Relation between rainfall intensity and savanna tree abundance explained by water use strategies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015; 201517382 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1517382112 ...

“Trees can benefit from how much drought reduces grass — which competes for resources with the trees and fuels savanna fires.” However, the new study showed the severe drought killed off trees in the ...

Study of thorn trees in African savanna reveals astonishing comparisons to the evolution of thorns and the arrival of antelope in Africa Date: September 6, 2016 Source: University of the Witwatersrand ...

High-intensity fires do not reverse bush encroachment in an African savanna, finds study A decade-long experiment on the use of high-intensity fire to control bush encroachment in South Africa's ...

Some 315 new trees — beech, elm, maple, oak, poplar and others — were planted around the enclosure, while many existing trees were preserved to provide shade for animals and visitors.

In 2011, satellite images of the African savannas revealed a mystery: these rolling grasslands, with their heavy rainfalls and spells of drought, were home to significantly fewer trees than ...

“Trees can benefit from how much drought reduces grass — which competes for resources with the trees and fuels savanna fires.” However, the new study showed the severe drought killed off trees in the ...

But a study that includes a group of South African scientists has found that the arrival of browsing medium sized antelopes was probably what turned Africa's ancient forests into the open savannas.