1. Partitioning variation in vegetation communities around Lajaneh Piosphere, Iran
Eahsan Shahriary, Richard P. Langford, Thomas E. Gill, Musa Hussein, William L. Hargrove, Peter Golding
Arid Land Research and Management  vol: 35  issue: 1  first page: 32  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1080/15324982.2020.1783025

2. Insect–flower interactions, ecosystem functions, and restoration ecology in the northern Sahel: current knowledge and perspectives
Natalia Medina‐Serrano, Martine Hossaert‐McKey, Aly Diallo, Doyle McKey
Biological Reviews  vol: 100  issue: 2  first page: 969  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1111/brv.13170

3. Structure and composition of woody vegetation along the Zambezi river floodplain and seasonal water pans in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe
E. Ndadzungira, O. L. Kupika, V. K. Muposhi, N. Muboko, A. Chanyandura, M. Mbikiyana
Tropical Ecology  vol: 64  issue: 1  first page: 105  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1007/s42965-022-00235-z

4. The grazing fingerprint: Modelling species responses and trait patterns along grazing gradients in semi-arid Namibian rangelands
Dirk Wesuls, Magdalena Pellowski, Sigrid Suchrow, Jens Oldeland, Florian Jansen, Jürgen Dengler
Ecological Indicators  vol: 27  first page: 61  year: 2013  
doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.11.008

5. The effects of herbivore aggregations at water sources on savanna plants differ across soil and climate gradients
Georgia C. Titcomb, Godfrey Amooni, John Naisikie Mantas, Hillary S. Young
Ecological Applications  vol: 31  issue: 7  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1002/eap.2422

6. A Review of the Factors Affecting the Survival of Donkeys in Semi-arid Regions of Sub-Saharan Africa
D. G. Smith, R. A. Pearson
Tropical Animal Health and Production  vol: 37  issue: S1  first page: 1  year: 2005  
doi: 10.1007/s11250-005-9002-5

7. Hippopotamus and livestock grazing: influences on riparian vegetation and facilitation of other herbivores in the Mara Region of Kenya
Erustus M. Kanga, Joseph O. Ogutu, Hans-Peter Piepho, Han Olff
Landscape and Ecological Engineering  vol: 9  issue: 1  first page: 47  year: 2013  
doi: 10.1007/s11355-011-0175-y

8. Water sources aggregate parasites with increasing effects in more arid conditions
Georgia Titcomb, John Naisikie Mantas, Jenna Hulke, Ivan Rodriguez, Douglas Branch, Hillary Young
Nature Communications  vol: 12  issue: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27352-y

9. Analysis of GPS trajectories to assess spatio-temporal differences in grazing patterns and land use preferences of domestic livestock in southwestern Madagascar
Tobias Feldt, Eva Schlecht
Pastoralism  vol: 6  issue: 1  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1186/s13570-016-0052-2

10. Vegetation gradients around cattleposts in the eastern mountains of Lesotho
Craig Morris
African Journal of Range & Forage Science  vol: 34  issue: 4  first page: 219  year: 2017  
doi: 10.2989/10220119.2017.1406404

11. African dryland antelope trade‐off behaviours in response to heat extremes
Paul Berry, Melanie Dammhahn, Morgan Hauptfleisch, Robert Hering, Jakob Jansen, Anna Kraus, Niels Blaum
Ecology and Evolution  vol: 14  issue: 6  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1002/ece3.11455

12. Optimal Placement of Off-Stream Water Sources for Ephemeral Stream Recovery
Matthew Rigge, Alexander Smart, Bruce Wylie
Rangeland Ecology & Management  vol: 66  issue: 4  first page: 479  year: 2013  
doi: 10.2111/REM-D-12-00099.1

13. Modelling the effects of water-point closure and fencing removal: A GIS approach
F. Patrick Graz, Martin E. Westbrooke, Singarayer K. Florentine
Journal of Environmental Management  vol: 104  first page: 186  year: 2012  
doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.014

