African Journal of Ecology

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Space use and movement patterns of elephants (Loxodonta africana) in an evergreen forest in central Mozambique	16
Unravelling the dynamics: Large mammal occupancy modelling in a West African tropical forest	14
An assessment of avian species sold in the South African pet trade	14
Nesting habits of grey crowned craneBalearica regulorumin Lake Ol’ Bolossat basin, Kenya	14
Environmental Factors Influencing Anthrax Distribution in an East African Protected Area	14
Native forest regeneration and eucalyptus plantations in the Malagasy Highland	13
Inter‐habitat community variation of butterflies in an Afrotropical region	12
Physiological stress in eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) as influenced by their density, climatological variables and sexes	12
Genetic diversity of rodent species sold in South African pet shops	11
Early insights into the movements of Malawi’s transboundary elephants	11
A review of the ecological knowledge on the species Batrachoides liberiensis in estuarine and lagoon environments of West Africa	11
Breeding success related to clutch size in colonially nesting white stork (Ciconia ciconia) in the wetlands of Guerbes‐Sanhadja (NE Algeria)	11
Long‐distance African wild dog dispersal within the Kavango‐Zambezi transfrontier conservation area	10
Monitoring sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) populations using camera traps	10
Effects of environmental factors on the distribution of flagship species in Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Kumawu, Ghana: Implications for conservation and ecotourism development	10
Leaf sponge tool use by Buraiga chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii, in Kibale National Park, Uganda	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
Habituation of large mammals to passing vehicles	9
Rapid development of individual identification and presence systems for a critically endangered antelope, the Mountain bongo	9
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Wild Meat Value Chain Integration Systems: Opportunities for Value Chain Formalisation and Scaling in Africa	9
Demography and reproductive seasonality of small terrestrial mammals in two forest ecosystems in Ghana	9
Ecological risks and bio‐tolerance of Oreochromis niloticus to selected heavy metals in a tropical reservoir	9
Effect of season, habitat type and anthropogenic pressure on the bird diversity in the vineyards agroecosystems in the region of Fes‐Meknes	9

Exploring spatio‐temporal trends and environmental drivers of wildfire occurrence and impacts in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa	8
Habitat selection by Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi): Conservation implications	8
Scaling the Slopes: A Biodiversity Assessment of the Communities of Epigeous Insects Across Mont Nimba's Altitudinal Gradient in Western Côte d'Ivoire	8
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Diversity, habitat and activity patterns of mesocarnivore assemblages in an Afrotropical protected forest savannah mosaic of Central Cameroon	8
Dung Beetles, Shifting Landscapes and the Ecology of Excrement in Southern Africa's Savannahs	8
Seasonal variation in giraffe population density and abundance in the Tsavo landscape, Kenya	8
Interannual Synchrony in the Post‐Breeding Migration Departure of Yellow‐Billed Kites (Milvus aegyptius) From a Roost Site in South Africa	8
A Suite of Pathogens Detected in Ticks Sampled From Wildlife Hosts in Central Kenya	8
Epi‐parasitic mistletoes don't parasitise their host's host and this supports the immunity hypothesis for host choice	8
Range extension of the agile mangabey (Cercocebus agilis) and of the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) in eastern Gabon evidenced by camera traps	8
Assessment of Sentinel‐2A images for estimating rosemary land cover through an object‐based image analysis approach	8
Population limitation of a non‐ruminant in a nutrient‐poor ecosystem—predation rather than food	8
Remote Sensing That Makes Sense in Ecological Research—From Pixels to Conservation	7
Species richness and distribution of terrestrial ferns in tropical forest fragments in and around Kampala central, Uganda	7
Understanding Biodiversity in Togo: Unravelling Species Richness and Distribution Patterns in Tropical Ecosystems	7
Ecological Change Resulting in an Apparent Increase of Marbled Tree Snakes, Dipsadoboa aulica , in a Shrub‐Encroached Wetland	7
Anthropogenic linear features exhibit greater mammal activity relative to surrounding game trails in a woody savannah	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
