Thanks to the great team, including
@joe-atkinson.bsky.social , @andrewabraham.bsky.social, @jessekalwij.bsky.social, @jcsvenning.bsky.social, @econovoau.bsky.social, Rob Buitenwerf, Liza le Roux, Londiwe Mokeona, Michelle Greve, Steven Khosa, Caroline Makofane, Anika Oosthuizen & more! (3/3)

higher herbivory intensity in South African savannas increases herbaceous plant richness and functional redundancy. Effects were largely consistent across scales, but strongest at the landscape level, highlighting large herbivores’ role in promoting diversity and ecosystem resilience (2/3)

Excited to share that my first PhD chapter just got published in @animalecology.bsky.social! You can check it out here: doi.org/10.1111/1365.... Based on fieldwork in the beautiful Waterberg Biosphere Reserve in South Africa, we show that.. (1/3)

Setup & findings: In the Bavarian Forest NP (and many other places), managers use winter feeding to manage deer populations. We found this raises plant nutrient levels not just at feeding sites, but hundreds of meters beyond. Read the full paper for more detail!

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Check out our new paper, led by Bent Rech: we investigate space use of semi-feral water buffalo, cattle, and horses in a Danish rewilding area. We found that the three species differ markedly in their seasonal habitat selection and responses to resources and infrastructure.
doi.org/10.1007/s002...

It was a huge pleasure to talk about our @econovoau.bsky.social fieldwork & research at the Waterberg Research Convention today. Wonderful to meet many scientists, conservation practitioners & interested reserve owners from the Waterberg. Thanks to the WRSC for their invaluable work & organization!

Great to have everyone here :). A quick intro: I’m a broadly interested ecologist, doing my PhD at @econovoau.bsky.social . I’m investigating how large mammals and global change impact biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, using both field-based approaches and large-scale remote sensing analyses.