Chris Banotai, PhD
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Chris Banotai, PhD
@seacow.bsky.social
PhD wildlife ecologist: elephant impact on Woody veg and marula decline. Also interested in old-school hockey, lifting weights, photography, and the outdoors.
The last image is my favorite of the bunch.
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Finally, we performed social interviews in local communities to elucidate the socio-economic values held towards marula trees, their products, and local protected areas.
October 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Indeed!

We combined rodent feeding trials of bushveld tree species' seeds and seedlings with intensive camera trapping and in-situ seedling sampling to investigate the multiple recruitment bottlenecks faced.

We also monitored >100 adult marula trees for elephant impact to determine drivers.
October 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thank you so much! It doesn't feel real yet.
October 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Thank you so much! 😎
March 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM