African Journal of Ecology

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Does tenure influence sustainable use? The ecological impacts of harvesting baobab (Adansonia digitata)	12
Three decades of land use and land cover changes in an East African lake and their implications for the conservation of bird communities	12
Local extirpation of woody species in Colophospermum mopane woodland under chronic utilisation by elephants	11
Assessing the Effect of Predator Control on Black‐Footed Cat Survival in Central South Africa	11
Enhancing invasive alien plant eradication outcomes: Lessons learned from South Africa	10
Functional diversity of avian communities in response to habitat fragmentation in human‐dominated landscapes of Tanzania miombo woodlands	9
Land use induced land cover changes and future scenarios in extent of Miombo woodland and Dambo ecosystems in the Copperbelt province of Zambia	9
On the Occurrence of Pelusios gabonensis in the Taï National Park (Côte d'Ivoire)	9
Continuous Monitoring of Vegetation and Soil Recovery After Eucalyptus grandis Removal in Dense Trees and Shrubs Areas	9
Passive acoustic monitoring of endangered endemic Afromontane tropical species: A case study with two turacos	9
New Algerian wintering areas not previously known to be important for the short‐eared owls Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763)	8
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Human‐wildlife conflicts in communities bordering a Savannah‐Fenced wildlife conservancy	8
Elevational patterns of species richness and community structure of understorey birds in an East African montane forest	8
Rüppell's fox (Vulpes rueppellii) and its habitat in Jbil National Park, Tunisia	8
Evidence for increased competitive ability (EICA) in Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) Dc (mesquite) under P. juliflora‐Portulaca oleracea L. (purslane) field competition	8
Inter‐habitat community variation of butterflies in an Afrotropical region	7
Examining the abundance and habitat use of golden‐rumped sengi (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus) in Arabuko‐Sokoke Forest in Kenya	7
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Causes of mortality in a population of black‐footed cats in central South Africa	7
A confirmed sighting of brown hyaena, Parahyaena brunnea (Thunburg, 1820) in an extirpated area of the Western Cape, South Africa	7
A review of the ecological knowledge on the species Batrachoides liberiensis in estuarine and lagoon environments of West Africa	7
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Infanticide by male gelada leader and group counterstrategies	7
New range record for the African brush‐tailed porcupine, Atherurus africanus, in southeastern Senegal and northern Guinea	7

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Index‐based large carnivore population density and abundance estimates for the Ruaha‐Rungwa conservation complex in Tanzania	6
Evidence for resident African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) populations in Luengue‐Luiana National Park, Angola	6
Space use and movement patterns of elephants (Loxodonta africana) in an evergreen forest in central Mozambique	6
Comparing law enforcement monitoring data and research data suggests an underestimation of bushmeat poaching through snaring in a Kenyan World Heritage Site	6
Genetic diversity of rodent species sold in South African pet shops	6
Species composition, abundance and habitat association of non‐volant small mammals in Gibe Sheleko National Park, southwestern Ethiopia	6
Interspecies teamwork: Evidence of interspecific foraging associations between Cape foxes and striped polecats in the southern Kalahari	6
Monitoring sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) populations using camera traps	6
Mix and match: New records of interspecific amplexus among South African frogs, with a review of sub‐Saharan Africa	6
Environmental sustainability in Africa: Insight into paper consumption by an African university	6
Breeding success related to clutch size in colonially nesting white stork (Ciconia ciconia) in the wetlands of Guerbes‐Sanhadja (NE Algeria)	6
Native forest regeneration and eucalyptus plantations in the Malagasy Highland	6
Interspecific nest reuse between two species of waders in northern Sahara and an overview of records of mixed clutches in Algerian waterbirds	6
Diversity and distribution of Fruit‐feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda	6
Ecology and phenology of the Dysderidae (Araneae) in the Djurdjura National Park (Algeria)	6
Effects of land‐use changes on the conservation of re‐introduced toads, Nectophrynoides asperginis	5
