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 ...

The Great Migration Remains Nature's Most Spectacular Moving Force 3 million wildebeest accompanied by about 200,000 zebras ...

Scientists have found that a mere 30 species of trees in the Cerrado -- the world's largest and most floristically diverse savanna -- account for nearly half of all its trees. The 'hyperdominance' by ...

Termite mounds are a defining characteristic of African savannas, serving as nutrient‐rich hotspots that profoundly influence local ecosystem dynamics. Constructed by socially organised termites, ...

A study by research teams at the National Museum of Natural Science and National Taiwan University has, for the first time, ...

Swift foxes are among the many species that rely on healthy grassland ecosystems. Image: Roshan Patel, Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute From the savannas of Sub-Saharan ...

The contact between savanna and forest in the Amazonia–Cerrado transition zone is characterized by the hyperdynamics of the vegetation (recruitment vs. mortality). However, the related nutrient ...

Horned Powder-Post Beetles (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) are a geographically widespread, though little studied, family of wood-boring beetles. Two species of Bostrichidae, Amphicerus bicaudatus and ...

A rare killifish, Moema claudiae, thought extinct for over two decades, has been rediscovered in a small Bolivian pond. This remarkable find, in a region where Amazon meets savanna, highlights the ...

LITTLE FALLS — Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is planning a series of prescribed burns during the spring season to help maintain the natural habitats for wildlife and reduce the chance of ...

A herd of bison was brought to a University of Minnesota nature reserve last week in an effort to restore a threatened ecosystem. On June 13, the herd of 32 two-year-old bulls was released into the ...