African Journal of Ecology

Papers
(The TQCC of African Journal of Ecology is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
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Unravelling the dynamics: Large mammal occupancy modelling in a West African tropical forest17
Environmental Factors Influencing Anthrax Distribution in an East African Protected Area15
Native forest regeneration and eucalyptus plantations in the Malagasy Highland15
Space use and movement patterns of elephants (Loxodonta africana) in an evergreen forest in central Mozambique14
Inter‐habitat community variation of butterflies in an Afrotropical region14
Breeding success related to clutch size in colonially nesting white stork (Ciconia ciconia) in the wetlands of Guerbes‐Sanhadja (NE Algeria)14
Leaf sponge tool use by Buraiga chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii, in Kibale National Park, Uganda13
Early insights into the movements of Malawi’s transboundary elephants13
A review of the ecological knowledge on the species Batrachoides liberiensis in estuarine and lagoon environments of West Africa13
Genetic diversity of rodent species sold in South African pet shops13
An assessment of avian species sold in the South African pet trade12
Monitoring sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) populations using camera traps12
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Physiological stress in eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) as influenced by their density, climatological variables and sexes11
Spatial Modelling of the Temporal Patterns and Intensity of Wire Snare Poaching and Predicting Land Cover Change Dynamics in a Semi‐Arid Protected Area11
Effects of environmental factors on the distribution of flagship species in Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Kumawu, Ghana: Implications for conservation and ecotourism development11
Nesting habits of grey crowned craneBalearica regulorumin Lake Ol’ Bolossat basin, Kenya11
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Wild Meat Value Chain Integration Systems: Opportunities for Value Chain Formalisation and Scaling in Africa10
Effect of season, habitat type and anthropogenic pressure on the bird diversity in the vineyards agroecosystems in the region of Fes‐Meknes10
Rapid development of individual identification and presence systems for a critically endangered antelope, the Mountain bongo10
Demography and reproductive seasonality of small terrestrial mammals in two forest ecosystems in Ghana10
Ecological risks and bio‐tolerance of Oreochromis niloticus to selected heavy metals in a tropical reservoir10
Habituation of large mammals to passing vehicles9
Interannual Synchrony in the Post‐Breeding Migration Departure of Yellow‐Billed Kites (Milvus aegyptius) From a Roost Site in South Africa9
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Long‐distance African wild dog dispersal within the Kavango‐Zambezi transfrontier conservation area9
Assessment of Sentinel‐2A images for estimating rosemary land cover through an object‐based image analysis approach9
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Exploring spatio‐temporal trends and environmental drivers of wildfire occurrence and impacts in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa9
Population limitation of a non‐ruminant in a nutrient‐poor ecosystem—predation rather than food9
A Suite of Pathogens Detected in Ticks Sampled From Wildlife Hosts in Central Kenya9
Habitat selection by Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi): Conservation implications8
Natural forest regeneration over a fallow age chronosequence in central African moist forests8
Effects of lunar phase and temperature on bat activity and species richness at varying altitudes in the Kunene Region, Namibia8
Seasonal variation in giraffe population density and abundance in the Tsavo landscape, Kenya8
How Energetic Demands and Habitat Utilisation Can Make or Break Giraffes8
Species richness and distribution of terrestrial ferns in tropical forest fragments in and around Kampala central, Uganda8
Scaling the Slopes: A Biodiversity Assessment of the Communities of Epigeous Insects Across Mont Nimba's Altitudinal Gradient in Western Côte d'Ivoire8
Epi‐parasitic mistletoes don't parasitise their host's host and this supports the immunity hypothesis for host choice8
Range extension of the agile mangabey (Cercocebus agilis) and of the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) in eastern Gabon evidenced by camera traps8
Diversity and spatio‐temporal distribution of the myriapodofauna in four habitat types along an urban‐rural gradient in Douala (Littoral, Cameroon)8