Pregnancy complications in wild vervet monkeys in an urban mosaic landscape	7
Natural forest regeneration over a fallow age chronosequence in central African moist forests	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
Temporal variability in food choice and availability for the semi‐captive critically endangered mountain bongo in the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy	6
Fruiting phenology and diversity of native Ficus species in an urban‐forest mosaic landscape in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa	6
Population size and conservation status of large terrestrial mammals in a West African protected area	6
Consumption of hyaena faeces and artificial mineral licks by leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis) in a low‐nutrient environment	6
Dynamics of land use land cover change in an East African inland valley wetland	6
Activity and nocturnal home range size of male common hippopotamus in Kruger National Park, South Africa	6
Impact of Individual Host Characteristics on Host Selection in Oxpeckers	6
Probabilistic assessment of the risk of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) species extinction	6
Dominance at the Dinner Table: Interspecific Competition Between Hyaenas and Jackals at Scavenging Sites	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
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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	6
Searching priorities for a species at the brink of extinction: Threats analysis on the critically endangered Nubian Flapshell Turtle (Cyclanorbis elegans)	5
Photographic evidence of predation on Cape dune mole‐rat (Bathyergus suillus) and rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) by African wildcat (Felis lybica cafra)	5
Standing fuel with back‐fires are effective in reducing fire hazardous in prescribed burning in the deciduous miombo woodland	5
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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
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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Corticolous lichen communities in Algerian climax forests	5
Uncovering Cryptic Diversity: Camera Trap Insights Into the Effects of Seasonality and Anthropogenic Presence in a Mosaic Savannah Ecosystem	5

The behaviour and fate of translocated bull African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) into a novel environment	5
Promoting harmony between local people and wild animals around the Humbo Community Managed Forest area, southern Ethiopia	5
Little owls (Athene noctua) shift their diet towards nocturnal beetles in an arid North African area	5
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Viability analysis of Kordofan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum) in a protected area in Cameroon	5
Herbaceous vegetation changes along a bush encroachment intensity gradient in a montane area	4
Habitat degradation, vegetation damage, and wildlife‐livestock interactions in Amboseli ecosystem wildlife sanctuaries, Kenya	4
Visual Body Condition Scoring for Wild African Forest Elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis)	4
Teeth, tusks, and spikes: Repeated den sharing between predator and prey in an African Savannah	4
Population Patterns and Environmental Determinants of Warburgia ugandensis (Sprague) in Northern Tanzania	4
The Influence of Habitat Heterogeneity and Rainfall on Small Mammal Diversity and Reproduction in an Ethiopian Landscape	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
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Rocky outcrops form islands of high and unique tree biodiversity within an ocean of grass in Serengeti National Park	4
Human‐wildlife conflicts in communities bordering a Savannah‐Fenced wildlife conservancy	4
Local extirpation of woody species in Colophospermum mopane woodland under chronic utilisation by elephants	4
Small‐ and medium‐sized mammals of the Kafa Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia	4
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In praise of commensalism	4
Mapping the Ecological Niche of a Key West African Species: Terminalia leiocarpa	4
Seasonal Variation and Species Richness of Epigeic Spiders in Macadamia Orchards, South Africa	4
Combining offtake and participatory data to assess the sustainability of a hunting system in northern Congo	4
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Identifying the Substrate and Vegetation Characteristics Driving Population Densities in the Buckspoor Spider, Seothyra schreineri	4
Passive acoustic monitoring reveals behavioural response of African forest elephants to gunfire events	4
