There is consensus that pastoral mobility is beneficial for both pastoralists and the environment. However, rapid change arising from multiple factors, including landscape fragmentation, sedentarization, and demographic drivers might affect the effectiveness of this pastoral coping strategy in ti...
Nkedianye, D.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Saidimu, T.L.
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Kaelo, D.S.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Mobility and livestock mortality in communally used pastoral areas: The impact of the 2005-2006 drought on livestock mortality in Maasailand]
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Mobility and livestock mortality in communally used pastoral areas: The impact of the 2005-2006 drought on livestock mortality in Maasailand
Land use change and human population growth are accelerating the fragmentation and insularization of wildlife habitats worldwide. The conservation and management of wildlife in the resultant 'island' ecosystems in the context of global warming is challenging due to the isolation and reduced size ...
Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Owen-Smith, N.
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Piepho, Hans-Peter
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Kuloba, B.
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Edebe, J.
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[Dynamics of ungulates in relation to climatic and land use changes in an insularized African savanna ecosystem]
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Dynamics of ungulates in relation to climatic and land use changes in an insularized African savanna ecosystem
Fragmentation, degradation and loss of natural habitats are now recognised as major threats to wildlife conservation and mobile pastoralism in East African savannas. These processes are driven primarily by land tenure and policy, increasing human population, expansion of settlements and agricultu...
Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Makui, O.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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[Effects of extreme land fragmentation on wildlife and livestock population abundance and distribution]
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Effects of extreme land fragmentation on wildlife and livestock population abundance and distribution
Increasing demands for meat and milk in developing countries and the associated production growth are driving the expansion of agriculture at the expense of environmental conservation and other land uses. While considerable attention has been directed at improving crop yields to alleviate the pre...
Bosire, Caroline K.
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Krol, M.S.
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Mekonnen, M.M.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Lannerstad, Mats
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Hoekstra, A.Y.
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[Meat and milk production scenarios and the associated land footprint in Kenya]
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Meat and milk production scenarios and the associated land footprint in Kenya
Contraction of their historic geographic ranges and conflicts with humans underpins declines in large carnivore populations worldwide. These declines, which characterize pastoral systems where carnivores, people and livestock live in close contact, may be paralleled by changes in carnivore behavi...
Mogensen, N.L.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Dabelsteen, T.
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[The effects of pastoralism and protection on lion behaviour, demography and space use in the Mara Region of Kenya]
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The effects of pastoralism and protection on lion behaviour, demography and space use in the Mara Region of Kenya
Many pastoral ecosystems around the globe are under pressure to produce more livestock or to make way for more intensive agricultural systems or new uses (Blench 2000). Some rangelands that used to be managed under communal land tenure are being privatized, with establishment of individual holdin...
Reid, Robin S.
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Gichohi, H.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Nkedianye, D.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Kshatriya, Mrigesh
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Agatsiva, J.L.
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Adanje, S.A.
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Bagine, R.
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[Fragmentation of a peri-urban savanna, Athi-Kaputiei plains, Kenya]
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Fragmentation of a peri-urban savanna, Athi-Kaputiei plains, Kenya
Rising human population and the associated demand for more land, water and other natural resources are intensifying conflicts between people and wildlife worldwide. We investigated the nature, intensity, seasonality, spatial and temporal patterns in human–hippo conflict incidences reported from w...
Kanga, E.M.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Piepho, Hans-Peter
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Olff, H.
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[Human-hippo conflicts in Kenya during 1997-2008: Vulnerability of a megaherbivore to anthropogenic land use changes]
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Human-hippo conflicts in Kenya during 1997-2008: Vulnerability of a megaherbivore to anthropogenic land use changes
Global consumption of livestock products is increasing steadily due to human population growth, poverty reduction and dietary changes raising the demand for already scarce freshwater and land resources. Here, we analyze the changes associated with direct and indirect use of freshwater and land fo...
Bosire, Caroline K.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Krol, M.S.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Hoekstra, A.Y.
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[Trends and spatial variation in water and land footprints of meat and milk production systems in Kenya]
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Trends and spatial variation in water and land footprints of meat and milk production systems in Kenya
Nkedianye, D.K.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Gardingen, P.V.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Livestock-wealth inequalities and uptake of crop cultivation among the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania]
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Livestock-wealth inequalities and uptake of crop cultivation among the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania
There is growing evidence of escalating wildlife losses worldwide. Extreme wildlife losses have recently been documented for large parts of Africa, including western, Central and Eastern Africa. Here, we report extreme declines in wildlife and contemporaneous increase in livestock numbers in Keny...
Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Piepho, Hans-Peter
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Ojwang, G.O.
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Njino, L.W.
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Wargute, P.W.
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[Extreme wildlife declines and concurrent increase in livestock numbers in Kenya: What are the causes?]
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Extreme wildlife declines and concurrent increase in livestock numbers in Kenya: What are the causes?