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Community‐Led Insights Reveal Hope for Red Colobus Conservation in Cameroon	5
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Diversity and assembly composition of arboreal ants in a west African humid forest‐savannah mosaic	5
Empty laws and empty forests: Reconsidering rights and governance for sustainable wildlife management in the Republic of the Congo	5
An Overlooked Early Report of Chimpanzees Using Tools to Forage for Oysters	5
Seedling growth and spinescence of three Vachellia species' populations in valleys formed by tectonic uplift	5
Leaf sponge tool use by Buraiga chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii, in Kibale National Park, Uganda	5
Unveiling Rainfall's Role in Shaping Woody Plant Functional Traits and Diversity in Northern Namibia	5
Spatial distribution of an assemblage of an endemic genus of birds: an example from Madagascar	5
Anthropogenic impact on wildlife resource use: Spatial and temporal shifts in elephants’ access to water	4
Small‐ and medium‐sized mammals of the Kafa Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia	4
Early insights into the movements of Malawi’s transboundary elephants	4
Wildlife corridor degradation and human‐wildlife conflict: A case study from Tanzania	4
Adaptive co‐management, co‐existence or just wildlife conservation? Case study of the human and Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) conflicts in Ngezi Dam, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe	4
Diet composition and diurnal activity pattern of defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa, Ruppell, 1835) in Maze National Park, Southern Ethiopia	4
Distribution parameters of large mammals and conservation management in an Afrotropical forest landscape and biodiversity hotspot	4
Multilevel sociality in the spotted hyaena: How to live in large groups without falling prey to the infertility trap	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
Population density and distribution of common warthog (Phacochoerus africanusGmelin, 1788) in Dabena Valley Forest, Western Ethiopia	4
Africa's biodiversity in‐between ecology and economy	4
Long‐term camera trapping needed to identify sunbird species that pollinate the endangered South African orchid Satyrium rhodanthum	4
Physiological stress in eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) as influenced by their density, climatological variables and sexes	4
WILDMEAT interventions database: A new database of interventions addressing unsustainable wild meat hunting, consumption and trade	4
Taxonomic patterns of host plants and its impact on honey properties by two sympatric Afrotropical stingless bee species in Zanzibar (Tanzania)	4
Nesting habits of grey crowned craneBalearica regulorumin Lake Ol’ Bolossat basin, Kenya	4
Unravelling the dynamics: Large mammal occupancy modelling in a West African tropical forest	4
Monitoring human disturbance: Factors affecting escape behaviour of waterbirds in North African wetlands	4
Habitat suitability and dispersal of invasive Striga species under climate change in Africa	4
Passive acoustic monitoring reveals behavioural response of African forest elephants to gunfire events	4
Nest provisioning and diet of nestling yellow‐rumped tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus	4

Corruption and poaching in Algeria	4
Giraffe productivity and calf survival in a savannah area outside an east African protected area: Implications for conservation	4
Influence of microhabitat structure on large‐ and medium‐sized mammals in South African forests	4
Density of pied crows Corvus albus in two of South Africa’s protected areas	4
Diurnal Activity Budgets and Feeding Habits of Grivet Monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops aethiops) in Fragmented Moist Afromontane Forest	3
Geographic distribution, diversity and conservation status of giant millipedes in southern Cameroon rainforest	3
Diet composition and diurnal activity patterns of gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada)	3
An assessment of rodent‐flea diversity and association in a semi‐arid tropical ecosystem of south‐western Zimbabwe	3
Influence of ant–grass association on soil microbial activity through organic matter decomposition dynamics in Lamto savannah (Côte d’Ivoire)	3
Floristic list of the family Poaceae and the description of the associated vegetation in Kiambu County, Kenya	3
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Progress in the remote sensing of veld fire occurrence and detection: A review	3
Effects of prescribed burning on rodents in an East African woodland ecosystem	3
A population survey of sympatric cheirogaleids in southwestern Madagascar	3