Identification, location and characterisation of spawning grounds and nurseries in the littoral zone of Lake Kivu (eastern DR Congo)	4
Spatial and Seasonal Patterns of African Savannah Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Habitat Use in an East African Multiuse Landscape	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
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
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
Horizontal differentiation in water chemistry, phytoplankton, zooplankton and macrozoobenthic communities in Lake Kwania	4
Occupancy and abundance of a West African mangabey species (Cercocebus atysAudebert, 1797) in forest patch habitat	4
A Graphical Method for Analysing Species Assemblages Combining Habitat Preference and Abundance	4
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Lack of mitochondrial introgression and limited genetic connectivity among Manyara tilapia (Oreochromis amphimelas) populations in Tanzanian Saline Rift Valley Lakes	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
Carcass Density, Size and Visibility Do Not Significantly Differ Between Areas With and Without Spotted‐Hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta), With Implications for Threatened Vultures	4
Melanistic North African hedgehog Atelerix algirus (Lereboullet, 1842): First report case in Erinaceidae	4
Stakeholder perceptions of human–predator conflict in the South African fly‐fishing industry	4
Infanticide by male gelada leader and group counterstrategies	4
Environmental sustainability in Africa: Insight into paper consumption by an African university	4
Corruption and poaching in Algeria	4
Seedling growth and spinescence of three Vachellia species' populations in valleys formed by tectonic uplift	4
On the Occurrence of Pelusios gabonensis in the Taï National Park (Côte d'Ivoire)	4
The Effect of Tree Spacing and Land Use History on Managing Wattle Rust Disease of Acacia mearnsii in Northwestern Ethiopia	3
Camera traps reveal a large population of brown hyaena on a fenced reserve in southern Zimbabwe	3
Danger From the Sky? The Three‐Dimensional Landscape of Risk of Habituated Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) From Aerial Predation	3
Using piospheres to identify, assess and monitor gradients of elephant impact on thicket	3
Age of Eucalyptus plantations differentially affects assemblages of surface‐active arthropods	3
Gut Passage in Lemurs Enhances the Germination of Mistletoe Seeds Bakerella gonoclada, in a Madagascar Rainforest	3
Does variation in plant diversity and abundance influence browsing intensity in black rhinos?	3
Carbon of Chaillu forests based on a phytosociological analysis in Republic of Congo, more than meets the eye?	3
Timing of migration dates and detection of first wintering sites for the Turtle Dove in Northwest Africa	3
Elephant Fences Result in Limited Impacts on Movement of Non‐Target Species	3
A lowland bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus eurycerus) recorded in Uganda	3
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Modelling the current and future distribution of Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb: Its implication for future conservation of the species in the Southern Benin	3
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
Seasonal movement behaviour of large male elephant in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe	3
Long‐distance African lion dispersal between two protected areas	3
Aggressive dominance of acacia floral resources by wild east African lowland honey bees	3
Epauletted fruit bats prefer native plants and contribute to seed dispersal in a South African agricultural landscape	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
Kickboxing Kloof Frogs: Territoriality, Female Parental Care and Other Reproductive Behaviours of Natalobatrachus bonebergi	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
Economic Growth, Governance and Endangered Species Conservation in Africa	3
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Ecological Restoration in Semi‐Arid Landscapes: Comparing Exclosures and Pasture for Vegetation, Soil Nutrients, and Carbon Stocks	3
Community Structure and Species Diversity of Birds in Heterogenous Habitats of an East African Growing Agricultural Corridor	3
Rewriting the Unassessed, Discredited and Long‐Forgotten History of the Pygmy Hippopotamus in Guinea‐Bissau	3
Mitochondrial Genetic Diversity and Demographic History of Critically Endangered Oreochromis karongae (Trewavas, 1941) Along Lake Nyasa, Tanzania	3
Population structure and conservation of Cola nitida and Garcinia kola in a West African rainforest area	3
Biofluorescence and predator avoidance in the giraffe	3
Survey of non‐native small mammals traded in South Africa	3