Anthropogenic linear features exhibit greater mammal activity relative to surrounding game trails in a woody savannah8
Pregnancy complications in wild vervet monkeys in an urban mosaic landscape7
The Effects of Illegal Wildlife Activities on Biodiversity in Few Selected African Countries7
Dung Beetles, Shifting Landscapes and the Ecology of Excrement in Southern Africa's Savannahs7
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Activity and nocturnal home range size of male common hippopotamus in Kruger National Park, South Africa7
Assessing the status of leopard in the Cape Fold Mountains using a Bayesian spatial capture–recapture model in Just Another Gibbs Sampler7
Ecological Change Resulting in an Apparent Increase of Marbled Tree Snakes, Dipsadoboa aulica , in a Shrub‐Encroached Wetland7
Diversity, habitat and activity patterns of mesocarnivore assemblages in an Afrotropical protected forest savannah mosaic of Central Cameroon7
Forest activities drive diversity and structure in the tropical rainforest7
Remote Sensing That Makes Sense in Ecological Research—From Pixels to Conservation7
Dynamics of land use land cover change in an East African inland valley wetland7
Understanding Biodiversity in Togo: Unravelling Species Richness and Distribution Patterns in Tropical Ecosystems7
Public Preferences for Forest Restoration in Togo7
Temporal variability in food choice and availability for the semi‐captive critically endangered mountain bongo in the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy7
Modelling the Suitable Habitat of Gonimbrasia belina, a Communally Exploited Edible Insect, in Southern African Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) Savannah6
Population size and conservation status of large terrestrial mammals in a West African protected area6
Consumption of hyaena faeces and artificial mineral licks by leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis) in a low‐nutrient environment6
The behaviour and fate of translocated bull African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) into a novel environment6
Far From Roads, Challenges Arise: Unravelling Knowledge Gaps in the Occurrence of Cave‐Restricted Species on the African Continent6
Probabilistic assessment of the risk of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) species extinction6
Dominance at the Dinner Table: Interspecific Competition Between Hyaenas and Jackals at Scavenging Sites6
Fine‐scale variation in soil and topography influences herbaceous vegetation and the distribution of large mammalian herbivores6
Fruiting phenology and diversity of native Ficus species in an urban‐forest mosaic landscape in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa6
Continued availability and sale of pangolins in a major urban bushmeat market in Cameroon despite national bans and the COVID‐19 outbreak6
Impact of Individual Host Characteristics on Host Selection in Oxpeckers6
Photographic evidence of predation on Cape dune mole‐rat (Bathyergus suillus) and rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) by African wildcat (Felis lybica cafra)6
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Small‐ and medium‐sized mammals of the Kafa Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia5
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Little owls (Athene noctua) shift their diet towards nocturnal beetles in an arid North African area5
Uncovering Cryptic Diversity: Camera Trap Insights Into the Effects of Seasonality and Anthropogenic Presence in a Mosaic Savannah Ecosystem5
Seedling growth and spinescence of three Vachellia species' populations in valleys formed by tectonic uplift5
Infanticide by male gelada leader and group counterstrategies5
Searching priorities for a species at the brink of extinction: Threats analysis on the critically endangered Nubian Flapshell Turtle (Cyclanorbis elegans)5
Corticolous lichen communities in Algerian climax forests5
Reassessing fossorial herpetofaunal density in sand forest following declines of mesoherbivore populations5
Promoting harmony between local people and wild animals around the Humbo Community Managed Forest area, southern Ethiopia5
Coupling paraecology and hunter GPS self‐follows to quantify village bushmeat hunting dynamics across the landscape scale5
Habitat Preferences and Diversity Patterns of Saproxylic Beetles in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems: A Case Study From the Edough Forest Massif in Northeastern Algeria5
An Integrative Approach of Taxonomic, Morphometric and Ecological Research to Solve the Status of Cryptic Chelonian Taxa—A Case Study With Pelomedusa kobe in Rwanda5
