effects of environmental factors on the distribution of flagship species in Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Kumawu, Ghana: Implications for conservation and ecotourism development	8
Ecological risks and bio‐tolerance of Oreochromis niloticus to selected heavy metals in a tropical reservoir	8
Interannual Synchrony in the Post‐Breeding Migration Departure of Yellow‐Billed Kites (Milvus aegyptius) From a Roost Site in South Africa	8

Wild Meat Value Chain Integration Systems: Opportunities for Value Chain Formalisation and Scaling in Africa	8
Effect of season, habitat type and anthropogenic pressure on the bird diversity in the vineyards agroecosystems in the region of Fes‐Meknes	8
Habituation of large mammals to passing vehicles	8
Population limitation of a non‐ruminant in a nutrient‐poor ecosystem—predation rather than food	8
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Exploring spatio‐temporal trends and environmental drivers of wildfire occurrence and impacts in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa	8
Species richness and distribution of terrestrial ferns in tropical forest fragments in and around Kampala central, Uganda	7
Range extension of the agile mangabey (Cercocebus agilis) and of the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) in eastern Gabon evidenced by camera traps	7
Effects of lunar phase and temperature on bat activity and species richness at varying altitudes in the Kunene Region, Namibia	7
The Effects of Illegal Wildlife Activities on Biodiversity in Few Selected African Countries	7
Seasonal variation in giraffe population density and abundance in the Tsavo landscape, Kenya	7
Diversity and spatio‐temporal distribution of the myriapodofauna in four habitat types along an urban‐rural gradient in Douala (Littoral, Cameroon)	7
Assessing the status of leopard in the Cape Fold Mountains using a Bayesian spatial capture–recapture model in Just Another Gibbs Sampler	7
Epi‐parasitic mistletoes don't parasitise their host's host and this supports the immunity hypothesis for host choice	7
Natural forest regeneration over a fallow age chronosequence in central African moist forests	7
Dynamics of land use land cover change in an East African inland valley wetland	7
Space use and social interactions of Central African slender‐snouted crocodiles Mecistops leptorhynchus (Bennett, 1835) in Loango National Park, Gabon	7
Remote Sensing That Makes Sense in Ecological Research—From Pixels to Conservation	7
Pregnancy complications in wild vervet monkeys in an urban mosaic landscape	7
Habitat selection by Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi): Conservation implications	7
Probabilistic assessment of the risk of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) species extinction	6
Scaling the Slopes: A Biodiversity Assessment of the Communities of Epigeous Insects Across Mont Nimba's Altitudinal Gradient in Western Côte d'Ivoire	6
Forest activities drive diversity and structure in the tropical rainforest	6
Modelling the Suitable Habitat of Gonimbrasia belina, a Communally Exploited Edible Insect, in Southern African Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) Savannah	6
Consumption of hyaena faeces and artificial mineral licks by leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis) in a low‐nutrient environment	6
Activity and nocturnal home range size of male common hippopotamus in Kruger National Park, South Africa	6
Continued availability and sale of pangolins in a major urban bushmeat market in Cameroon despite national bans and the COVID‐19 outbreak	6
Diversity, habitat and activity patterns of mesocarnivore assemblages in an Afrotropical protected forest savannah mosaic of Central Cameroon	6
Fruiting phenology and diversity of native Ficus species in an urban‐forest mosaic landscape in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa	6
Impact of Individual Host Characteristics on Host Selection in Oxpeckers	6
The behaviour and fate of translocated bull African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) into a novel environment	6
Anthropogenic linear features exhibit greater mammal activity relative to surrounding game trails in a woody savannah	6
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Temporal variability in food choice and availability for the semi‐captive critically endangered mountain bongo in the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy	6
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Population size and conservation status of large terrestrial mammals in a West African protected area	5
Promoting harmony between local people and wild animals around the Humbo Community Managed Forest area, southern Ethiopia	5
Photographic evidence of predation on Cape dune mole‐rat (Bathyergus suillus) and rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) by African wildcat (Felis lybica cafra)	5
