All Stories

  1. Hungry herbivores and thirsty plants: Browsing wildlife shape savanna tree transpiration independently of water use strategies

    Article • Functional Ecology, January 2024, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  2. Directedeness, correlations, and daily cycles in springbok motion: From data via stochastic models to movement prediction

    Article • Physical Review Research, November 2023, American Physical Society (APS)

    Niels Blaum

  3. The secret life of wild animals revealed by accelerometer data: how landscape diversity and seasonality influence the behavioural types of European hares

    Article • Landscape Ecology, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Niels Blaum

  4. The heat is on: impacts of rising temperature on the activity of a common European mammal

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, June 2023, Frontiers

    Niels Blaum

  5. Keeping cool on hot days: activity responses of African antelope to heat extremes

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, June 2023, Frontiers

    Niels Blaum

  6. A Qualitative Exploration of Conflicts in Human-Wildlife Interactions in Namibia’s Kunene Region

    Article • Diversity, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Niels Blaum

  7. Savanna resilience to droughts increases with the proportion of browsing wild herbivores and plant functional diversity

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, January 2023, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  8. Influence of roads on space use by European hares in different landscapes

    Article • Landscape Ecology, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Niels Blaum

  9. Effects of fences and fence gaps on the movement behavior of three southern African antelope species

    Article • Frontiers in Conservation Science, October 2022, Frontiers

    Niels Blaum

  10. Personality drives activity and space use in a mammalian herbivore

    Article • Movement Ecology, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Niels Blaum

  11. Shoot herbivory by grasshoppers has stronger effects on root morphology than clipping

    Article • Plant Ecology, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Niels Blaum

  12. Don't stop me now: Managed fence gaps could allow migratory ungulates to track dynamic resources and reduce fence related energy loss

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, July 2022, Frontiers

    Niels Blaum

  13. Grass and ground dwelling beetle community responses to holistic and wildlife grazing management using a cross-fence comparison in Western Kalahari rangeland, Namibia

    Article • Journal of Insect Conservation, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Niels Blaum

  14. Browsing herbivores improve the state and functioning of savannas: A model assessment of alternative land‐use strategies

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, March 2022, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  15. Seed traits matter—Endozoochoric dispersal through a pervasive mobile linker

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, December 2021, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  16. Soil‐texture affects the influence of termite macropores on soil water infiltration in a semi‐arid savanna

    Article • Ecohydrology, September 2020, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  17. How do agricultural practices affect the movement behaviour of European brown hares (Lepus europaeus)?

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, April 2020, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  18. Seasonal host life‐history processes fuel disease dynamics at different spatial scales

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, August 2019, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  19. Seasonal effects of habitat structure and weather on the habitat selection and home range size of a mammal in agricultural landscapes

    Article • Landscape Ecology, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Niels Blaum

  20. Functional responses of the herbaceous plant community explain ecohydrological impacts of savanna shrub encroachment

    Article • Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics, August 2019, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  21. Large shrubs partly compensate negative effects of grazing on hydrological function in a semi-arid savanna

    Article • Basic and Applied Ecology, August 2019, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  22. A comprehensive analysis of autocorrelation and bias in home range estimation

    Article • Ecological Monographs, January 2019, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  23. Shrub encroachment is not always land degradation: Insights from ground-dwelling beetle species niches along a shrub cover gradient in a semi-arid Namibian savanna

    Article • Land Degradation and Development, November 2018, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  24. Short-term responses of darkling beetles (Coleoptera:Tenebrionidae) to the effects of fire and grazing in savannah rangeland

    Article • Insect Conservation and Diversity, September 2018, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  25. Spatiotemporal variability in resources affects herbivore home range formation in structurally contrasting and unpredictable agricultural landscapes

    Article • Landscape Ecology, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Niels Blaum

  26. Composition and diversity of vegetation and pollen spectra along gradients of grazing intensity and precipitation in southern Africa

    Article • Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, June 2018, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  27. Moving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements

    Article • Science, January 2018, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Mr Andrew M Allen, Niels Blaum

  28. Shrub encroachment and vertebrate diversity: A global meta-analysis

    Article • Global Ecology and Biogeography, November 2017, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  29. Remotely sensed canopy height reveals three pantropical ecosystem states: a comment

    Article • Ecology, October 2017, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  30. Merging trait-based and individual-based modelling: An animal functional type approach to explore the responses of birds to climatic and land use changes in semi-arid African savannas

    Article • Ecological Modelling, April 2016, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  31. Digital and real-habitat modeling of Hipparchia statilinus based on hyper spectral remote sensing data

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Niels Blaum

  32. Hyperspectral modeling of ecological indicators – A new approach for monitoring former military training areas

    Article • Ecological Indicators, November 2014, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  33. Prescribed fire as a tool for managing shrub encroachment in semi-arid savanna rangelands

    Article • Journal of Arid Environments, August 2014, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  34. Determinants of semi-arid rangeland management in a land reform setting in Namibia

