Fire frequency drives habitat selection by a diverse herbivore guild impacting top – down control of plant communities in an African savanna

D. E. Burkepile ([email protected]), Dept of Biology, Florida International University, North Miami, FL, USA, and: Dept of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, Univ. of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. – D. I. Th ompson, South African Environmental Observation Network, Ndlovu Node, Scientifi c Services, Kruger National Park, Private Bag X1021, Phalaborwa 1389, South Africa, and: School of Geography, Archaeology, and Environmental Studies, Univ. of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3 WITS 2050, South Africa. – R. W. S. Fynn, Okavango Research Institute, Private Bag 285, Maun, Botswana. – S. E. Koerner, S. Eby, K. R. Wilcox, N. P. Lemoine, A. K. Knapp and M. D. Smith, Dept of Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. – N. Govender, Scientifi c Services, Kruger National Park, Private Bag X402, Skukuza 1350, South Africa. – N. Hagenah, K. J. Matchett and K. P. Kirkman, School of Life Sciences, Univ. of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa. – S. L. Collins, Dept of Biology, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.