Corticolous lichen communities in Algerian climax forests	5
Diversity, Composition and Distribution Patterns of Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in Sand Forest, South Africa	5
Coupling paraecology and hunter GPS self‐follows to quantify village bushmeat hunting dynamics across the landscape scale	5
Uncovering Cryptic Diversity: Camera Trap Insights Into the Effects of Seasonality and Anthropogenic Presence in a Mosaic Savannah Ecosystem	5
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Standing fuel with back‐fires are effective in reducing fire hazardous in prescribed burning in the deciduous miombo woodland	5
Dominance at the Dinner Table: Interspecific Competition Between Hyaenas and Jackals at Scavenging Sites	5
New observations of four waterbird species in Algerian Sahara	5
Searching priorities for a species at the brink of extinction: Threats analysis on the critically endangered Nubian Flapshell Turtle (Cyclanorbis elegans)	5
Diversity of flower‐visiting hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) on ground cover vegetation from the market‐gardening area of Meskine (Far‐North Region, Cameroon)	5
Little owls (Athene noctua) shift their diet towards nocturnal beetles in an arid North African area	5

Fine‐scale variation in soil and topography influences herbaceous vegetation and the distribution of large mammalian herbivores	5
Reassessing fossorial herpetofaunal density in sand forest following declines of mesoherbivore populations	5
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Small‐ and medium‐sized mammals of the Kafa Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia	5
Viability analysis of Kordofan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum) in a protected area in Cameroon	5
Combining offtake and participatory data to assess the sustainability of a hunting system in northern Congo	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
Local extirpation of woody species in Colophospermum mopane woodland under chronic utilisation by elephants	4
Seedling growth and spinescence of three Vachellia species' populations in valleys formed by tectonic uplift	4
Environmental sustainability in Africa: Insight into paper consumption by an African university	4
Melanistic North African hedgehog Atelerix algirus (Lereboullet, 1842): First report case in Erinaceidae	4
Identification, location and characterisation of spawning grounds and nurseries in the littoral zone of Lake Kivu (eastern DR Congo)	4
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	4
Herbaceous vegetation changes along a bush encroachment intensity gradient in a montane area	4
Identifying the Substrate and Vegetation Characteristics Driving Population Densities in the Buckspoor Spider, Seothyra schreineri	4
Lack of mitochondrial introgression and limited genetic connectivity among Manyara tilapia (Oreochromis amphimelas) populations in Tanzanian Saline Rift Valley Lakes	4
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The Influence of Habitat Heterogeneity and Rainfall on Small Mammal Diversity and Reproduction in an Ethiopian Landscape	4
Human‐wildlife conflicts in communities bordering a Savannah‐Fenced wildlife conservancy	4
Passive acoustic monitoring reveals behavioural response of African forest elephants to gunfire events	4
Corruption and poaching in Algeria	4
Horizontal differentiation in water chemistry, phytoplankton, zooplankton and macrozoobenthic communities in Lake Kwania	4
Stakeholder perceptions of human–predator conflict in the South African fly‐fishing industry	4
Teeth, tusks, and spikes: Repeated den sharing between predator and prey in an African Savannah	4
Faecal Analysis as an Indicator of the Dietary Quality Utilised by Free‐Roaming Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in the Free State Province, South Africa	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
On the Occurrence of Pelusios gabonensis in the Taï National Park (Côte d'Ivoire)	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
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
Giraffe productivity and calf survival in a savannah area outside an east African protected area: Implications for conservation	4
Diet composition and diurnal activity pattern of defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa, Ruppell, 1835) in Maze National Park, Southern Ethiopia	4
Infanticide by male gelada leader and group counterstrategies	4
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In praise of commensalism	4
Occupancy and abundance of a West African mangabey species (Cercocebus atysAudebert, 1797) in forest patch habitat	4
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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