14. Sediment detachment by raindrop impact on grassland and arable fields: an investigation of controls
S. Pulley, C. Morten, S. Morgan, L. M. Cardenas, A. L. Collins
Journal of Soils and Sediments  vol: 22  issue: 2  first page: 692  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1007/s11368-021-03098-4

15. Understanding the effects of rainfall on elephant–vegetation interactions around waterholes
Mathias Franz, Stephanie Kramer-Schadt, Werner Kilian, Christian Wissel, Jürgen Groeneveld
Ecological Modelling  vol: 221  issue: 24  first page: 2909  year: 2010  
doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.09.003

16. Identifying key grazing indicators to monitor trends in the veld condition of Lambert's Bay Strandveld, South Africa
Nelmarie Saayman, Craig Morris, Hannes Botha
African Journal of Range & Forage Science  vol: 31  issue: 1  first page: 43  year: 2014  
doi: 10.2989/10220119.2013.839481

17. Piospheres in the dry Chaco. Contrasting effects of livestock puestos on forest vegetation and bird communities
L. Macchi, H.R. Grau
Journal of Arid Environments  vol: 87  first page: 176  year: 2012  
doi: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.06.003

18. Drivers of change in vegetation and soil in the Gamka Karoo: grazing versus rainfall
N Saayman, CD Morris, R Swart, JC Botha
African Journal of Range & Forage Science  vol: 39  issue: 4  first page: 310  year: 2022  
doi: 10.2989/10220119.2021.1947373

19. Impact of livestock grazing intensity on plant diversity of montane grassland in the northern Drakensberg, South Africa
TA Shezi, TG O’Connor, ETF Witkowski
African Journal of Range & Forage Science  vol: 38  issue: 1  first page: 67  year: 2021  
doi: 10.2989/10220119.2020.1837956

20. Long-term effects of supplementary feeding of moose on browsing impact at a landscape scale
Karen Marie Mathisen, Jos M. Milner, Floris M. van Beest, Christina Skarpe
Forest Ecology and Management  vol: 314  first page: 104  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.11.037

21. Grazing distribution of wild guanacos and livestock in Patagonian rangelands: an ecological approach to assess mixed carrying capacity and overgrazing risk in extensive pastoral systems
Victoria Rodríguez, Andrea Marino, Natalia Schroeder
Landscape Ecology  vol: 39  issue: 2  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1007/s10980-024-01800-8

22. Spatial Distribution of a Large Herbivore Community at Waterholes: An Assessment of Its Stability over Years in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
Simon Chamaillé-Jammes, Anaïs Charbonnel, Stéphane Dray, Hillary Madzikanda, Hervé Fritz, Stephanie S. Romanach
PLOS ONE  vol: 11  issue: 4  first page: e0153639  year: 2016  
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23. Evaluation of selected soil properties for indicating cattle activity at off-stream watering and river access sites in southern Alberta
J. J. Miller, T. W. Curtis, E. Bremer, D. S. Chanasyk, W. D. Willms
Canadian Journal of Soil Science  vol: 93  issue: 3  first page: 343  year: 2013  
doi: 10.4141/cjss2012-074

24. PioLaG: a piosphere landscape generator for savanna rangeland modelling
Bastian Hess, Niels Dreber, Yihui Liu, Kerstin Wiegand, Marvin Ludwig, Hanna Meyer, Katrin M. Meyer
Landscape Ecology  vol: 35  issue: 9  first page: 2061  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1007/s10980-020-01066-w

25. Grazing Pressure and Plant Functional Types in Puna Highlands, Northwestern Argentina
Quiroga Mendiola Mariana, Tálamo Andrés
Phyton  vol: 93  issue: 5  first page: 1067  year: 2024  
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26. The affects of artificial water availability on large herbivore ranging patterns in savanna habitats: a new approach based on modelling elephant path distributions
Graeme Shannon, Wayne S. Matthews, Bruce R. Page, Guy E. Parker, Robert J. Smith
Diversity and Distributions  vol: 15  issue: 5  first page: 776  year: 2009  
doi: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2009.00581.x

