Rainfall trends and variation in the Maasai Mara ecosystem and their implications for animal population and biodiversity dynamics.

Rainfall trends and variation in the Maasai Mara ecosystem and their implications for animal population and biodiversity dynamics.

Rainfall exerts a controlling influence on the availability and quality of vegetation and surface water for herbivores in African terrestrial ecosystems. We analyse temporal trends and variation in rainfall in the Maasai Mara ecosystem of East Africa and infer their implications for animal populatio...

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Main Authors: Gundula S Bartzke, Joseph O Ogutu, Sabyasachi Mukhopadhyay, Devolent Mtui, Holly T Dublin, Hans-Peter Piepho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6145597?pdf=render

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