Dead Dichrostachys cinerea in Kruger National Park, South Africa (October 2020)

Dead Dichrostachys cinerea following a severe drought in Kruger National Park, South Africa. D. cinerea is a prolific woody encroacher in southern African savannas but was heavily impacted by drought. Photo credit: Madelon Case, 2020 Ton Damman Award winner for best talk by a student in vegetation ecology at the ESA Annual Meeting.