At the frontier of nature-based solutions and biogeochemistry are questions surrounding the role of large-bodied herbivores (LH) in driving ecosystem nutrient and carbon cycling. The degree to which LH affect these processes can depend on their identities, activities, and functional traits within the biophysical conditions they inhabit. In landscapes where livestock and wild LH species coexist, the mechanisms through which these multispecies assemblages shape their environment remain poorly understood. Our study in the Makgadikgadi region of northern Botswana aims to address this gap by leveraging a park-communal land boundary area where wildlife and livestock roam freely and co-occur opportunistically. We will assess the spatial distribution of LH species in relation to resource availability and movement constraints and evaluate carbon and nutrients in soils, aboveground woody biomass, and dung deposits at locations with comparable densities of LH. Our proposed study will shed light on natural and anthropogenic parameters determining multispecies distributions and enhance ecosystem structure and heterogeneity.