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
Bhola, N.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Piepho, Hans-Peter
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Reid, Robin S.
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Hobbs, N.T.
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Olff, H.
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[Comparative changes in density and demography of large herbivores in the Masai Mara Reserve and its surrounding human-dominated pastoral ranches in Kenya]
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Comparative changes in density and demography of large herbivores in the Masai Mara Reserve and its surrounding human-dominated pastoral ranches in Kenya
In this article, we discuss the drivers, causes, and impacts of land-use change in the Maasai Steppe of northern Tanzania. Remote sensing data were used to analyze land-use change, and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) was used to link-up with wildlife population dynamics and livestock distr...
Msoffe, F.U.
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Neselle, M.O.
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Gardingen, P. van
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Reid, Robin S.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Herero, M.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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[Drivers and impacts of land-use change in the Maasai Steppe of Northern Tanzania: An ecological-social-political analysis]
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Drivers and impacts of land-use change in the Maasai Steppe of Northern Tanzania: An ecological-social-political analysis
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
More of the land surface of the earth is used for grazing than for any other purpose (FAO 1999, WRI 2000, Asner et al. 2004, Ojima and Chuluun, Chapter 8). Although livestock and wildlife graze in forests and woodlands, we focus here on the lands where most herding peoples and their livestock gra...
Reid, Robin S.
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Galvin, K.A.
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Kruska, R.S.
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[Global significance of extensive grazing lands and pastoral societies: An introduction]
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Global significance of extensive grazing lands and pastoral societies: An introduction
Little of the current focus on landscape fragmentation has focused on rangelands or pastoral lands. This paper investigates the existing evidence for causes and processes of fragmentation in pastoral lands and its effects of landscapes and peoples. More conceptual work is needed on the definition...
Reid, Robin S.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Kruska, R.L.
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[Loss and fragmentation of habitat for pastoral people and wildlife in East Africa: Concepts and issues]
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Loss and fragmentation of habitat for pastoral people and wildlife in East Africa: Concepts and issues
This paper focuses on the changes affecting the world's pastoral systems in the context of globalization, and considers whether pastoralism will survive modern times. Opportunities for pastoral livelihood improvement are explored.
Sustaining wildlife and pastoral communities in savannas worldwide depends on understanding how landscapes provide for their needs. The composite effects of multiple forces shape herbivore distribution in savannas. We propose a model describing the distribution of animal density along two resourc...
Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Piepho, Hans-Peter
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Reid, Robin S.
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Rainy, M.E.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Worden, J.S.
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Nyabenge, M.
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Hobbs, N.T.
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[Large herbivore responses to water and settlements in savannas]
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Large herbivore responses to water and settlements in savannas
A number of studies have begun to show the large impact that pastoralism has on African savanna ecosystems. Here we look at the impact of abandoned settlements on the distribution of the large ungulates of Amboseli, Kenya.
Monthly dung counts show that all 9 species studied are attracted by settl...
Muchiru, A.N.
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Western, D.J.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[The role of abandoned pastoral settlements in the dynamics of African large herbivore communities]
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The role of abandoned pastoral settlements in the dynamics of African large herbivore communities
Cochrane, K.
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Nkedianye, D.
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Partoip, E.
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Sumare, S.
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Kiruswa, S.
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Kaelo, D.
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Onetu, L.
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Neselle, M.O.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Homewood, K.
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Trench, P.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Family fortunes: analysis of changing livelihoods in Maasailand]
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Family fortunes: analysis of changing livelihoods in Maasailand