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AfricanBioServices SIGNED

Linking biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services in the Great Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem (GSME) - drivers of change, causalities and sustainable management strategies

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Project "AfricanBioServices" data sheet

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Coordinator
NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU 

Organization address
address: HOGSKOLERINGEN 1
city: TRONDHEIM
postcode: 7491
website: www.ntnu.no

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 Coordinator Country Norway [NO]
 Project website http://africanbioservices.eu
 Total cost 9˙891˙768 €
 EC max contribution 9˙891˙768 € (100%)
 Programme 1. H2020-EU.3.5.2. (Protection of the environment, sustainable management of natural resources, water, biodiversity and ecosystems)
 Code Call H2020-SC5-2014-two-stage
 Funding Scheme RIA
 Starting year 2015
 Duration (year-month-day) from 2015-06-01   to  2019-08-31

 Partnership

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# participants  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU NO (TRONDHEIM) coordinator 2˙940˙745.00
2    STIFTELSEN NORSK INSTITUTT FOR NATURFORSKNING NINA NO (TRONDHEIM) participant 1˙193˙261.00
3    TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE TZ (ARUSHA) participant 1˙192˙662.00
4    UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW UK (GLASGOW) participant 1˙030˙067.00
5    RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN NL (GRONINGEN) participant 1˙003˙155.00
6    KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET DK (KOBENHAVN) participant 816˙625.00
7    UNIVERSITAET HOHENHEIM DE (STUTTGART) participant 588˙225.00
8    International Livestock Research Institute KE (Nairobi) participant 258˙687.00
9    MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND MINERAL RESOURCES KE (Nairobi) participant 204˙200.00
10    UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM TZ (DAR ES SALAAM) participant 201˙620.00
11    Sokoine University of Agriculture TZ (Morogoro) participant 163˙145.00
12    UNIVERSITY OF DODOMA TZ (DODOMA) participant 155˙875.00
13    KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE KE (Nairobi) participant 143˙500.00

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 Project objective

The direct dependence of humans on ecosystem services is by far strongest in developing regions where poverty restricts access to resources. This dependency also makes people in developing countries more sensitive to climate change than their developed counterparts. Increasing human populations deteriorates natural habitat, biodiversity and ecosystems services which spiral into poverty and low human welfare. This calls for innovative solutions that encompass the entire socio-ecological-economic system, as recognized on a global scale in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. However, innovative and practical solutions require downscaling to regional levels for identifying concrete sets of drivers of change. For Africa specifically, the interplay of human population growth, land use change, climate change and human well-being is a major challenge. This project focuses on the Serengeti-Maasai Mara Ecosystem and associated agricultural areas, a region in East Africa that encompasses parts of Kenya and Tanzania. The ecosystem is world-famous for key aspects of its biodiversity, such as the migration of 1.3 million wildebeest. This ‘flagship ecosystem’ role will enhance the international interest in the project. In this project, internationally leading researchers from Norway, the Netherlands, Scotland, Denmark and Germany are teaming up with strong local partners in Tanzania and Kenya. The research will be organised in seven interlinked work packages: 1) assemble and integrate the so far separate Kenyan and Tanzanian relevant data on the region; 2) quantify the connections between human population growth, land use change, climate change and biodiversity change; 3) test how biodiversity change leads to changes in key ecosystem services; 4) quantify the dependence of human livelihoods on these ecosystem services. We will implement innovative ways for communication and dissemination of the results of ‘continuous engagement’ by local stakeholders.