    Article • Journal of Arid Environments, January 2014, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  35. Integrating movement ecology with biodiversity research - exploring new avenues to address spatiotemporal biodiversity dynamics

    Article • Movement Ecology, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Niels Blaum

  36. How can we bring together empiricists and modellers in functional biodiversity research?

    Article • Basic and Applied Ecology, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias C Rillig, Niels Blaum

  37. Shifting thresholds and changing degradation patterns: climate change effects on the simulated long-term response of a semi-arid savanna to grazing

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, June 2012, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  38. Behavioural flexibility in foraging mode of the spotted sand lizard (Pedioplanis l. lineoocellata) seems to buffer negative impacts of savanna degradation

    Article • Journal of Arid Environments, February 2012, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  39. Consequences of correlations between habitat modifications and negative impact of climate change for regional species survival

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, December 2011, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  40. Climate induced changes in matrix suitability explain gene flow in a fragmented landscape - the effect of interannual rainfall variability

    Article • Ecography, November 2011, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  41. Comparing biodiversity between protected savanna and adjacent non-protected farmland in the southern Kalahari

    Article • Journal of Arid Environments, September 2011, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  42. How functional is functional? Ecological groupings in terrestrial animal ecology: towards an animal functional type approach

    Article • Biodiversity and Conservation, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Niels Blaum

  43. Rodent-mediated dispersal of Acacia seeds in Kalahari savannah rangelands - implications for bush encroachment

    Article • African Journal of Ecology, October 2010, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  44. Space use of the spotted sand lizard (Pedioplanis l. lineoocellata) under different degradation states

    Article • African Journal of Ecology, February 2010, Wiley

    Dr Johannes Robert Henschel, Niels Blaum

  45. Scaling up ecohydrological processes: Role of surface water flow in water-limited landscapes

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, November 2009, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  46. Genetic structure and dispersal in a small South African rodent. Is dispersal female-biased?

    Article • Mammalian Biology, November 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Johannes Wöstemeyer, Niels Blaum

  47. Ecohydrological feedback mechanisms in arid rangelands: Simulating the impacts of topography and land use

    Article • Basic and Applied Ecology, July 2009, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  48. Landuse experience does qualify for adaptation to climate change

    Article • Ecological Modelling, March 2009, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  49. Behavioural responses of the lizard Pedioplanis l. lineoocellata to overgrazing

    Article • Acta Oecologica, March 2009, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  50. Impact of Livestock Husbandry on Small- and Medium-Sized Carnivores in Kalahari Savannah Rangelands

    Article • The Journal of Wildlife Management, January 2009, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  51. Sex-related parental care strategies in the lesser spotted woodpeckerPicoides minor: of flexible mothers and dependable fathers

    Article • Journal of Avian Biology, January 2009, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  52. Seasonal differences in spatial distribution of small carnivores in fragmented savannah landscapes

    Article • African Journal of Ecology, December 2008, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  53. Changes in arthropod diversity along a land use driven gradient of shrub cover in savanna rangelands: identification of suitable indicators

    Article • Biodiversity and Conservation, October 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Niels Blaum

  54. Limitations of population models in predicting climate change effects: a simulation study of sociable weavers in southern Africa

    Article • Oikos, September 2008, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  55. Importance of woody vegetation for foraging site selection in the Southern Pied Babbler (Turdoides bicolor) under two different land use regimes

    Article • Journal of Arid Environments, April 2008, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  56. Indexing small mammalian carnivores in the southern Kalahari, South Africa

    Article • Wildlife Research, January 2008, CSIRO Publishing

    Niels Blaum

  57. Simulating the impacts of vegetation structure on the occurrence of a small mammalian carnivore in semi-arid savanna rangelands

    Article • Ecological Modelling, December 2007, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  58. Responses of mammalian carnivores to land use in arid savanna rangelands

    Article • Basic and Applied Ecology, November 2007, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  59. Short-term transformation of matrix into hospitable habitat facilitates gene flow and mitigates fragmentation

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, November 2007, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  60. Reproductive success and nestling diet in the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Picoides minor): the early bird gets the caterpillar

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, April 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Niels Blaum

  61. Pattern-oriented modelling for estimating unknown pre-breeding survival rates: The case of the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Picoides minor)

    Article • Biological Conservation, April 2007, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  62. The Conflicting Importance of Shrubby Landscape Structures for the Reproductive Success of the Yellow Mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)

    Article • Journal of Mammalogy, February 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Niels Blaum

  63. Shrub encroachment affects mammalian carnivore abundance and species richness in semiarid rangelands

    Article • Acta Oecologica, January 2007, Elsevier

    Niels Blaum

  64. Land use affects rodent communities in Kalahari savannah rangelands

    Article • African Journal of Ecology, October 2006, Wiley

    Niels Blaum

  65. Behavioural flexibility in the mating system buffers population extinction: lessons from the lesser spotted woodpecker Picoides minor

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, March 2006, Wiley

    Niels Blaum