One elephant can sustain more than 2 million dung beetles in east African savannas, study finds

by Adam Cruise | Jul 24, 2024 | Studies

By Frank Krell, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Phys.org How many dung beetles are there in East Africa? That question inspired a research project more than 20 years ago when Frank Krell was a research entomologist with the Natural History Museum London....

With fewer animals to spread their seeds, plants could have trouble adapting to climate change

by Adam Cruise | Jan 22, 2022 | Commentary

By Alejandro Ordonez, Evan Fricke, Haldre Rogers & Jens-Christian Svenning Picture a mature, broad-branched tree like an oak, maple or fig. How does it reproduce so that its offspring don’t grow up in its shadow, fighting for light? The answer is seed dispersal....

Of dung beetles and elephants

by Adam Cruise | Jun 16, 2020 | News

By Jock Orford – Daily Maverick Do elephants and trees have a symbiotic relationship, or are the numbers and distribution of trees preordained? How do trees come to grow to their full and majestic size in the presence of elephants before they get pushed over?...