27. Movement responses of an iconic large grazer to extremes of temperature and aridity
M. Boyers, N. Owen-Smith, F. Parrini, V.L. Goodall, M. Selebatso, G. Maude, R.W.S. Fynn, R.S. Hetem
Biological Conservation  vol: 319  first page: 111886  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111886

28. Using piospheres to identify, assess and monitor gradients of elephant impact on thicket
Shandon Luke Carvalho, Eileen Elaine Campbell
African Journal of Ecology  vol: 61  issue: 3  first page: 573  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1111/aje.13141

29. Adaptation of a grazing gradient concept to heterogeneous Mediterranean rangelands using cost surface modelling
A. Röder, T. Kuemmerle, J. Hill, V.P. Papanastasis, G.M. Tsiourlis
Ecological Modelling  vol: 204  issue: 3-4  first page: 387  year: 2007  
doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.01.022

30. Hippopotamus and livestock grazing near water points: consequences for vegetation cover, plant species richness and composition in African savannas
Erustus M. Kanga, Joseph O. Ogutu, Hans-Peter Piepho, Han Olff
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution  vol: 11  year: 2023  
doi: 10.3389/fevo.2023.1161079

31. Population dynamics of nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) and impala (Aepyceros) in Lengwe National Park, Malawi
John A. Kazembe
African Journal of Ecology  vol: 48  issue: 1  first page: 265  year: 2010  
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01103.x

32. Environmental determinants of habitat and kill site selection in a large carnivore: scale matters
Zeke Davidson, Marion Valeix, Andrew J. Loveridge, Jane E. Hunt, Paul J. Johnson, Hillary Madzikanda, David W. Macdonald
Journal of Mammalogy  vol: 93  issue: 3  first page: 677  year: 2012  
doi: 10.1644/10-MAMM-A-424.1

33. Bibliometric analysis of piosphere research: implications for conservation and scientific collaboration
Eahsan Shahriary, Thomas E. Gill, Richard P. Langford
International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology  vol: 28  issue: 4  first page: 316  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1080/13504509.2020.1821256

34. Using elephant impacts to gauge the biodiversity integrity of Valley Thicket in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Shandon Luke Carvalho, Eileen Elaine Campbell
South African Journal of Botany  vol: 153  first page: 53  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2022.12.010

35. Artificial surface water broadens the spatiotemporal footprint of herbivores and alters species responses
Robert A. McCleery, Sam M. Ferreria, Philip Mhlava, Obert Mathebula, Tiger Tanneback, Corli Coetsee, Tatenda Dalu, Christopher Dutton, Dumisani Khosa, Linton F. Munyai, Daniel M. Parker, Amanda L. Subalusky, Buhlebenkosi Twala, Michael D. Voysey, Benjamin J. Wigley
Ecological Applications  vol: 36  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1002/eap.70185

36. Assessing ungulate response to conservation-oriented village relocations and their associated management practices in a tiger reserve in central India
R. Yashaswi Rao, Mahesh Sankaran, Devcharan Jathanna, Anish Andheria
Biodiversity and Conservation  vol: 34  issue: 8  first page: 2905  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1007/s10531-025-03101-1

37. Gradients in vegetation cover, structure and species richness of Nama‐Karoo shrublands in relation to distance from livestock watering points
SIMON W. TODD
Journal of Applied Ecology  vol: 43  issue: 2  first page: 293  year: 2006  
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01154.x

38. Livestock grazing has minimal effect on the species richness and diversity of semi-arid shrubland in the Western Little Karoo, South Africa
Nelmarie Saayman, Craig Morris, Hannes Botha
African Journal of Range & Forage Science  vol: 33  issue: 4  first page: 225  year: 2016  
doi: 10.2989/10220119.2016.1243581

39. An open-source method for spatially and temporally explicit herbivory monitoring in semi-arid savannas
Manuel Weber, Jonathan Strijbis, Nicholas Osner, Stéphanie Périquet-Pearce, Thomas W. Crowther, Leland K. Werden
Journal of Environmental Management  vol: 377  first page: 124690  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124690

