Agent-based complex systems are dynamic networks of many interacting agents; examples
include ecosystems, financial markets, and cities. The search for general principles …

Understanding animal movement is essential to elucidate how animals interact, survive,
and thrive in a changing world. Recent technological advances in data collection and …

Ecologists carry a well‐stocked toolbox with a great variety of sampling methods, statistical
analyses and modelling tools, and new methods are constantly appearing. Evaluation and …

Aim In a selected literature survey we reviewed studies on the habitat heterogeneity–animal
species diversity relationship and evaluated whether there are uncertainties and biases in …

Animal movement is fundamental for ecosystem functioning and species survival, yet the
effects of the anthropogenic footprint on animal movements have not been estimated across …

Grazing represents the most extensive use of land worldwide. Yet its impacts on ecosystem
services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure, climate…

LargeAcacia eriolobatrees scattered through the sparse grassy vegetation of arid oligotrophic
savanna are focal points for animal activity because they supply nest sites, shade and …

We suggest that the conscious use of information that is “hidden” in distinct structures in
nature itself and in data extracted from nature (=pattern) during the process of modeling (=pattern…

Despite the large spatial extent and the obvious importance of the savanna biome, not to
mention several decades of savanna research, the origin, age, nature, and dynamics of …

… 585 F. Jeltsch et al. approach leads to a hierarchical structure of an idealized semiarid
savanna system (Fig. 1). The population structure, density, and distribution of the trees are mainly …