Coupled field observations and phytoclimatic modeling show that the distribution of African forest and savanna ecosystems are highly predictable by climate, researchers report in a new study. The ...

Climate change, land use and other human-driven factors could pit savannas and forests against each other by altering the elements found by researchers to stabilize the two. Without this harmony, the ...

Researchers might have finally provided a solution to the ecological riddle of why tree abundance on Africa's grassy savannas diminishes in response to heavy rainfall despite scientists' expectations ...

Aim It remains poorly understood why the position of the forest–savanna biome boundary, in a domain defined by precipitation and temperature, differs in South America, Africa and Australia. Process ...

Photosynthesis/nutrient relationships of proximally growing forest and savanna trees were determined in an ecotonal region of Cameroon (Africa). Although area-based foliar N concentrations were ...

New York, NY and Hyderabad (India) October 12, 2012—A new report published today by Panthera confirms that widespread illegal hunting and the bushmeat trade occur more frequently and with greater ...

Deforestation is amplifying climate change effects in the Brazilian Cerrado savanna biome, making it much hotter and drier. Researchers observed monthly increases of 2.24°C (4.03°F) in average maximum ...