40. Water distribution at local and landscape scales affects tree utilization by elephants inChobeNationalPark,Botswana
Timothy Jon Fullman, Brian Child
African Journal of Ecology  vol: 51  issue: 2  first page: 235  year: 2013  
doi: 10.1111/aje.12026

41. Ecological impact of large herbivores on the woody vegetation at selected watering points on the eastern basaltic soils in the Kruger National Park
J. Brits, M. W. Van Rooyen, N. Van Rooyen
African Journal of Ecology  vol: 40  issue: 1  first page: 53  year: 2002  
doi: 10.1046/j.0141-6707.2001.00344.x

42. Resource variability, aggregation and direct density dependence in an open context: the local regulation of an African elephant population
Simon Chamaillé‐Jammes, Hervé Fritz, Marion Valeix, Felix Murindagomo, Jean. Clobert
Journal of Animal Ecology  vol: 77  issue: 1  first page: 135  year: 2008  
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01307.x

43. In search of optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands: One size does not fit all
Bruce M. Campbell, Iain J. Gordon, Martin K. Luckert, Lisa Petheram, Susanne Vetter
Ecological Economics  vol: 60  issue: 1  first page: 75  year: 2006  
doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.05.010

44. Water scarcity exacerbates feral ungulate use of ephemeral savanna waterholes in northern Australia
Helenna Mihailou, Dale G. Nimmo, Melanie Massaro, Peter Caley
Wildlife Research  vol: 51  issue: 1  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1071/WR22195

45. Habitat use and behaviour of cattle in a heterogeneous desert environment in central Australia
Anke S. K. Frank, Chris R. Dickman, Glenda M. Wardle
The Rangeland Journal  vol: 34  issue: 3  first page: 319  year: 2012  
doi: 10.1071/RJ12032

46. Climate‐driven fluctuations in surface‐water availability and the buffering role of artificial pumping in an African savanna: Potential implication for herbivore dynamics
SIMON CHAMAILLÉ‐JAMMES, HERVÉ FRITZ, FELIX MURINDAGOMO
Austral Ecology  vol: 32  issue: 7  first page: 740  year: 2007  
doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01761.x

47. Use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to record grazing beef cattle water point use
Lauren R. Williams, David R. Fox, Greg J. Bishop-Hurley, Dave L. Swain
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture  vol: 156  first page: 193  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.11.025

48. Rangeland management impacts on the properties of clayey soils along grazing gradients in the semi-arid grassland biome of South Africa
E. Kotzé, A. Sandhage-Hofmann, J.-A. Meinel, C.C. du Preez, W. Amelung
Journal of Arid Environments  vol: 97  first page: 220  year: 2013  
doi: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2013.07.004

49. Is the grazing tolerance of mesic decreaser and increaser grasses altered by soil nutrients and competition?
Craig D Morris
African Journal of Range & Forage Science  vol: 33  issue: 4  first page: 235  year: 2016  
doi: 10.2989/10220119.2016.1264481

50. Changes in plant vegetation structure and diversity with distance from herder shelters in the Middle Atlas Mountains
A El Aich, S Ghassan, CL Alados, S El Aayadi, L Baamal
African Journal of Range & Forage Science  vol: 40  issue: 2  first page: 159  year: 2023  
doi: 10.2989/10220119.2021.1965026

51. The influence of distance to perennial surface water on ant communities in Mopane woodlands, northern Botswana
Fredrik Dalerum, Tarryn Anne Retief, Carl Peter Havemann, Christian T. Chimimba, Berndt Janse van Rensburg
Ecology and Evolution  vol: 9  issue: 1  first page: 154  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1002/ece3.4692

52. Waterhole distribution and the piosphere effect in heterogeneous landscapes: evidence from north-western Zimbabwe
Kudzai S. Mpakairi
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa  vol: 74  issue: 3  first page: 219  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1080/0035919X.2019.1622607

53. Piosphere contribution to landscape heterogeneity: a case study of remote‐sensed woody cover in a high elephant density landscape
Simon Chamaillé‐Jammes, Hervé Fritz, Hillary Madzikanda
Ecography  vol: 32  issue: 5  first page: 871  year: 2009  
doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2009.05785.x

