African Journal of Ecology

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Native forest regeneration and eucalyptus plantations in the Malagasy Highland	19
Inter‐habitat community variation of butterflies in an Afrotropical region	17
Spatial Modelling of the Temporal Patterns and Intensity of Wire Snare Poaching and Predicting Land Cover Change Dynamics in a Semi‐Arid Protected Area	16
Unravelling the dynamics: Large mammal occupancy modelling in a West African tropical forest	15
Environmental Factors Influencing Anthrax Distribution in an East African Protected Area	15
Breeding success related to clutch size in colonially nesting white stork (Ciconia ciconia) in the wetlands of Guerbes‐Sanhadja (NE Algeria)	12
A review of the ecological knowledge on the species Batrachoides liberiensis in estuarine and lagoon environments of West Africa	12
Genetic diversity of rodent species sold in South African pet shops	12
Livelihood and Season Determine Human‐Carnivore Conflict Around Zakouma National Park, Chad	11
Physiological stress in eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) as influenced by their density, climatological variables and sexes	11
Nesting habits of grey crowned craneBalearica regulorumin Lake Ol’ Bolossat basin, Kenya	11
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Influence of Elephants on the Survivorship of, and Damage to, Baobabs in the Semi‐Arid Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe	11
Leaf sponge tool use by Buraiga chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii, in Kibale National Park, Uganda	11
Demography and reproductive seasonality of small terrestrial mammals in two forest ecosystems in Ghana	10
An assessment of avian species sold in the South African pet trade	10
Effect of season, habitat type and anthropogenic pressure on the bird diversity in the vineyards agroecosystems in the region of Fes‐Meknes	10
Ecological risks and bio‐tolerance of Oreochromis niloticus to selected heavy metals in a tropical reservoir	10
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Effects of environmental factors on the distribution of flagship species in Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Kumawu, Ghana: Implications for conservation and ecotourism development	10
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Assessment of Sentinel‐2A images for estimating rosemary land cover through an object‐based image analysis approach	9
Exploring spatio‐temporal trends and environmental drivers of wildfire occurrence and impacts in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa	9
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Rapid development of individual identification and presence systems for a critically endangered antelope, the Mountain bongo	9
Interannual Synchrony in the Post‐Breeding Migration Departure of Yellow‐Billed Kites (Milvus aegyptius) From a Roost Site in South Africa	9
Habituation of large mammals to passing vehicles	8
Seasonal variation in giraffe population density and abundance in the Tsavo landscape, Kenya	8
Wild Meat Value Chain Integration Systems: Opportunities for Value Chain Formalisation and Scaling in Africa	8
Population limitation of a non‐ruminant in a nutrient‐poor ecosystem—predation rather than food	8
How Energetic Demands and Habitat Utilisation Can Make or Break Giraffes	8
Epi‐parasitic mistletoes don't parasitise their host's host and this supports the immunity hypothesis for host choice	8
Long‐distance African wild dog dispersal within the Kavango‐Zambezi transfrontier conservation area	8
A Suite of Pathogens Detected in Ticks Sampled From Wildlife Hosts in Central Kenya	8
Habitat selection by Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi): Conservation implications	8
Diversity, habitat and activity patterns of mesocarnivore assemblages in an Afrotropical protected forest savannah mosaic of Central Cameroon	7
Public Preferences for Forest Restoration in Togo	7
Ecological Change Resulting in an Apparent Increase of Marbled Tree Snakes, Dipsadoboa aulica , in a Shrub‐Encroached Wetland	7
The Effects of Illegal Wildlife Activities on Biodiversity in Few Selected African Countries	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
Natural forest regeneration over a fallow age chronosequence in central African moist forests	7
Diversity and spatio‐temporal distribution of the myriapodofauna in four habitat types along an urban‐rural gradient in Douala (Littoral, Cameroon)	7
Habitat Heterogeneity Shapes Bee Species Diversity and Community Structure in an East African Protected Ecosystem	7
Dung Beetles, Shifting Landscapes and the Ecology of Excrement in Southern Africa's Savannahs	7
Understanding Biodiversity in Togo: Unravelling Species Richness and Distribution Patterns in Tropical Ecosystems	7
Remote Sensing That Makes Sense in Ecological Research—From Pixels to Conservation	7
Range extension of the agile mangabey (Cercocebus agilis) and of the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) in eastern Gabon evidenced by camera traps	7
Anthropogenic linear features exhibit greater mammal activity relative to surrounding game trails in a woody savannah	6
Fruiting phenology and diversity of native Ficus species in an urban‐forest mosaic landscape in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa	6
