NUFU, Småforsk, among others
In this project, we have mainly focused on the effect of Macrotermes termites and large ungulates on the structure and function of a savanna ecosystem. Study site is Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda. We have a long-term experiment where we exclude ungulates from large, vegetated termite mounds and adjacent off-mound savanna areas.
The experiment has been conducted to study the effect of termites and large herbivores on the savanna ecosystem. We have studied how termites and large herbivores alone or in concert, effects vegetation, large and small mammals and birds.
Termite mound with antelopes in the background. Photo ID: 768942061 Photo: Shutterstock
Several PhD and master students have done thesis work and published papers from this experiment.
Wood decomposition is more rapid on- than off- termite mounds in an African savanna
Acanakwo, E.F, D. Sheil and S.R. Moe
11 Jan 2019
Termites confer resistance to changes in tree composition following reduced browsing in an African savanna.
Acanakwo, E.F., Okullo, P., Sheil, D. and Moe, S.R.
19 Sept 2018
Termites and large herbivores influence seed removal rates in an African savanna.
Acanakwo, E.F, D. Sheil and S.R. Moe
08 Nov 2018
Strong positive effects of termites on savanna bird abundance and diversity are amplified by large herbivore exclusion.
Moe, S.R., K. Eldegard, O.T. Rannestad, P. Okullo, O. Lindtjørn, OG Støen and S. Dale
23 Oct 2017
A first look at the impediments of forest recovery in bracken-dominated clearings in the African highlands
Ssali, F., S.R. Moe and D. Sheil
15 Oct 2017
Effects of mammalian herbivores and termites on the performance of native and exotic plantation tree seedlings
Moe, S.R., L.E. Loe, M. Jessen and P. Okullo
18 Nov 2015
Termites, large herbivores and herbaceous plant dominance structure small mammal communities in savannahs
Okullo, P. P.M.K. Greve and S.R. Moe
14 May 2013
Large herbivores maintain termite-caused differences in herbaceous species diversity patterns
Okullo, P. and S.R. Moe
15 May 2012
Termite activity, not grazing, is the main determinant of spatial variations in savanna herbaceous vegetation
Okullo, P. and S.R. Moe
15 May 2012
Mound building termites contribute to savanna vegetation heterogeneity
Moe, S.R., R. Mobæk, A.K. Narmo
11 Feb 2009
Adjacent pastoral areas support higher densities of wild ungulates during the wet season than the Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda
Rannestad, O.T., T. Danielsen, S.R. Moe and S. Stokke
20 Oct 2006
Termitaria are focal feeding sites for large ungulates in Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
Mobæk, R., A.K. Narmo and S.R. Moe
28 Feb 2006