The role of fire and elephants in shaping a Central African forest-savanna mosaic

Thesis

This thesis aimed to investigate the ecology of a forest-savanna transition in Central Africa, with a specific focus on how it was affected by fire and elephants. It had three objectives, each of which was addressed through a research article. The data presented in these articles were collected at forty forest-savanna transition sites in the forest-savanna mosaic of Lopé National Park, Gabon.

The objective of the first article, entitled "Grass species flammability, not bioma...

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Authors: Cardoso, A

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Gabon; Forest-Savanna Mosaic; Savanna; Trees; Tropics; Thresholds; Grass; Forest; Africa; Alternative Stable States; Fire; Elephants
• Subjects: Ecosystem Science; Ecology