 Deliverables

List of deliverables.
Quantitative modelling of land use Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:24:59
Building database Open Research Data Pilot 2020-04-09 20:24:08
Carnivore, vulture and other raptor densities surveyed by call-in stations Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:24:46
Maps on biophysical and socioeconomic characteristics Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:21:01
EVALUATION OF WELFARE IMPLICATIONS OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICE AND MANAGEMENT CHANGE Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:22:31
Data Management Plan Final Open Research Data Pilot 2020-04-09 20:21:13
LITERATURE REVIEW AND POLICY ANALYSIS IDENTIFYING PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS OF TANZANIA\'S WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS AND THEIR CAUSES Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:24:34
SYNTHESIS OF STUDIES OF POLICY OUTCOMES Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:22:42
How wildlife affects fire frequency Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:20:34
Ecotourism benefit sharing strategies Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:20:23
Biodiversity in areas of different land use Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:25:28
Fieldwork with partners Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:23:45
Disseminate to general public Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:23:22
Models of choice of livelihood strategies Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:22:54
List of scientific presentations Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:23:09
Dissemination and exploitation plan final Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:23:56
Modelled wildlife and livestock population Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:19:41
Impact of land-use on nutrient availability Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:24:22
Models on spatial patterns in welfare dependence on ecosystem services Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:21:26
Impact of wildlife movements on sickness Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:20:47
Dissemination and exploitation plan version 1 Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:23:33
Household reliance on illegal hunting Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:20:10
Evaluation of impact of precipitation Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:19:55
Impact of land use on mammals Documents, reports 2020-04-09 20:25:14
Meeting with local stakeholders Documents, reports 2020-03-24 11:43:41
Ecosystem resilience across landscape Documents, reports 2020-03-24 11:43:41
Public symposium/workshop Documents, reports 2020-03-24 11:43:41
Impact of land use on productivity and nutrient cycling Documents, reports 2020-03-24 11:43:41
ANALYSIS OF CHOICE OF LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES IN RESPONSE TO ROAD DEVELOPMENT Documents, reports 2020-03-24 11:43:41
Data base on household income Documents, reports 2020-03-24 11:43:41
Assessment of cyclicity of weather Documents, reports 2020-03-24 11:43:41
RENEWABLE RESOURCE SCARCITY, INSTITUTIONS, AND THE SUPPORT OF VIOLENCE Documents, reports 2020-03-24 11:43:41
Data Management Plan version 3 Open Research Data Pilot 2020-03-24 11:43:41
LAND DIVISION, DISPOSSESSION AND FENCING IN THE MAASAI MARA, KENYA Documents, reports 2020-03-24 11:43:41
Modelled trends in climate and vegetation and characteristics of extreme events Documents, reports 2020-03-24 11:43:40
Ethics requirement report Documents, reports 2020-03-24 11:43:40
Website, Project leaflet produced Documents, reports 2020-03-24 11:43:40
Collection of social, economic and ecological data Documents, reports 2020-03-24 11:43:40

Take a look to the deliverables list in detail:  detailed list of AfricanBioServices deliverables.