Rocky outcrops form islands of high and unique tree biodiversity within an ocean of grass in Serengeti National Park	4
Danger From the Sky? The Three‐Dimensional Landscape of Risk of Habituated Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) From Aerial Predation	3
Mapping the Ecological Niche of a Key West African Species: Terminalia leiocarpa	3
Population structure and conservation of Cola nitida and Garcinia kola in a West African rainforest area	3
Stacking and Burning Invasive Acacia saligna Trees in South African Fynbos: Can Native Plant Species Passively Recover?	3
Timing of migration dates and detection of first wintering sites for the Turtle Dove in Northwest Africa	3
Seed bank diversity and soil physico‐chemical properties of sites associated with the invasive Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray in Nigeria	3
Influence of environmental factors on small mammal communities along an altitudinal gradient of Mount Rungwe in South Western Tanzania	3
A survey of the distribution of the water rail Rallus aquaticus in Algeria and its first recorded breeding in the Algerian Sahara	3
Long‐distance African lion dispersal between two protected areas	3
The effect of insects on elephant‐induced tree damage within a small, fenced reserve in South Africa	3
Epauletted fruit bats prefer native plants and contribute to seed dispersal in a South African agricultural landscape	3
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Illegal wildlife trade in Algeria, insight via online selling platforms	3
Longitudinal vegetation turnover in an eastern Rift Valley riparian corridor	3
Mitochondrial Genetic Diversity and Demographic History of Critically Endangered Oreochromis karongae (Trewavas, 1941) Along Lake Nyasa, Tanzania	3
A lowland bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus eurycerus) recorded in Uganda	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
Ecological Restoration in Semi‐Arid Landscapes: Comparing Exclosures and Pasture for Vegetation, Soil Nutrients, and Carbon Stocks	3
Diurnal activity budgets for the giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa, in the Kalahari region of southern Africa	3
Elephant Fences Result in Limited Impacts on Movement of Non‐Target Species	3
Kickboxing Kloof Frogs: Territoriality, Female Parental Care and Other Reproductive Behaviours of Natalobatrachus bonebergi	3
A Graphical Method for Analysing Species Assemblages Combining Habitat Preference and Abundance	3
Carbon of Chaillu forests based on a phytosociological analysis in Republic of Congo, more than meets the eye?	3
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Diversity patterns of ants and termites in forest‐savanna mosaic habitats in two protected areas of Cameroon	3
A camera trap appraisal of species richness and community composition of medium and large mammals in a Miombo woodland reserve	3
Impact of end‐of‐century climate change on priority non‐timber forest product species across tropical Africa	3
Like a bat out of hell: Bats roosting in pit‐latrine cesspits	3
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Biofluorescence and predator avoidance in the giraffe	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
Camera traps reveal a large population of brown hyaena on a fenced reserve in southern Zimbabwe	3
Updated distribution of spotted hyaenas in Gabon reveals resident populations	3
Habitat degradation, vegetation damage, and wildlife‐livestock interactions in Amboseli ecosystem wildlife sanctuaries, Kenya	3
Does variation in plant diversity and abundance influence browsing intensity in black rhinos?	3
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An unusual ‘speckled’ puff adder Bitis arietans (Reptilia: Squamata) from central South Africa	3
Age of Eucalyptus plantations differentially affects assemblages of surface‐active arthropods	3
Resighting African wildcats (Felis lybica): Camera trap photographs in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda	3
Morph frequencies, sex ratios and infections in Danaus chrysippus populations in Rwanda	3
Community Structure and Species Diversity of Birds in Heterogenous Habitats of an East African Growing Agricultural Corridor	3

Survey of non‐native small mammals traded in South Africa	3
A range’s core should not only be important in research	3
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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	3
Using piospheres to identify, assess and monitor gradients of elephant impact on thicket	3
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Persistence of wild felids after a protracted civil war in Quiçama National Park and Quiçama Game Reserve, Angola	3
Monitoring spatiotemporal dynamics of large herbivores across an African rangeland using hierarchical multi‐species distance sampling	3