Forest activities drive diversity and structure in the tropical rainforest	6
Probabilistic assessment of the risk of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) species extinction	6
Impact of Individual Host Characteristics on Host Selection in Oxpeckers	6
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Far From Roads, Challenges Arise: Unravelling Knowledge Gaps in the Occurrence of Cave‐Restricted Species on the African Continent	6
Modelling the Suitable Habitat of Gonimbrasia belina, a Communally Exploited Edible Insect, in Southern African Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) Savannah	6
Temporal variability in food choice and availability for the semi‐captive critically endangered mountain bongo in the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy	6
Pregnancy complications in wild vervet monkeys in an urban mosaic landscape	6
Activity and nocturnal home range size of male common hippopotamus in Kruger National Park, South Africa	6
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Population size and conservation status of large terrestrial mammals in a West African protected area	6
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	5
Uncovering Cryptic Diversity: Camera Trap Insights Into the Effects of Seasonality and Anthropogenic Presence in a Mosaic Savannah Ecosystem	5
Environmental Drivers of Mammal Distribution and Habitat Association in a West African Savannah Ecosystem	5
Photographic evidence of predation on Cape dune mole‐rat (Bathyergus suillus) and rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) by African wildcat (Felis lybica cafra)	5
Fine‐scale variation in soil and topography influences herbaceous vegetation and the distribution of large mammalian herbivores	5
Habitat Preferences and Diversity Patterns of Saproxylic Beetles in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems: A Case Study From the Edough Forest Massif in Northeastern Algeria	5
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Environmental sustainability in Africa: Insight into paper consumption by an African university	5
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The Role of Microbial and Macroinvertebrate Communities on Early Leaf Decomposition Rates of the African Cycad	5
Little owls (Athene noctua) shift their diet towards nocturnal beetles in an arid North African area	5

Reassessing fossorial herpetofaunal density in sand forest following declines of mesoherbivore populations	5
Dominance at the Dinner Table: Interspecific Competition Between Hyaenas and Jackals at Scavenging Sites	5
Promoting harmony between local people and wild animals around the Humbo Community Managed Forest area, southern Ethiopia	5
Ecoclimatic Risk Assessment of False Codling Moth ( Thaumatotibia leucotreta ) Using the CLIMEX Modelling Approach	5
Viability analysis of Kordofan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum) in a protected area in Cameroon	5
Infanticide by male gelada leader and group counterstrategies	5
Environmental and Anthropogenic Drivers of Giraffe Occurrence and Relative Abundance in a Mixed‐Use Savannah	5
Population Status and Habitat Suitability of the Endangered Zanzibar Reed Frog, Hyperolius puncticulatus	5
Corticolous lichen communities in Algerian climax forests	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
Consumption of hyaena faeces and artificial mineral licks by leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis) in a low‐nutrient environment	5
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Searching priorities for a species at the brink of extinction: Threats analysis on the critically endangered Nubian Flapshell Turtle (Cyclanorbis elegans)	5
The behaviour and fate of translocated bull African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) into a novel environment	5
Diversity, Composition and Distribution Patterns of Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in Sand Forest, South Africa	5
Seedling growth and spinescence of three Vachellia species' populations in valleys formed by tectonic uplift	5
Giraffe productivity and calf survival in a savannah area outside an east African protected area: Implications for conservation	4
On the Occurrence of Pelusios gabonensis in the Taï National Park (Côte d'Ivoire)	4
In praise of commensalism	4
Seasonal Variation and Species Richness of Epigeic Spiders in Macadamia Orchards, South Africa	4
Stakeholder perceptions of human–predator conflict in the South African fly‐fishing industry	4
Rocky outcrops form islands of high and unique tree biodiversity within an ocean of grass in Serengeti National Park	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
Visual Body Condition Scoring for Wild African Forest Elephants ( Loxodonta cyclotis )	4
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Diet composition and diurnal activity pattern of defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa, Ruppell, 1835) in Maze National Park, Southern Ethiopia	4
Small Mammal Communities Reveal Increasing Species Loss Along a Disturbance Gradient in South‐Eastern Liberia	4
Horizontal differentiation in water chemistry, phytoplankton, zooplankton and macrozoobenthic communities in Lake Kwania	4
