Han Olff

Effective number of communities reveals extent of biodiversity change – a cross-organism analysis in the Wadden Sea

Biodiversity changes in ecosystems worldwide, but assessing the true magnitude of this transformation requires the analysis of multiple dimensions of compositional change. Trends in α-diversity only capture the net difference between gains and losses, while year-on-year temporal...

Beyond Park Boundaries: Pastoral Rangelands as Functional Habitat for Migratory Herbivores in the Serengeti Ecosystem

ABSTRACT Communal rangelands outside core protected areas are vital for biodiversity conservation and pastoral livelihoods. The Serengeti–Mara Ecosystem (SME) in Tanzania and Kenya includes both protected areas and communal areas that border the parks. The communal areas provide...