Distribution and threats to coconut crabs on Unguja, Zanzibar	3
Aggressive dominance of acacia floral resources by wild east African lowland honey bees	3
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
Dietary Composition and Overlap Among Large Carnivores in Liwonde National Park, Malawi	2
Linking physico‐chemical parameters and macroinvertebrates for water quality assessment of Kakamega and the East Usambara montane ecosystems in Kenya	2
Predictors of West African urban bird species richness and composition	2
Comparability of radar and optical methods in identifying surface water in a semi‐arid protected area	2
Reproductive data for the Cape long‐tailed seps Tetradactylus tetradactylus (Sauria: Gerrhosauridae) in South Africa: Eggs, incubation and hatchlings	2
Activity and predation of the threatened pancake tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri	2
Five small antelope species diets indicate different levels of anthrodependence in the Overberg Renosterveld, South Africa	2
Diversity and distribution of Fruit‐feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda	2
Threatening the endangered: Uncovering endangered elasmobranchs and factors perpetuating the Tanzanian shark‐fin trade	2
Attitudes of people living near Rau Forest Reserve, Tanzania towards Mount Kilimanjaro black and white colobus monkeys (Colobus caudatus)	2
Community knowledge on factors behind extirpation of lion Panthera leo in Comoé National Park, Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa)	2
Utilisation of Anthropogenic Landscapes by Bird Communities in West African Drylands	2
Species composition, abundance and habitat association of non‐volant small mammals in Gibe Sheleko National Park, southwestern Ethiopia	2
Space use by African savannah elephants in an arid protected area dominated by a mosaic of different vegetation	2
Continuous Monitoring of Vegetation and Soil Recovery After Eucalyptus grandis Removal in Dense Trees and Shrubs Areas	2
Non‐fatal removal of ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii Smuts, 1832) tracking devices by predators	2
Nest provisioning and diet of nestling yellow‐rumped tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus	2
Community forests as beacons of conservation: Enabling local populations monitor their biodiversity	2
Interviews in ecology and conservation biology: A hidden treasure for the African ecologist	2
Assessment of the Spatial Pattern of Small Termite Mounds and Trees in Altered Lands in Benin (West Africa)	2
Varied plant species' responses to climate and environmental change on Mount Kenya after 40 years	2
Feathered Frontiers: How Land‐Use Changes Shape Diversity of Bird Communities in an East African Global Biodiversity Hotspot	2
Predicting potential habitat suitability of Quercus suber L. in Algeria under climate change scenarios	2
Pine plantations and native forest fragments adjacent to intact forests provide surrogate habitats for birds in an Afrotropical forest landscape	2
Anthropogenic risk increases night‐time activities and associations in African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the Ruaha‐Rungwa ecosystem, Tanzania	2
Habitat suitability and dispersal of invasive Striga species under climate change in Africa	2
Future climate change projections in the agroecological, bioclimatic, biogeographical and altitudinal vegetation zones of Morocco	2
Crash Course in Conservation: Predicting and Mitigating Wildlife–Vehicle Collisions in a Savannah Area	2
Density of pied crows Corvus albus in two of South Africa’s protected areas	2
Local community attitudes and perceptions towards benefits and challenges associated with biodiversity conservation in Blouberg Nature Reserve, South Africa	2
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Preliminary population estimate of Kordofan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum) in two areas of the Benoué complex, Cameroon	2
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Breeding and demographic aspects of Montemys delectorum, an East African endemic rodent	2
Population density and distribution of common warthog (Phacochoerus africanusGmelin, 1788) in Dabena Valley Forest, Western Ethiopia	2
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Index‐based large carnivore population density and abundance estimates for the Ruaha‐Rungwa conservation complex in Tanzania	2
Climate‐Smart Agriculture and Human–Elephant Conflict in Southern Kenya: Intercropping With Use of a Metal Strip Deterrent Fence	2
Dynamics and determinants of human–hyaena conflicts in the surroundings of a protected area	2
Habitat Occupancy of Brown Hyaenas and Civets in a Multi‐Predator, Semi‐Arid Savanna Landscape	2
Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) food sources and habitat use in Marsh–Savannah‐cultivation mosaics	2