Re‐assessment of the endemic taxa in the Egyptian Flora	3
Effect of Aspect and Elevation on the Degree of Aggregation and the Functional Traits in Phlomis floccosa D. Don (Lamiacae) Populations	3
Environmental Factors Influencing Anthrax Distribution in an East African Protected Area	3
Human depredation risk and flight initiation distance of birds in rural areas, Zimbabwe	3
Estimating mountainous plant species richness and diversity for monitoring global change in a protected grassland park	3
Threatening the endangered: Uncovering endangered elasmobranchs and factors perpetuating the Tanzanian shark‐fin trade	3
Effects of environmental factors on the distribution of flagship species in Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Kumawu, Ghana: Implications for conservation and ecotourism development	3
Feeding ecology of the vulnerable aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) in north‐western Sahara	3
Five small antelope species diets indicate different levels of anthrodependence in the Overberg Renosterveld, South Africa	3
Direct comparative assessment of radial and transect surveys to document wild mammal activity across diverse habitat types	3
Community knowledge on factors behind extirpation of lion Panthera leo in Comoé National Park, Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa)	3
Abundance and effects of climate change on geographical distribution of Mondia whitei (Hook.f.) Skeels (Apocynaceae) in the Dahomey Gap (West Africa)	3
Trends in use of remotely sensed data in wetlands assessment and monitoring in Zimbabwe	3
Home range and landscape use by a marabou stork and the breeding success of Africa's most southerly breeding colony	3
An assessment of avian species sold in the South African pet trade	3
Occupancy and abundance of a West African mangabey species (Cercocebus atysAudebert, 1797) in forest patch habitat	3
Differential performance of selected Sudano‐Sahelian plant species for ecological restoration	3
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	3
Ecological niche modelling and first records from Namibia and Zimbabwe validate the amphi‐equatorial distribution of Byrsinus pseudosyriacus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae)	3
Count me in: Leopard population density in an area of mixed land‐use, Eastern Cape, South Africa	3
Rapid development of individual identification and presence systems for a critically endangered antelope, the Mountain bongo	3
First breeding data of the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) in the northern Algerian Sahara (Biskra region)	3
Changes in floristic composition, diversity and anthropogenic perturbations in an east African tropical forest	3
How African Ungulates Respond to Tourist Vehicles in Kruger National Park	3
Coprophagy of African wild dog faeces by spotted hyaenas and hooded vultures in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe	3
Profiling the types of restaurants that sell wild meat in Central African cities	2
Daily and seasonal activity patterns of the dorcas gazelle, scimitar‐horned oryx, north‐African ostrich and canids in an arid habitat	2
Effects of livestock grazing on rangeland condition, plant species richness and wild ungulate population in a semi‐arid savannah	2
Assessment of Sentinel‐2A images for estimating rosemary land cover through an object‐based image analysis approach	2
Population Expansion but Limited Gene Flow in Kuhl's Blue‐Spotted Maskray Along the Tanzanian Coast	2
Impact of land use patterns on bee communities in the north of Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa)	2
Effects of environmental temperature on the growth performance of a tropical Oreochromis esculentus (Graham, 1928). Implications for the species conservation	2
A camera trap survey in the community zone of Lobéké National Park (Cameroon) reveals a nearly intact mammalian community	2
Effects of microclimate on bolete species richness and biomass in a Northern Benin woodland	2
Demography and reproductive seasonality of small terrestrial mammals in two forest ecosystems in Ghana	2
Modelling current and future potential distributions of Vachellia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne subsp. raddiana (Savi.) Brenan var. raddiana under climate change in Tunisia	2
Floral composition and diversity of the lagos coastal environment, South‐Western, Nigeria	2
Distribution, habitat use and human disturbance of gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) in the Ebo forest, Littoral Region, Cameroon	2
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	2
Assessing local knowledge on the diversity and abundance of bushmeat species and hunting pressure in the fragmented forest islands of southern Benin (Dahomey Gap)	2
