F. Van Langevelde

Animal group size variation in a minimal attraction-repulsion agent-based model

This study uses an agent-based model to show that group size variation is large and unreliable as a proxy for the resource/predation trade-off, suggesting inter-individual distance as a better measure.

Protected area establishment in Southern and Eastern Africa: Consequences for management today

This study examines the establishment motives and current management implications of protected areas in Southern and Eastern Africa, identifying three historical periods with distinct management challenges.

Effects of mineral addition on the establishment of grazing lawns in a nutrient poor savanna

The paper tests if adding minerals can create grazing lawns in nutrient-poor savannas, finding that phosphorus, lime, and nitrogen promote short, nutritious grasses that persist with grazing.

Provisioning polyethylene glycol (PEG) to large herbivores in nutrient poor savannas can break food limitation

This study tests the effect of PEG on herbivore diets in nutrient-poor savannas, finding it broadens diet choices but not mineral content in faeces.

Nutrient addition on grazing lawns and selection by free-roaming mammalian herbivores in a nutrient poor savanna

The paper tests if adding nitrogen to nutrient-poor savanna grasslands attracts herbivores, which in turn maintain grazing lawns.

Can colony size of honeybees (Apis mellifera) be used as predictor for colony losses due to Varroa destructor during winter?

The paper investigates if honeybee colony size can predict winter losses caused by Varroa destructor, finding that size differences only emerge after November, too late for intervention.