54. ‘Only connect’: Restoring resilience in the Kalahari ecosystem
Jeremy S. Perkins
Journal of Environmental Management  vol: 249  first page: 109420  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109420

55. Surface water availability and the management of herbivore distributions in an African savanna ecosystem
J.V. Redfern, C.C. Grant, A. Gaylard, W.M. Getz
Journal of Arid Environments  vol: 63  issue: 2  first page: 406  year: 2005  
doi: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.03.016

56. Effects of Water Impoundments on the Distribution and Activity of Elephants in the Southern Kruger National Park
B. B. Twala, S. P. Ngcobo, R. A. McCleery, T. Dalu, C. Dutton, S. M. Ferreira, L. Munyai, A. Subalusky, M. D. Voysey, C. Coetsee, B. Wigley, D. M. Parker
African Journal of Ecology  vol: 64  issue: 2  year: 2026  
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57. Pastoral resource access and utilization: Quantifying the spatial and temporal relationships between livestock mobility, density and biomass availability in southern Kenya
B. Butt
Land Degradation & Development  vol: 21  issue: 6  first page: 520  year: 2010  
doi: 10.1002/ldr.989

58. Responses in the Physical Structure and Density of Bush Clumps on Piosphere Gradients in an Arid Thicket Mosaic, South Africa
Anton Schmidt, Graham Kerley
Rangeland Ecology & Management  vol: 98  first page: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1016/j.rama.2024.06.007

59. Biodiversity-based evaluation of thicket thresholds at different levels of elephant impact – Towards assessment and monitoring of thicket vegetation
Shandon Luke Carvalho, Eileen Elaine Campbell
Ecological Informatics  vol: 77  first page: 102197  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2023.102197

60. Temporal dynamics of dry-season water-hole use by large African herbivores in two years of contrasting rainfall in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
Marion Valeix
Journal of Tropical Ecology  vol: 27  issue: 2  first page: 163  year: 2011  
doi: 10.1017/S0266467410000647

61. Piospheric influence on forage species composition and abundance in semi-arid Karamoja sub-region, Uganda
Anthony Egeru, Oliver Wasonga, Laban MacOpiyo, John Mburu, John R. S. Tabuti, Mwanjalolo G. J. Majaliwa
Pastoralism  vol: 5  issue: 1  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1186/s13570-015-0032-y

62. Testing the water: detecting artificial water points using freely available satellite data and open source software
Harry Jon Foord Owen, Clare Duncan, Nathalie Pettorelli, Duccio Rocchini, Temilola Fatoyinbo
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation  vol: 1  issue: 1  first page: 61  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1002/rse2.5

63. Aggregation of biological particles under radial directional guidance
Ion Bica, Thomas Hillen, Kevin J. Painter
Journal of Theoretical Biology  vol: 427  first page: 77  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2017.05.039

64. Threshold changes in the structure and composition of bush clumps in piospheres in an arid thicket mosaic, South Africa
Anton Schmidt, Graham Kerley, Laurence Watson
Journal of Arid Environments  vol: 169  first page: 19  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.103999

65. Perceptions, practices, principles and policies in provision of livestock water in Africa
R. Trevor Wilson
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doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2007.03.003

66. Estimation of grazing intensity along grazing gradients – the bias of nonlinearity
Michael Manthey, Jan Peper
Journal of Arid Environments  vol: 74  issue: 10  first page: 1351  year: 2010  
doi: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.05.007

67. Environmental Correlates of Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Space-Use in a Savanna Landscape
Paradzayi Tagwireyi, Terence Wenga, Henry Ndaimani, Kudzai Shaun Mpakairi
African Journal of Wildlife Research  vol: 50  issue: 1  year: 2020  
doi: 10.3957/056.050.0157

68. Elephant browsing impacts in a Zambezian Baikiaea woodland with a high density of pumped waterholes
Luke J. Wilson, M. Timm Hoffman, Angela J. Ferguson, David H.M. Cumming
Global Ecology and Conservation  vol: 31  first page: e01854  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01854