Three decades of land use and land cover changes in an East African lake and their implications for the conservation of bird communities5
Standing fuel with back‐fires are effective in reducing fire hazardous in prescribed burning in the deciduous miombo woodland5
Diversity, Composition and Distribution Patterns of Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in Sand Forest, South Africa5
Viability analysis of Kordofan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum) in a protected area in Cameroon5
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Giraffe productivity and calf survival in a savannah area outside an east African protected area: Implications for conservation5
Spatial and Seasonal Patterns of African Savannah Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) Habitat Use in a4
Mapping the Ecological Niche of a Key West African Species: Terminalia leiocarpa4
Carbon of Chaillu forests based on a phytosociological analysis in Republic of Congo, more than meets the eye?4
Stacking and Burning Invasive Acacia saligna Trees in South African Fynbos: Can Native Plant Species Passively Recover?4
Stakeholder perceptions of human–predator conflict in the South African fly‐fishing industry4
Seasonal Variation and Species Richness of Epigeic Spiders in Macadamia Orchards, South Africa4
Occupancy and abundance of a West African mangabey species (Cercocebus atysAudebert, 1797) in forest patch habitat4
Herbaceous vegetation changes along a bush encroachment intensity gradient in a montane area4
Faecal Analysis as an Indicator of the Dietary Quality Utilised by Free‐Roaming Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in the Free State Province, South Africa4
Elephant Fences Result in Limited Impacts on Movement of Non‐Target Species4
Human‐wildlife conflicts in communities bordering a Savannah‐Fenced wildlife conservancy4
On the Occurrence of Pelusios gabonensis in the Taï National Park (Côte d'Ivoire)4
Environmental sustainability in Africa: Insight into paper consumption by an African university4
Teeth, tusks, and spikes: Repeated den sharing between predator and prey in an African Savannah4
Distribution and threats to coconut crabs on Unguja, Zanzibar4
Habitat degradation, vegetation damage, and wildlife‐livestock interactions in Amboseli ecosystem wildlife sanctuaries, Kenya4
Morph frequencies, sex ratios and infections in Danaus chrysippus populations in Rwanda4
In praise of commensalism4
Economic Growth, Governance and Endangered Species Conservation in Africa4
Identification, location and characterisation of spawning grounds and nurseries in the littoral zone of Lake Kivu (eastern DR Congo)4
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Carcass Density, Size and Visibility Do Not Significantly Differ Between Areas With and Without Spotted‐Hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta), With Implications for Threatened Vultures4
Visual Body Condition Scoring for Wild African Forest Elephants ( Loxodonta cyclotis )4
Melanistic North African hedgehog Atelerix algirus (Lereboullet, 1842): First report case in Erinaceidae4
Passive acoustic monitoring reveals behavioural response of African forest elephants to gunfire events4
Local extirpation of woody species in Colophospermum mopane woodland under chronic utilisation by elephants4
The Devils in the Details—but So Are the Angels: Linear Density Estimates of Harpagophytum zeyheri (Devil's Claw) From the Zambezi Region, Namibia4
Combining offtake and participatory data to assess the sustainability of a hunting system in northern Congo4
Results of a small terrestrial mammal survey in the remote Boé region of Guinea‐Bissau, with discovery of two new shrew records for the country4
Lack of mitochondrial introgression and limited genetic connectivity among Manyara tilapia (Oreochromis amphimelas) populations in Tanzanian Saline Rift Valley Lakes4
Timing of migration dates and detection of first wintering sites for the Turtle Dove in Northwest Africa4
Rocky outcrops form islands of high and unique tree biodiversity within an ocean of grass in Serengeti National Park4
A Graphical Method for Analysing Species Assemblages Combining Habitat Preference and Abundance4
Identifying the Substrate and Vegetation Characteristics Driving Population Densities in the Buckspoor Spider, Seothyra schreineri4
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Horizontal differentiation in water chemistry, phytoplankton, zooplankton and macrozoobenthic communities in Lake Kwania4
