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Autor:
David Western, Victor N. Mose
Publikováno v:
Ecosphere, Vol 14, Iss 5, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)
Abstract Our study monitored the changes in elephant numbers, distribution, and ecological impacts over a 50‐year period. During this period, the free‐ranging intermingled movements of wildlife and traditional subsistence pastoralists across the
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https://doaj.org/article/96c4eb4c639b4c9eaf3ef0dd8cd7b3f4
Publikováno v:
Ecological Processes, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
Abstract Background Studies of the African savannas have used national parks to test ecological theories of natural ecosystems, including equilibrium, non-equilibrium, complex adaptive systems, and the role of top-down and bottom-up physical and biot
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/56cdbdf8f7394dcfbeac6beb2cd98f38
Publikováno v:
People and Nature, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 279-291 (2020)
Abstract Protected areas fall far short of securing the space needed to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem function at a global scale and in the face of climate change. The prospects of conserving biodiversity in working landscapes help buffer the in
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/39b4b7138f6742f88f7570974b8bbb70
Autor:
David Western, Victor N. Mose
Publikováno v:
Ecosphere, Vol 12, Iss 6, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
Abstract Reconstructing the historical interplay of wildlife and pastoralists in the African savannas is clouded in contemporary studies by the transformation of subsistence societies and land use changes. We draw on five decades of monitoring by the
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https://doaj.org/article/d08f92a6ba0647c3ad880b44180969d8
Publikováno v:
Ecological Processes, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018)
Abstract Introduction Long-term changes in rangeland ecosystems of the world have impacted on the livestock production, a key livelihood strategy in these areas. This paper presents perceptions of the pastoral community on the dynamics of pastoral li
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/32e8c1a9a020477994f40311ea6ab560
Publikováno v:
Global Ecology and Conservation, Vol 12, Iss C, Pp 59-72 (2017)
Rangelands across the world are home to millions of pastoral people and vast wildlife populations, which create a complex landscape for conservation. Community based conservation has been used to promote human-wildlife coexistence on pastoral lands,
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/5dba87496d00419180c415059d74e103
Publikováno v:
Land, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 46 (2021)
Despite mobile livestock grazing being widely recognized as one of the most viable and sustainable land uses for semi-arid savanna, which can deliver clear wildlife conservation benefits, the levels of pastoral sedentarization and transitions to agri
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/104af076eab9475985a10f9126181417
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 8, p e0136516 (2015)
We monitored pasture biomass on 20 permanent plots over 35 years to gauge the reliability of rainfall and NDVI as proxy measures of forage shortfalls in a savannah ecosystem. Both proxies are reliable indicators of pasture biomass at the onset of dry
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/a5e71997501b4bbda03cf0198ca13531
Autor:
Marissa A Ahlering, Lori S Eggert, David Western, Anna Estes, Linus Munishi, Robert Fleischer, Melissa Roberts, Jesus E Maldonado
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 12, p e52288 (2012)
We investigated the genetic metapopulation structure of elephants across the trans Rift Valley region of Kenya and Tanzania, one of the remaining strongholds for savannah elephants (Loxodonata africana) in East Africa, using microsatellite and mitoch
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https://doaj.org/article/5fd3afe87d0f4e9b91688885cb68c9d2
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 4, Iss 7, p e6140 (2009)
We compile over 270 wildlife counts of Kenya's wildlife populations conducted over the last 30 years to compare trends in national parks and reserves with adjacent ecosystems and country-wide trends. The study shows the importance of discriminating h
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/2c90a7dec4cc443db2e39792009479e4