 Publications

year authors and title journal last update
List of publications.
2017 Joseph O. Ogutu, Bernard Kuloba, Hans-Peter Piepho, Erustus Kanga
Wildlife Population Dynamics in Human-Dominated Landscapes under Community-Based Conservation: The Example of Nakuru Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya
published pages: e0169730, ISSN: 1932-6203, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169730
PLOS ONE 12/1 2020-03-24
2016 Sara Blackburn, J. Grant C. Hopcraft, Joseph O. Ogutu, Jason Matthiopoulos, Laurence Frank
Human-wildlife conflict, benefit sharing and the survival of lions in pastoralist community-based conservancies
published pages: 1195-1205, ISSN: 0021-8901, DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12632
Journal of Applied Ecology 53/4 2020-03-24
2015 J. Grant C. Hopcraft, Gerald Bigurube, James Daudi Lembeli, Markus Borner
Balancing Conservation with National Development: A Socio-Economic Case Study of the Alternatives to the Serengeti Road
published pages: e0130577, ISSN: 1932-6203, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130577
PLOS ONE 10/7 2020-03-24
2015 Joseph O. Ogutu, Norman Owen-Smith, Hans-Peter Piepho, Holly T. Dublin
How Rainfall Variation Influences Reproductive Patterns of African Savanna Ungulates in an Equatorial Region Where Photoperiod Variation Is Absent
published pages: e0133744, ISSN: 1932-6203, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133744
PLOS ONE 10/8 2020-03-24
2014 Joseph O. Ogutu, Hans-Peter Piepho, Holly T. Dublin
Reproductive seasonality in African ungulates in relation to rainfall
published pages: 323, ISSN: 1035-3712, DOI: 10.1071/WR13211
Wildlife Research 41/4 2020-03-24
2017 B. Bett, P. Kiunga, J. Gachohi, C. Sindato, D. Mbotha, T. Robinson, J. Lindahl, D. Grace
Effects of climate change on the occurrence and distribution of livestock diseases
published pages: 119-129, ISSN: 0167-5877, DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.11.019
Preventive Veterinary Medicine 137 2020-03-24
2016 Colin J. Torney, Andrew P. Dobson, Felix Borner, David J. Lloyd-Jones, David Moyer, Honori T. Maliti, Machoke Mwita, Howard Fredrick, Markus Borner, J. Grant C. Hopcraft
Assessing Rotation-Invariant Feature Classification for Automated Wildebeest Population Counts
published pages: e0156342, ISSN: 1932-6203, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156342
PLOS ONE 11/5 2020-03-24
2016 Joseph O. Ogutu, Hans-Peter Piepho, Mohamed Y. Said, Gordon O. Ojwang, Lucy W. Njino, Shem C. Kifugo, Patrick W. Wargute
Extreme Wildlife Declines and Concurrent Increase in Livestock Numbers in Kenya: What Are the Causes?
published pages: e0163249, ISSN: 1932-6203, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163249
PLOS ONE 11/9 2020-03-24
2016 K. Rysava, R. A. R. McGill, J. Matthiopoulos, J. G. C. Hopcraft
Re-constructing nutritional history of Serengeti wildebeest from stable isotopes in tail hair: seasonal starvation patterns in an obligate grazer
published pages: 1461-1468, ISSN: 0951-4198, DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7572
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 30/13 2020-03-24
2017 Judith Sitters, Elisabeth S. Bakker, Michiel P. Veldhuis, G. F. Veen, Harry Olde Venterink, Michael J. Vanni
The Stoichiometry of Nutrient Release by Terrestrial Herbivores and Its Ecosystem Consequences
published pages: 1-8, ISSN: 2296-6463, DOI: 10.3389/feart.2017.00032
Frontiers in Earth Science 5 2020-03-24
2017 Flora Magige, Eivin Røskaft
Medicinal and commercial uses of ostrich products in Tanzania
published pages: , ISSN: 1746-4269, DOI: 10.1186/s13002-017-0176-5
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13/1 2020-03-24
2015 Holly T. Dublin, Joseph O. Ogutu
Population regulation of African buffalo in the Mara–Serengeti ecosystem