Zoogeographic regionalisation of terrestrial vertebrates of Mozambique	2
Interspecific nest reuse between two species of waders in northern Sahara and an overview of records of mixed clutches in Algerian waterbirds	2
Preliminary Evidence of Great Apes' Occurrence in Peri‐Urban and Highly Degraded Forest Reserves in Cameroon	2
Distribution, habitat use and human disturbance of gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) in the Ebo forest, Littoral Region, Cameroon	2
Distribution parameters of large mammals and conservation management in an Afrotropical forest landscape and biodiversity hotspot	2
Effects of vineyard management, herbaceous cover and vine plant characteristics on bird diversity in a North African agroecosystem	2
Longitudinal patterns of abundance, diversity and functional feeding guilds of benthic communities in East African tropical high‐altitude streams	2
Monitoring human disturbance: Factors affecting escape behaviour of waterbirds in North African wetlands	2
Predicting the Dry Season Habitat Occupancy of African Savannah Elephant Using Vegetation Indices and Modelling Landscape Variability in a Mesic Protected Area	2
Effect of Aspect and Elevation on the Degree of Aggregation and the Functional Traits in Phlomis floccosa D. Don (Lamiacae) Populations	2
Eco‐parcel: An approach to identify and describe attractions to support adapting nature‐based tourism destinations to climate‐change impacts	2
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Alpha and beta‐diversity and community structure of dung beetle assemblages in an East African protected savannah	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
Note on the small mammals of small, isolated forest patches in the Eastern Cape, South Africa	2
Seasonal movement behaviour of large male elephant in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe	2
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
Understanding fire intensity in the Sudanian savannah of Western Africa: Implications for sustainable fire management	1
Diversity, distribution and regional conservation status of the Egyptian tree flora	1
Porpita porpita(Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) expands its range: First record in the southern Mediterranean coasts	1
Composition and structure of woody plant communities as a function of altitude and human degradation in Afromontane moist evergreen forests SW Ethiopia	1
Camera Trapping to Assess Diversity, Habitat Use and Activity Patterns of Mammals in a Tropical Hotspot Area	1
Daily and seasonal activity patterns of the dorcas gazelle, scimitar‐horned oryx, north‐African ostrich and canids in an arid habitat	1
Floristic list of the family Poaceae and the description of the associated vegetation in Kiambu County, Kenya	1
Mapping the Paths of Giants: A GIS‐Based Habitat Connectivity Model for Forest Elephant Conservation in a West African Forest Block	1
Effects of microclimate on bolete species richness and biomass in a Northern Benin woodland	1
Okapi Survival Threats: A Population Reconstruction and Threat Analysis	1
Use of maximum entropy (Maxent) niche modelling to predict the occurrence of threatened freshwater species in a biodiversity hotspot of Zimbabwe	1
Relation between ground‐dwelling and arboreal ant diversity in three vegetation types in the humid forest zone of southern Cameroon	1
Trends in elephant poaching in the Mid‐Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe: Lessons learnt and future outlook	1
Impact of land use patterns on bee communities in the north of Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa)	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
Count me in: Leopard population density in an area of mixed land‐use, Eastern Cape, South Africa	1
An assessment of South African small mammal barcode sequence libraries: Implications for future carnivore diet analyses by DNA	1
Movement and space use in three sympatric lacertid lizards (Acanthodactylus): Inter‐ and intraspecific comparisons	1
Decline in whistling rat (Parotomys brantsii) density: Possible response to climate change in the Karoo, South Africa	1
Local people’s knowledge of topi (Damaliscus lunatus) and their illegal hunting for bushmeat consumption in the Serengeti Ecosystem	1
Bacterial Communities in the East African Coastal Waters of the Indian Ocean	1
Floristic diversity of patches generated by protected Ficus ‘trees outside forests’ in agricultural landscapes in Madagascar	1
Human impacts on mammal communities in Rio Campo Nature Reserve, Equatorial Guinea	1
Differential performance of selected Sudano‐Sahelian plant species for ecological restoration	1
Leopards living at the farmland‐protected area interface prefer wild prey but consume high biomass of livestock	1