Continuing wildlife population declines and range contraction in the Mara region of Kenya during 1977-2009

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 285, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-109

  Ogutu, Joseph O ^a,b   Owen Smith, N ^c   Piepho, H P ^a   Said, M Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Land use change; Ostrich; Population dynamics; Serengeti Mara; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FLIGHTLESSNESS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; LIVESTOCK; PASTORALISM; POACHING; POPULATION DECLINE; RANCHING; RANGE SIZE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UNGULATE; WILD POPULATION;

KENYA; MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE; RIFT VALLEY; SERENGETI; TANZANIA;

STRUTHIONIFORMES; UNGULATA;

EID: 80053051104     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00818.x     Document Type: Article

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