Distribution and threats to coconut crabs on Unguja, Zanzibar	3
Morph frequencies, sex ratios and infections in Danaus chrysippus populations in Rwanda	3
Stacking and Burning Invasive Acacia saligna Trees in South African Fynbos: Can Native Plant Species Passively Recover?	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
Updated distribution of spotted hyaenas in Gabon reveals resident populations	3
Monitoring spatiotemporal dynamics of large herbivores across an African rangeland using hierarchical multi‐species distance sampling	3
Climate‐Smart Agriculture and Human–Elephant Conflict in Southern Kenya: Intercropping With Use of a Metal Strip Deterrent Fence	2
Willingness to Pay for Forest Restoration in Togo: Comparison of Estimates From Choice Experiment, Contingent Valuation and Travel Cost Methods	2
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Impact of end‐of‐century climate change on priority non‐timber forest product species across tropical Africa	2
Habitat fragmentation increases genetic distance between fruit bat subpopulations	2
Diversity patterns of ants and termites in forest‐savanna mosaic habitats in two protected areas of Cameroon	2
Future climate change projections in the agroecological, bioclimatic, biogeographical and altitudinal vegetation zones of Morocco	2
Density of pied crows Corvus albus in two of South Africa’s protected areas	2
Eco‐parcel: An approach to identify and describe attractions to support adapting nature‐based tourism destinations to climate‐change impacts	2
Effect of Aspect and Elevation on the Degree of Aggregation and the Functional Traits in Phlomis floccosa D. Don (Lamiacae) Populations	2
Monitoring human disturbance: Factors affecting escape behaviour of waterbirds in North African wetlands	2
Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) food sources and habitat use in Marsh–Savannah‐cultivation mosaics	2
Breeding and demographic aspects of Montemys delectorum, an East African endemic rodent	2
Dietary Composition and Overlap Among Large Carnivores in Liwonde National Park, Malawi	2
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A range’s core should not only be important in research	2
Distribution, habitat use and human disturbance of gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) in the Ebo forest, Littoral Region, Cameroon	2
Seasonal Habitat Shifts and Wetland Dependence of Grey Crowned Crane in Urbanising Kenya	2
Dynamics and determinants of human–hyaena conflicts in the surroundings of a protected area	2
Threatening the endangered: Uncovering endangered elasmobranchs and factors perpetuating the Tanzanian shark‐fin trade	2
The effect of insects on elephant‐induced tree damage within a small, fenced reserve in South Africa	2
Species composition, abundance and habitat association of non‐volant small mammals in Gibe Sheleko National Park, southwestern Ethiopia	2
Interspecific nest reuse between two species of waders in northern Sahara and an overview of records of mixed clutches in Algerian waterbirds	2
Utilisation of Anthropogenic Landscapes by Bird Communities in West African Drylands	2
Distribution parameters of large mammals and conservation management in an Afrotropical forest landscape and biodiversity hotspot	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
Predicting the Dry Season Habitat Occupancy of African Savannah Elephant Using Vegetation Indices and Modelling Landscape Variability in a Mesic Protected Area	2
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Effects of vineyard management, herbaceous cover and vine plant characteristics on bird diversity in a North African agroecosystem	2
Unravelling the Influence of Coastal Pollution on Sea Turtle Habitat Use in Delta State, Nigeria	2
Community forests as beacons of conservation: Enabling local populations monitor their biodiversity	2
Activity and predation of the threatened pancake tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri	2
Preliminary population estimate of Kordofan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum) in two areas of the Benoué complex, Cameroon	2
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Interviews in ecology and conservation biology: A hidden treasure for the African ecologist	2
Five small antelope species diets indicate different levels of anthrodependence in the Overberg Renosterveld, South Africa	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
Do Structural Traits Support Reliable Tree Species Classification in Savannas? Insights From Close‐Range Photogrammetry Data	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
Feathered Frontiers: How Land‐Use Changes Shape Diversity of Bird Communities in an East African Global Biodiversity Hotspot	2