published pages: 382, ISSN: 1035-3712, DOI: 10.1071/WR14205
Wildlife Research 42/5 2020-03-24
2018 Michiel P. Veldhuis, Matty P. Berg, Michel Loreau, Han Olff
Ecological autocatalysis: a central principle in ecosystem organization?
published pages: 304-319, ISSN: 0012-9615, DOI: 10.1002/ecm.1292
Ecological Monographs 88/3 2020-03-24
2013 Joseph O. Ogutu, Hans-Peter Piepho, Holly T. Dublin
Responses of phenology, synchrony and fecundity of breeding by African ungulates to interannual variation in rainfall
published pages: 698, ISSN: 1035-3712, DOI: 10.1071/WR13117
Wildlife Research 40/8 2020-03-24
2017 Emmanuel C Mmassy, Robert D Fyumagwa, Kjetil Bevanger, Eivin Røskaft
Breeding ecology of Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori strunthiunculus in the Serengeti National Park
published pages: 155-162, ISSN: 0030-6525, DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2017.1404502
Ostrich 89/2 2020-03-24
2018 Kwaslema Malle Hariohay, Craig R. Jackson, Robert D. Fyumagwa, Eivin Roskaft
Trophy Hunting Versus Ecotourism as a Conservation Model? Assessing the Impacts on Ungulate Behaviour and Demographics in the Ruaha-Rungwa Ecosystem, Central Tanzania
published pages: 33, ISSN: 1927-0496, DOI: 10.5539/enrr.v8n2p33
Environment and Natural Resources Research 8/2 2020-03-24
2018 Joseph M. Mukeka, Joseph O. Ogutu, Erustus Kanga, Eivin Roskaft
Characteristics of Human-Wildlife Conflicts in Kenya: Examples of Tsavo and Maasai Mara Regions
published pages: 148, ISSN: 1927-0496, DOI: 10.5539/enrr.v8n3p148
Environment and Natural Resources Research 8/3 2020-03-24
2018 T. Michael Anderson, Philbert M. Ngoti, Mawazo L. Nzunda, Daniel M. Griffith, James D. M. Speed, Frode Fossøy, Eivin Røskaft, Bente J. Graae
The burning question: does fire affect habitat selection and forage preference of the black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis in East African savannahs?
published pages: 1-10, ISSN: 0030-6053, DOI: 10.1017/S0030605318000388
Oryx 2020-03-24
2017 Bernard Bett, Mohammed Y. Said, Rosemary Sang, Salome Bukachi, Salome Wanyoike, Shem C. Kifugo, Fredrick Otieno, Enoch Ontiri, Ian Njeru, Johanna Lindahl, Delia Grace
Effects of flood irrigation on the risk of selected zoonotic pathogens in an arid and semi-arid area in the eastern Kenya
published pages: e0172626, ISSN: 1932-6203, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172626
PLOS ONE 12/5 2020-03-24
2018 Peniel Mbise Franco, Roll Skjærvø Gine, D. Lyamuya Richard, D. Fyumagwa Robert, Jackson Craig, Holmern Tomas, Røskaft Eivin
Livestock depredation by wild carnivores in the Eastern Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania
published pages: 122-130, ISSN: 2141-243X, DOI: 10.5897/IJBC2017.1165
International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation 10/3 2020-03-24
2017 Franco Peniel Mbise, Kari-Elise Fredriksen, Robert D. Fyumagwa, Tomas Holmern, Craig R. Jackson, Frode Fossøy, Eivin Røskaft
Do hyraxes benefit from human presence in Serengeti?
published pages: 672-678, ISSN: 0141-6707, DOI: 10.1111/aje.12405
African Journal of Ecology 55/4 2020-03-24
2018 Gundula S. Bartzke, Joseph O. Ogutu, Sabyasachi Mukhopadhyay, Devolent Mtui, Holly T. Dublin, Hans-Peter Piepho
Rainfall trends and variation in the Maasai Mara ecosystem and their implications for animal population and biodiversity dynamics
published pages: e0202814, ISSN: 1932-6203, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202814
PLOS ONE 13/9 2020-03-24
2017 R. Sang, J. Lutomiah, M. Said, A. Makio, H. Koka, E. Koskei, A. Nyunja, S. Owaka, D. Matoke-Muhia, S. Bukachi, J. Lindahl, D. Grace, B. Bett
Effects of Irrigation and Rainfall on the Population Dynamics of Rift Valley Fever and Other Arbovirus Mosquito Vectors in the Epidemic-Prone Tana River County, Kenya
