My work is mostly related to studying and analyzing the population and community dynamics of large mammals (elephants, ungulates); the interactions between animal species and with local human populations; the effects that some key ecosystem engineers such as elephants may have on the ecosystems. Mostly, these works contribute to enhancing our knowledge of the functional ecology of West African Sudanese savannas.
An initiative led by the Center for Sustainability Transitions (CST) at Stellenbosch University, in partnership with the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and made possible through the JWO research grant.
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