Abstract 1 Herbivores, edaphic features and fire are primary factors regulating the balance
between woody and herbaceous vegetation in savannas. Many observational studies have …

Small‐scale fertilization experiments have shown that soil nutrients limit plant productivity in
many semiarid grasslands and savannas, but linkages among nutrients, grasses, and …

Hypotheses to explain diversity among African ungulates focus largely on niche separation
along a browser/grazer continuum. However, a number of studies advocate that the …

Fecal nitrogen (FN) has been applied widely as an index of dietary quality in studies of
nutritional ecology of free‐ranging and captive vertebrate herbivores, particularly ruminants …

Abstract Models of herbivore diversification rely heavily on adaptations that reflect the
nutritional quality of foods consumed. In particular, browsers and grazers are expected to …

The environment of the hominoid Dryopithecus brancoi at Rudabánya (Late Miocene of
Hungary) is reconstructed here using the dietary traits of fossil ruminants and equids. Two …

Summary 1 We test two nutritional hypotheses for the ecological diversity of ungulates, the
browser/grazer (diet type) and diet quality models, among free‐ranging herbivores in a …

The distribution and abundance of native ungulates were measured on commercially
managed, semi‐arid rangeland in central Kenya over a 3‐year period that encompassed …

Faecal analysis of diet in free-ranging mammals can provide insight into local habitat
conditions by reflecting the resources actually utilized. Here we used stable light isotope …

Abstract Along the Chobe Riverfront in northern Botswana, elephants Loxodonta africana
have reduced woodland cover and modified woody species composition, forming …