Identification, location and characterisation of spawning grounds and nurseries in the littoral zone of Lake Kivu (eastern DR Congo)	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
A Graphical Method for Analysing Species Assemblages Combining Habitat Preference and Abundance	4
Effects of Phylogeny, Stratum and Season on the Diel Activity Patterns of Mammals in a Lowland Rainforest of the Republic of Congo	4
Time as the Missing Variable: Why Africa (And the Tropics) Need Long‐Term Ecological Studies Now More Than Ever	4
Lack of mitochondrial introgression and limited genetic connectivity among Manyara tilapia (Oreochromis amphimelas) populations in Tanzanian Saline Rift Valley Lakes	4
Population Patterns and Environmental Determinants of Warburgia ugandensis (Sprague) in Northern Tanzania	4
Passive acoustic monitoring reveals behavioural response of African forest elephants to gunfire events	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 Influence of Habitat Heterogeneity and Rainfall on Small Mammal Diversity and Reproduction in an Ethiopian Landscape	4
Local extirpation of woody species in Colophospermum mopane woodland under chronic utilisation by elephants	4
Occupancy and abundance of a West African mangabey species (Cercocebus atysAudebert, 1797) in forest patch habitat	4
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Herbaceous vegetation changes along a bush encroachment intensity gradient in a montane area	4
Teeth, tusks, and spikes: Repeated den sharing between predator and prey in an African Savannah	4
Identifying the Substrate and Vegetation Characteristics Driving Population Densities in the Buckspoor Spider, Seothyra schreineri	4
Melanistic North African hedgehog Atelerix algirus (Lereboullet, 1842): First report case in Erinaceidae	4
Spatial and Seasonal Patterns of African Savannah Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) Habitat Use in a	4
Human‐wildlife conflicts in communities bordering a Savannah‐Fenced wildlife conservancy	4
Morph frequencies, sex ratios and infections in Danaus chrysippus populations in Rwanda	3
Timing of migration dates and detection of first wintering sites for the Turtle Dove in Northwest Africa	3
Mitochondrial Genetic Diversity and Demographic History of Critically Endangered Oreochromis karongae (Trewavas, 1941) Along Lake Nyasa, Tanzania	3
Ecological Paradoxes of Conflict: The Dual Impact of Armed Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises on Africa's Ecosystems	3
The Effect of Tree Spacing and Land Use History on Managing Wattle Rust Disease of Acacia mearnsii in Northwestern Ethiopia	3
Population structure and conservation of Cola nitida and Garcinia kola in a West African rainforest area	3
An unusual ‘speckled’ puff adder Bitis arietans (Reptilia: Squamata) from central South Africa	3
Monitoring the Seasonal Functioning of Tropical Ecosystems With Phenocams	3
Danger From the Sky? The Three‐Dimensional Landscape of Risk of Habituated Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) From Aerial Predation	3
Biofluorescence and predator avoidance in the giraffe	3
Economic Growth, Governance and Endangered Species Conservation in Africa	3
Carbon of Chaillu forests based on a phytosociological analysis in Republic of Congo, more than meets the eye?	3
Stacking and Burning Invasive Acacia saligna Trees in South African Fynbos: Can Native Plant Species Passively Recover?	3
Community Structure and Species Diversity of Birds in Heterogenous Habitats of an East African Growing Agricultural Corridor	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
Age of Eucalyptus plantations differentially affects assemblages of surface‐active arthropods	3
Kickboxing Kloof Frogs: Territoriality, Female Parental Care and Other Reproductive Behaviours of Natalobatrachus bonebergi	3
Monitoring spatiotemporal dynamics of large herbivores across an African rangeland using hierarchical multi‐species distance sampling	3
Home Range Dynamics and Habitat Preferences of Sable Antelope in a Recovering Post‐War Population	3
A lowland bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus eurycerus) recorded in Uganda	3
Using piospheres to identify, assess and monitor gradients of elephant impact on thicket	3
Gut Passage in Lemurs Enhances the Germination of Mistletoe Seeds Bakerella gonoclada, in a Madagascar Rainforest	3
Habitat degradation, vegetation damage, and wildlife‐livestock interactions in Amboseli ecosystem wildlife sanctuaries, Kenya	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
Foraging Behaviour and Host Responses of Oxpeckers ( Buphagus spp.) Across Domestic and Wild Mammals	3
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Ecological Restoration in Semi‐Arid Landscapes: Comparing Exclosures and Pasture for Vegetation, Soil Nutrients, and Carbon Stocks	3
Aggressive dominance of acacia floral resources by wild east African lowland honey bees	3
Does variation in plant diversity and abundance influence browsing intensity in black rhinos?	3

Elephant Fences Result in Limited Impacts on Movement of Non‐Target Species	3
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Epauletted fruit bats prefer native plants and contribute to seed dispersal in a South African agricultural landscape	3
Distribution and threats to coconut crabs on Unguja, Zanzibar	3
Mapping the Ecological Niche of a Key West African Species: Terminalia leiocarpa	3