By David Western

The spatial contraction of the Amboseli ecosystem is worrying, based on an analysis of the long-term counts dating back to 1973. Victor Mose, who attended a special workshop on spatial modeling in ecology held in Birmingham UK in June (watch video below), has been developing visualization tools to distill and illustrate the extent of spatial change in species distributions.

Figure 1. Spatial clustering of keystone species in the 1970s and 2000s in the Amboseli ecosystem

The provisional maps (Figure 1) are based on six key species. The results illustrate a strong contraction in the spatial spread and richness of species in the four main clusters of wildlife populations identified by spatial clustering techniques. Regaining the spatial connections is  important for the health and richness of the ungulate and carnivore populations will be the focus of land use plans ACP will draw up with AET in the coming few months.

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By David Western, Victor N. Mose, David Maitumo, Immaculate Ombongi, Sakimba Kimiti, Winfridah Kemunto, Samuel Lekanaiya, Paul Kasaine and Sunte Kimiti

The outlook for livestock and wildlife in the short dry season normally stretching from January to the long rains

Long-term spatial changes in Amboseli

Authored by : David Western
Posted on January 15, 2015

The spatial contraction of the Amboseli ecosystem is worrying, based on an analysis of the long-term counts dating back to 1973. Victor Mose, who attended a special workshop on spatial modeling in ecology held in Birmingham UK in June (watch video below), has been developing visualization tools to distill and illustrate the extent of spatial change in species distributions.

Figure 1. Spatial clustering of keystone species in the 1970s and 2000s in the Amboseli ecosystem

The provisional maps (Figure 1) are based on six key species. The results illustrate a strong contraction in the spatial spread and richness of species in the four main clusters of wildlife populations identified by spatial clustering techniques. Regaining the spatial connections is  important for the health and richness of the ungulate and carnivore populations will be the focus of land use plans ACP will draw up with AET in the coming few months.

By David Western

The spatial contraction of the Amboseli ecosystem is worrying, based on an analysis of the long-term counts dating back to 1973. Victor Mose, who attended a special workshop on spatial modeling in ecology held in Birmingham UK in June (watch video below), has been developing visualization tools to distill and illustrate the extent of spatial change in species distributions.

Figure 1. Spatial clustering of keystone species in the 1970s and 2000s in the Amboseli ecosystem

The provisional maps (Figure 1) are based on six key species. The results illustrate a strong contraction in the spatial spread and richness of species in the four main clusters of wildlife populations identified by spatial clustering techniques. Regaining the spatial connections is  important for the health and richness of the ungulate and carnivore populations will be the focus of land use plans ACP will draw up with AET in the coming few months.

By ACP Team

We are delighted to present the inaugural issue of Eseriani, a new magazine dedicated to exploring well-being

By David Western, David Maitumo, Victor N. Mose, Julius Muriuki and Glen P. Mitema

Amboseli became world renowned in the 1950s as the setting for Where No Vulture’s Fly

By David Western, Victor N. Mose, David Maitumo, Immaculate Ombongi, Sakimba Kimiti, Winfridah Kemunto, Samuel Lekanaiya, Paul Kasaine and Sunte Kimiti

The outlook for livestock and wildlife in the short dry season normally stretching from January to the long rains

Posted on January 15, 2015

By David Western

The spatial contraction of the Amboseli ecosystem is worrying, based on an analysis of the long-term counts dating back to 1973. Victor Mose, who attended a special workshop on spatial modeling in ecology held in Birmingham UK in June (watch video below), has been developing visualization tools to distill and illustrate the extent of spatial change in species distributions.

Figure 1. Spatial clustering of keystone species in the 1970s and 2000s in the Amboseli ecosystem

The provisional maps (Figure 1) are based on six key species. The results illustrate a strong contraction in the spatial spread and richness of species in the four main clusters of wildlife populations identified by spatial clustering techniques. Regaining the spatial connections is  important for the health and richness of the ungulate and carnivore populations will be the focus of land use plans ACP will draw up with AET in the coming few months.

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