Spatial transitions in tree cover are associated with soil hydrology, but not with grass biomass, fire frequency, or herbivore biomass in Serengeti savannahs

Grass and tree cover responses to intra-seasonal rainfall variability vary along a rainfall gradient in African tropical grassy biomes

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Cross-boundary human impacts compromise the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem

(2019) Michiel P. Veldhuis et al.   SCIENCE

Rates of woody encroachment in African savannas reflect water constraints and fire disturbance

(2018) Christoffer R. Axelsson et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Grass competition overwhelms effects of herbivores and precipitation on early tree establishment in Serengeti

(2018) Thomas A. Morrison et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Soil texture mediates tree responses to rainfall intensity in African savannas

(2018) Madelon F. Case et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Drivers of woody plant encroachment over Africa

(2018) Z. S. Venter et al.   Nature Communications

The burning question: does fire affect habitat selection and forage preference of the black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis in East African savannahs?

(2018) T. Michael Anderson et al.   ORYX

Alternative stable states and spatial indicators of critical slowing down along a spatial gradient in a savanna ecosystem

(2017) Stephanie Eby et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Soils and fire jointly determine vegetation structure in an African savanna

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How does clay constrain woody biomass in drylands?

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Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation

(2014) Elizabeth T. Borer et al.   NATURE

Savanna Vegetation-Fire-Climate Relationships Differ Among Continents

(2014) C. E. R. Lehmann et al.   SCIENCE

Woody plant encroachment facilitated by increased precipitation intensity

(2013) Andrew Kulmatiski et al.   Nature Climate Change

Grass feedbacks on fire stabilize savannas

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Climatological determinants of woody cover in Africa

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The Global Extent and Determinants of Savanna and Forest as Alternative Biome States

(2011) A. C. Staver et al.   SCIENCE

Tree cover in sub-Saharan Africa: Rainfall and fire constrain forest and savanna as alternative stable states

(2010) A. Carla Staver et al.   ECOLOGY

Spatial and temporal signatures of fragility and threshold proximity in modelled semi-arid vegetation

(2010) R. M. Bailey   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Grass competition suppresses savanna tree growth across multiple demographic stages

(2009) Corinna Riginos   ECOLOGY

What limits fire? An examination of drivers of burnt area in Southern Africa

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Thicket expansion in a South African savanna under divergent land use: local vs. global drivers?

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Large-scale impacts of herbivores on the structural diversity of African savannas

(2009) G. P. Asner et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ecohydrological optimization of pattern and processes in water-limited ecosystems: A trade-off-based hypothesis

(2009) Kelly K. Caylor et al.   WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH

A Disease-Mediated Trophic Cascade in the Serengeti and its Implications for Ecosystem C

(2009) Ricardo M. Holdo et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Fluctuations in abundance of large herbivore populations: insights into the influence of dry season rainfall and elephant numbers from long-term data

(2008) M. Valeix et al.   ANIMAL CONSERVATION

What Limits Trees in C4 Grasslands and Savannas?

(2008) William J. Bond   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Woody cover in African savannas: the role of resources, fire and herbivory

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