Varied plant species' responses to climate and environmental change on Mount Kenya after 40 years	2
Habitat Occupancy of Brown Hyaenas and Civets in a Multi‐Predator, Semi‐Arid Savanna Landscape	2
A survey of the distribution of the water rail Rallus aquaticus in Algeria and its first recorded breeding in the Algerian Sahara	2
Community knowledge on factors behind extirpation of lion Panthera leo in Comoé National Park, Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa)	2
Population density and distribution of common warthog (Phacochoerus africanusGmelin, 1788) in Dabena Valley Forest, Western Ethiopia	2
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Continuous Monitoring of Vegetation and Soil Recovery After Eucalyptus grandis Removal in Dense Trees and Shrubs Areas	2
Alpha and beta‐diversity and community structure of dung beetle assemblages in an East African protected savannah	2
Nutrient Composition of Natural Diet Items and Faeces in Free‐Ranging Southern Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa): A Pilot Study	2
Note on the small mammals of small, isolated forest patches in the Eastern Cape, South Africa	2
Diversity and distribution of Fruit‐feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda	2
Non‐fatal removal of ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii Smuts, 1832) tracking devices by predators	2
Linking physico‐chemical parameters and macroinvertebrates for water quality assessment of Kakamega and the East Usambara montane ecosystems in Kenya	2
Space use by African savannah elephants in an arid protected area dominated by a mosaic of different vegetation	2
Index‐based large carnivore population density and abundance estimates for the Ruaha‐Rungwa conservation complex in Tanzania	2
Predictors of West African urban bird species richness and composition	2
Preliminary Evidence of Great Apes' Occurrence in Peri‐Urban and Highly Degraded Forest Reserves in Cameroon	2
Assessment of the Spatial Pattern of Small Termite Mounds and Trees in Altered Lands in Benin (West Africa)	2
Zoogeographic regionalisation of terrestrial vertebrates of Mozambique	2
Pine plantations and native forest fragments adjacent to intact forests provide surrogate habitats for birds in an Afrotropical forest landscape	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
Mapping the Paths of Giants: A GIS‐Based Habitat Connectivity Model for Forest Elephant Conservation in a West African Forest Block	1
Differential performance of selected Sudano‐Sahelian plant species for ecological restoration	1
Behavioural Trade‐Offs in Impala: The Influence of Predators and Social Structure on Foraging and Vigilance	1
Effects of prescribed burning on rodents in an East African woodland ecosystem	1
Seasonal Pattern of Springbok Fence Related Mortalities in Southern Namibia	1
Human impacts on mammal communities in Rio Campo Nature Reserve, Equatorial Guinea	1
Seasonal Variations in Dung Beetle (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) Assemblage in Wildlife and Wildlife–Livestock Systems in North‐Eastern Namibia	1
Floristic list of the family Poaceae and the description of the associated vegetation in Kiambu County, Kenya	1
Movement and space use in three sympatric lacertid lizards (Acanthodactylus): Inter‐ and intraspecific comparisons	1
Count me in: Leopard population density in an area of mixed land‐use, Eastern Cape, South Africa	1
Functional diversity of avian communities in response to habitat fragmentation in human‐dominated landscapes of Tanzania miombo woodlands	1
Wildlife corridor degradation and human‐wildlife conflict: A case study from Tanzania	1
Direct comparative assessment of radial and transect surveys to document wild mammal activity across diverse habitat types	1
Influence of the False Umbrella Thorn (Vachellia reficiens) on Native Tree Species Composition and Diversity in East African Rangelands	1
Effects of microclimate on bolete species richness and biomass in a Northern Benin woodland	1
Impact of land use patterns on bee communities in the north of Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa)	1
An assessment of South African small mammal barcode sequence libraries: Implications for future carnivore diet analyses by DNA	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
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
Empty laws and empty forests: Reconsidering rights and governance for sustainable wildlife management in the Republic of the Congo	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
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of North African archipelago (Kerkennah)	1
Daily and seasonal activity patterns of the dorcas gazelle, scimitar‐horned oryx, north‐African ostrich and canids in an arid habitat	1