South African Environmental Observation Network

Nutrient legacies from elephant megacarcasses create coldspots of biodiversity and hotspots of ecosystem processes

Terrestrial megafauna (animals >1,000 kg) have substantial impacts on ecosystems while alive; yet, we know little about the impacts of these ecosystem engineers after they die. Like whale carcasses in the ocean, terrestrial megacarcasses may leave ecological legacies via the nutr...

Multi-scale risk factors for unsafe agrochemical handling and environmental exposure in Guinea

Abstract In Sub-Saharan Africa, the availability of highly hazardous pesticides on local markets and their extended use by non-trained farmers pose severe threats to human and environmental health. The study aimed to identify and analyze the interconnection between individual, co...