TOPO-EDAPHIC CONTROLS OVER WOODY PLANT BIOMASS IN SOUTH AFRICAN SAVANNAS

The distribution of woody biomass in savannas reflects spatial patterns fundamental to ecosystem processes, such as water flow, competition, and herbivory, and is a key contributor to savanna ecosystem services, such as fuelwood supply.While total precipitation sets an upper bound on savanna woody biomass, the extent to which substrate and terrain

Madagascar is a global biodiversity hotspot, but its biodiversity continues to be underestimated and understudied.Of raft spiders, genus Dolomedes Latreille, 1804, literature only reports two species on Madagascar.Our single expedition to humid forests of eastern and northern Madagascar, however, yielded a Toy Ponies series of Dolomedes exemplars r