There is mounting concern about declines in wildlife populations in many protected areas in Africa. Migratory ungulates are especially vulnerable to impacts of changing land use outside protected areas on their abundance. Range compression may compromise the capacity of migrants to cope with clim...
Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Owen-Smith, N.
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Piepho, Hans-Peter
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Gichohi, H.
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Kahumbu, P.
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Andanje, S.
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[Changing wildlife populations in Nairobi national park and adjoining Athi-Kaputiei plains: Collapse of the migratory Wildebeest]
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Changing wildlife populations in Nairobi national park and adjoining Athi-Kaputiei plains: Collapse of the migratory Wildebeest
1. Rainfall is the prime climatic factor underpinning the dynamics of African savanna ungulates,but no study has analysed its influence on the abundance of these ungulates at monthly to multiannual time scales.
2. We report relationships between rainfall and changes in age- and sex-structured ...
Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Peipho, H.P.
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Dublin, H.T.
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Bhola, N.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Rainfall influences on ungulate population abundance in the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem]
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Rainfall influences on ungulate population abundance in the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem
Wilson, C.J.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Ecological consequences of controlling the tsetse fly in southwestern Ethiopia: Influence of land cover/land use on bird species richness]
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Ecological consequences of controlling the tsetse fly in southwestern Ethiopia: Influence of land cover/land use on bird species richness
Since the turn of the century, African pastoralists have been held responsible for overuse of woody plants and for the degradation and desertification of many arid and semiarid lands. We analyzed the impacts of pastoral nomads and their livestock on the recruitment (establishment to first reprodu...
Reid, Robin S.
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Ellis, J.E.
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[Impacts of pastoralists on woodlands in south Turkana, Kenya: Livestock-mediated tree recruitment]
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Impacts of pastoralists on woodlands in south Turkana, Kenya: Livestock-mediated tree recruitment
Reid, Robin S.
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Wilson, C.J.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Swallow, B.M.
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[Ecological consequences of controlling a livestock disease: Changes in land-use and vegetative cover in Ethiopia]
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Ecological consequences of controlling a livestock disease: Changes in land-use and vegetative cover in Ethiopia
Questions as to whether public investment in international agricultural research is a `Good Thing' or not may best be addressed using two arguments: (1) justifications based on whether or not past investments have yielded substantial benefits to societies and the resource-poor; and (2) that futur...
Kruska, R.L.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Henninger, N.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Mapping livestock-oriented agricultural production systems for the developing world]
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Mapping livestock-oriented agricultural production systems for the developing world
This paper deals with the environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world. It discusses the complex role of livestock in developing countries, diversity of livestock production systems; health benefits from animal foods; livestock and the need for intensification; environmental impacts...
Nicholson, Charles F.
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Blake, R.W.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Schelhas, J.
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[Environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world]
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Environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world
Climate change science has been discussed and synthesized by the world's best minds at unprecedented scales. Now that the Kyoto Protocol may become a reality, it is time to be realistic about the likelihood of success of mitigation activities. Pastoral lands in the tropics hold tremendous sequest...
Reid, Robin S.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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McCrabb, G.J.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Atieno, F.
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Jones, Peter G.
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[Is it possible to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in pastoral ecosystems of the tropics?]
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Is it possible to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in pastoral ecosystems of the tropics?
Biodiversity in rangelands is decreasing, due to intense utilization for livestock production and conversion of rangeland into cropland; yet the outlook of rangeland biodiversity has not been considered in view of future global demand for food. Here we assess the impact of future livestock produc...
Alkemade, R.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Berg, M. van den
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Jeuken, M.
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[Assessing the impacts of livestock production on biodiversity in rangeland ecosystems]
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Assessing the impacts of livestock production on biodiversity in rangeland ecosystems
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