Population Patterns and Environmental Determinants of Warburgia ugandensis (Sprague) in Northern Tanzania4
Corruption and poaching in Algeria4
The Influence of Habitat Heterogeneity and Rainfall on Small Mammal Diversity and Reproduction in an Ethiopian Landscape4
Diet composition and diurnal activity pattern of defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa, Ruppell, 1835) in Maze National Park, Southern Ethiopia4
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Varied plant species' responses to climate and environmental change on Mount Kenya after 40 years3
Aggressive dominance of acacia floral resources by wild east African lowland honey bees3
Monitoring spatiotemporal dynamics of large herbivores across an African rangeland using hierarchical multi‐species distance sampling3
Gut Passage in Lemurs Enhances the Germination of Mistletoe Seeds Bakerella gonoclada, in a Madagascar Rainforest3
Updated distribution of spotted hyaenas in Gabon reveals resident populations3
An unusual ‘speckled’ puff adder Bitis arietans (Reptilia: Squamata) from central South Africa3
Seasonal movement behaviour of large male elephant in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe3
Illegal wildlife trade in Algeria, insight via online selling platforms3
Camera traps reveal a large population of brown hyaena on a fenced reserve in southern Zimbabwe3
Epauletted fruit bats prefer native plants and contribute to seed dispersal in a South African agricultural landscape3
Kickboxing Kloof Frogs: Territoriality, Female Parental Care and Other Reproductive Behaviours of Natalobatrachus bonebergi3
The Effect of Tree Spacing and Land Use History on Managing Wattle Rust Disease of Acacia mearnsii in Northwestern Ethiopia3
Linking physico‐chemical parameters and macroinvertebrates for water quality assessment of Kakamega and the East Usambara montane ecosystems in Kenya3
Influence of environmental factors on small mammal communities along an altitudinal gradient of Mount Rungwe in South Western Tanzania3
Dietary Composition and Overlap Among Large Carnivores in Liwonde National Park, Malawi3
Population structure and conservation of Cola nitida and Garcinia kola in a West African rainforest area3
Diurnal activity budgets for the giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa, in the Kalahari region of southern Africa3
Survey of non‐native small mammals traded in South Africa3
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Using piospheres to identify, assess and monitor gradients of elephant impact on thicket3
Community Structure and Species Diversity of Birds in Heterogenous Habitats of an East African Growing Agricultural Corridor3
Biofluorescence and predator avoidance in the giraffe3
The zebra as a grazer: Selectivity for grass consumption differs as grass availability varies3
Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) food sources and habitat use in Marsh–Savannah‐cultivation mosaics3
A range’s core should not only be important in research3
Short recce transects or camera trap surveys—Short recce surveys highlighted as a useful supplement for rapid biodiversity assessments in the Republic of the Congo3
A lowland bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus eurycerus) recorded in Uganda3
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Age of Eucalyptus plantations differentially affects assemblages of surface‐active arthropods3
Modelling the current and future distribution of Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb: Its implication for future conservation of the species in the Southern Benin3
Does variation in plant diversity and abundance influence browsing intensity in black rhinos?3
Rewriting the Unassessed, Discredited and Long‐Forgotten History of the Pygmy Hippopotamus in Guinea‐Bissau3
Mitochondrial Genetic Diversity and Demographic History of Critically Endangered Oreochromis karongae (Trewavas, 1941) Along Lake Nyasa, Tanzania3
DIY your captures when everything else fails: Description of an artisanal dart launcher with an assessment of the medium‐term response in a primate3
Danger From the Sky? The Three‐Dimensional Landscape of Risk of Habituated Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) From Aerial Predation3
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Ecological Restoration in Semi‐Arid Landscapes: Comparing Exclosures and Pasture for Vegetation, Soil Nutrients, and Carbon Stocks3
Habitat Occupancy of Brown Hyaenas and Civets in a Multi‐Predator, Semi‐Arid Savanna Landscape3
Assessment of the Spatial Pattern of Small Termite Mounds and Trees in Altered Lands in Benin (West Africa)3
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