published pages: tjw206, ISSN: 0022-2585, DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjw206
Journal of Medical Entomology 54/2 2020-03-24
2017 Emmanuel C. Mmassy, Robert D. Fyumagwa, Craig R. Jackson, Kjetil Bevanger, Eivin Røskaft
Kori bustard ( Ardeotis kori struthiunculus) occurrence in the Serengeti grass plains, northern Tanzania
published pages: 298-304, ISSN: 0141-6707, DOI: 10.1111/aje.12351
African Journal of Ecology 55/3 2020-03-24
2016 Mohammed Y. Said, Joseph O. Ogutu, Shem C. Kifugo, Ogeli Makui, Robin S. Reid, Jan de Leeuw
Effects of extreme land fragmentation on wildlife and livestock population abundance and distribution
published pages: 151-164, ISSN: 1617-1381, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2016.10.005
Journal for Nature Conservation 34 2020-03-24
2018 Stuart W. Smith, James D. M. Speed, John Bukombe, Shombe N. Hassan, Richard D. Lyamuya, Philipo Jacob Mtweve, Anders Sundsdal, Bente J. Graae
Litter type and termites regulate root decomposition across contrasting savanna land-uses
published pages: , ISSN: 0030-1299, DOI: 10.1111/oik.05697
Oikos 2020-03-24
2018 John Bukombe, Stuart Smith, Hamza Kija, Asheeli Loishooki, Glory Sumay, Machoke Mwita, Grayson Mwakalebe, Emilian Kihwele
Fire regulates the abundance of alien plant species around roads and settlements in the Serengeti National Park
published pages: 357-367, ISSN: 1989-8649, DOI: 10.3391/mbi.2018.9.3.17
Management of Biological Invasions 9/3 2020-03-24
2018 Colin J. Torney, J. Grant C. Hopcraft, Thomas A. Morrison, Iain D. Couzin, Simon A. Levin
From single steps to mass migration: the problem of scale in the movement ecology of the Serengeti wildebeest
published pages: 20170012, ISSN: 0962-8436, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0012
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 373/1746 2020-03-24
2017 Claire Bedelian, Joseph O. Ogutu
Trade-offs for climate-resilient pastoral livelihoods in wildlife conservancies in the Mara ecosystem, Kenya
published pages: , ISSN: 2041-7136, DOI: 10.1186/s13570-017-0085-1
Pastoralism 7/1 2020-03-24
2017 Kavana P. Y., C. P. Mahonge, A. Z. Sangeda, E. J. Mtengeti, R. Fyumagwa, S. Nindi, B. J. Graae, M. R. Nielsen, J. Bukombe, J. Keyyu, J. Speed, S. Smith, S. Hassan, J. Ntalwila and O. Ilomo
Panorama of agro-pastoralism in western Serengeti: A review and synthesis
published pages: \"#191\", ISSN: 0121-3784, DOI:
Livestock Research for Rural Development 29/10 2020-03-24
2018 Thomas A. Morrison, Anna B. Estes, Simon A.R. Mduma, Honori T. Maliti, Howard Frederick, Hamza Kija, Machoke Mwita, A.R.E. Sinclair, Edward M. Kohi
Informing Aerial Total Counts with Demographic Models: Population Growth of Serengeti Elephants Not Explained Purely by Demography
published pages: e12413, ISSN: 1755-263X, DOI: 10.1111/conl.12413
Conservation Letters 11/3 2020-03-24
2017 Sofie Enström, Daniel Nthiwa, Bernard Bett, Amanda Karlsson, Silvia Alonso, Johanna F. Lindahl
Brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in Kenya
published pages: , ISSN: 1756-0500, DOI: 10.1186/s13104-017-2941-x
BMC Research Notes 10/1 2020-03-24
2018 Rose P. Kicheleri, Thorsten Treue, Martin R. Nielsen, George C. Kajembe, Felister M. Mombo
Institutional Rhetoric Versus Local Reality: A Case Study of Burunge Wildlife Management Area, Tanzania
published pages: 215824401877438, ISSN: 2158-2440, DOI: 10.1177/2158244018774382
SAGE Open 8/2 2020-03-24
2018 Solomon Zena Walelign, Martin Reinhardt Nielsen, Xi Jiao, Jette Bredahl Jacobsen
Is households’ risk attitude robust to different experimental payoffs?
published pages: 1-4, ISSN: 1350-4851, DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2018.1489496
Applied Economics Letters 2020-03-24

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