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ArticleEcology and evolution2025

Endozoochory by Black Rhinoceroses Enhances Germination of a Key Arid Savanna Tree Species.

O E Jones, H Beckett, A J Abraham, N P Makunga, G F Midgley

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

O E JonesSchool for Climate Studies Stellenbosch University Matieland South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1181-0127
H BeckettSchool for Climate Studies Stellenbosch University Matieland South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6347-3118
A J AbrahamCentre for Ecological Dynamics in a Novel Biosphere (ECONOVO), Section of Ecoinformatics and Biodiversity, Department of Biology Aarhus University Aarhus C Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8625-8851
N P MakungaDepartment of Botany and Zoology Stellenbosch University Matieland South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1507-251X
G F MidgleySchool for Climate Studies Stellenbosch University Matieland South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8264-0869

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Megaherbivores are typically regarded as agents of top-down control, limiting woody encroachment through destructive foraging. Yet they also possess traits and engage in behaviours that facilitate plant success. For example, megaherbivores can act as effective endozoochorous seed dispersers. However, studies on facilitative roles are heavily biased towards the African savanna elephant (

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arid savannabrowsing megaherbivoreDiceros bicornisgut passageKalaharirecruitment

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PMID40900722
PMCPMC12401563

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