Precise use of fertilizers has been a focal point in world agriculture for years because it
increases crop production and reduces the negative impact of over-fertilization. Smart …

Competition drives community composition and structure in many ecosystems. Spatial and
temporal niche partitioning, in which competing species divide the environment in space or …

Understanding vegetation disturbance around protected areas (PAs) is critical as it
significantly affects the sustainable conservation of wildlife. However, there is a lack of …

Global change, particularly climate change, poses a risk of altering vegetation composition
and health. The consequences manifest throughout Earth's system as a change in …

Overfertilization refers to when the amount of chemical fertilizer applied to a crop exceeds
the optimal level. It is customary that growers apply high doses of nutrients to the soil in …

Termites (Isoptera) are among the most globally dominant macroinvertebrates in terrestrial
environments and are an ecologically important group of soil biota in tropical and …

Social–ecological systems need to become more sustainable, especially in places
undergoing rapid land degradation. The challenge is to reverse the depletion of natural …

The role of tree canopies in protecting soil functional diversity is essential for ecosystems
threatened by the longer lasting periods of drought, which are predicted to increase in the …

Background The Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique) is one of the most emblematic
protected areas in Africa, well known for its vertebrate biodiversity and restoration ecology …

Roughly 65% of the African continent is classified as savanna. Such regions are of critical
importance given their high levels of biological productivity, role in the carbon cycle …