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Dr. Nomvula Dlamini — PhD Ecology, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), South Africa
Dr. Nomvula Dlamini is a savanna ecologist specialising in African grassland and savanna dynamics, fire ecology, and the responses of savanna ecosystems to climate change and large herbivore impacts. She completed her PhD at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg in 2012, where her research focused on tree-grass coexistence dynamics and fire regime effects on savanna biodiversity in Kruger National Park. Dr. Dlamini has conducted long-term ecological research across southern and east African savanna systems, including the Serengeti-Mara, the Okavango, and the Kalahari. She has collaborated with South African National Parks (SANParks), the African Wildlife Foundation, and the IUCN's Savanna and Dry Forest Specialist Group. Her published research appears in journals including Ecology, Journal of Ecology, and Global Change Biology. Savanna Watch was founded in 2023 to provide expert, independent science journalism on the world's savanna and grassland ecosystems.
Affiliations & Collaborations: SANParks · African Wildlife Foundation · IUCN · University of Witwatersrand
Research focus: Savanna ecology, fire ecology, tree-grass dynamics, large herbivores.
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