Movement and space use in three sympatric lacertid lizards (Acanthodactylus): Inter‐ and intraspecific comparisons	2
Evaluating patterns and drivers of mammal space use and richness in the Angolan savannah woodlands of the Kavango‐Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area	2
Pine plantations and native forest fragments adjacent to intact forests provide surrogate habitats for birds in an Afrotropical forest landscape	2
Seeds of Sustainability: Unveiling the Population Dynamics of Carapa procera, Lophira lanceolata, and Pentadesma butyracea for Adaptive Oilseed Value Chains	2
Identification, location and characterisation of spawning grounds and nurseries in the littoral zone of Lake Kivu (eastern DR Congo)	2
Herbaceous vegetation changes along a bush encroachment intensity gradient in a montane area	2
Carcass Density, Size and Visibility Do Not Significantly Differ Between Areas With and Without Spotted‐Hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta), With Implications for Threatened Vultures	2
A snapshot camera trap assessment of mammals in Congo’s Massif du Chaillu with a noteworthy record of grey‐necked rockfowl Picathartes oreas	2
Comparison of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities of Lake Ahémé (Benin, West Africa) across the short and long wet seasons	2
Leopards living at the farmland‐protected area interface prefer wild prey but consume high biomass of livestock	2
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Melanistic North African hedgehog Atelerix algirus (Lereboullet, 1842): First report case in Erinaceidae	2
Perception of Somali pastoralists in Adadle woreda, Eastern Ethiopia, towards wildlife at the human‐animal interface, conservation and wildlife population change	2
Effect of season, habitat type and anthropogenic pressure on the bird diversity in the vineyards agroecosystems in the region of Fes‐Meknes	2
Dietary composition of rodents across different habitats in the Ukaguru Mountains, Tanzania	2
The effects of the invasive species, Lantana camara, on regeneration of an African rainforest	2
Reproductive data for the Cape long‐tailed seps Tetradactylus tetradactylus (Sauria: Gerrhosauridae) in South Africa: Eggs, incubation and hatchlings	2
The Devils in the Details—but So Are the Angels: Linear Density Estimates of Harpagophytum zeyheri (Devil's Claw) From the Zambezi Region, Namibia	2
Combining offtake and participatory data to assess the sustainability of a hunting system in northern Congo	2
Long‐distance African wild dog dispersal within the Kavango‐Zambezi transfrontier conservation area	2
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Habituation of large mammals to passing vehicles	2
Seed dispersal phenology of encroaching woody species in the Free State National Botanical Garden, South Africa	2
Stakeholder perceptions of human–predator conflict in the South African fly‐fishing industry	2
Human impacts on mammal communities in Rio Campo Nature Reserve, Equatorial Guinea	2

Highways to invasion: Powerline servitudes as corridors for alien plant invasions	2
An assessment of South African small mammal barcode sequence libraries: Implications for future carnivore diet analyses by DNA	2
Conservation challenges of Afroalpine and Subafroalpine ecosystems in Mount Guna: A new community‐based conservation area, Ethiopia	2
Effect of disturbance on bird feeding guilds in a West African dry forest	2
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of North African archipelago (Kerkennah)	2
Photosynthetic characteristics of the invasive weed Chromolaena odorata and other co‐occurring species in KwaZulu‐Natal	2
In praise of commensalism	2
The influence of physical–chemical variables on phytoplankton and lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaiasminor) abundances in Lake Natron, Tanzania	2
Lack of mitochondrial introgression and limited genetic connectivity among Manyara tilapia (Oreochromis amphimelas) populations in Tanzanian Saline Rift Valley Lakes	2
Ecological risks and bio‐tolerance of Oreochromis niloticus to selected heavy metals in a tropical reservoir	2
Horizontal differentiation in water chemistry, phytoplankton, zooplankton and macrozoobenthic communities in Lake Kwania	2
Safe handling and release of an entrapped Risso’s dolphin (Grampusgriseus) in the Ogooué Delta Aquatic Reserve, Gabon	2
Predicting potential habitat suitability of Quercus suber L. in Algeria under climate change scenarios	2
Assessment of land use and land cover changes in Kenya’s Mt. Elgon forest ecosystem	2
Zoogeographic regionalisation of terrestrial vertebrates of Mozambique	2
Feathered Frontiers: How Land‐Use Changes Shape Diversity of Bird Communities in an East African Global Biodiversity Hotspot	2