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Schooler SL, Finnegan SP, Fowler NL, Kellner KF, Lutto AL, Parchizadeh J, van den Bosch M, Zubiria Perez A, Masinde LM, Mwampeta SB, Boone HM, Gantchoff MG, Hill JE, Kautz TM, Wehr NH, Fyumagwa R, Belant JL. Factors influencing lion movements and habitat use in the western Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18890. [PMID: 36344560 PMCID: PMC9640537 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22053-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Protected areas that restrict human activities can enhance wildlife habitat quality. Efficacy of protected areas can be improved with increased protection from illegal activities and presence of buffer protected areas that surround a core protected area. Habitat value of protected areas also can be affected by seasonal variation in anthropogenic pressures. We examined seasonal space use by African lions (Panthera leo) within a core protected area, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, and surrounding buffer protected areas with varying protection strengths. We used lion locations in logistic regression models during wet and dry seasons to estimate probability of use in relation to protection strength, distance to protected area edge, human and livestock density, distance to roads and rivers, and land cover. Lions used strongly protected buffer areas over the core protected area and unprotected areas, and moved away from protected area boundaries toward the core protected area when buffer protected areas had less protection. Lions avoided high livestock density in the wet season and high human density in the dry season. Increased strength of protection can decrease edge effects on buffer areas and help maintain habitat quality of core protected areas for lions and other wildlife species.
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- Sarah L. Schooler
- grid.264257.00000 0004 0387 8708Department of Environmental Biology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210 USA ,grid.17088.360000 0001 2150 1785Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- grid.264257.00000 0004 0387 8708Department of Environmental Biology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210 USA
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- grid.264257.00000 0004 0387 8708Department of Environmental Biology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210 USA
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- grid.17088.360000 0001 2150 1785Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- grid.264257.00000 0004 0387 8708Department of Environmental Biology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210 USA
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- grid.17088.360000 0001 2150 1785Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- grid.17088.360000 0001 2150 1785Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- grid.17088.360000 0001 2150 1785Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority, Bariadi, Simiyu United Republic of Tanzania
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- grid.17088.360000 0001 2150 1785Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- grid.17088.360000 0001 2150 1785Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- grid.266231.20000 0001 2175 167XDepartment of Biology, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469 USA
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- grid.213876.90000 0004 1936 738XSavannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC 29802 USA
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- grid.17088.360000 0001 2150 1785Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- grid.17088.360000 0001 2150 1785Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- grid.452871.d0000 0001 2226 9754Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania
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- grid.17088.360000 0001 2150 1785Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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Kariuki RW, Capitani C, Munishi LK, Shoemaker A, Courtney Mustaphi CJ, William N, Lane PJ, Marchant R. Serengeti’s futures: Exploring land use and land cover change scenarios to craft pathways for meeting conservation and development goals. FRONTIERS IN CONSERVATION SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fcosc.2022.920143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Rapid land use transformations and increased climatic uncertainties challenge potential sustainable development pathways for communities and wildlife in regions with strong economic reliance on natural resources. In response to the complex causes and consequences of land use change, participatory scenario development approaches have emerged as key tools for analyzing drivers of change to help chart the future of socio-ecological systems. We assess stakeholder perspectives of land use and land cover change (LULCC) and integrate co-produced scenarios of future land cover change with spatial modeling to evaluate how future LULCC in the wider Serengeti ecosystem might align or diverge with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Across the wider Serengeti ecosystem, population growth, infrastructural development, agricultural economy, and political will in support of climate change management strategies were perceived to be the key drivers of future LULCC. Under eight scenarios, declines in forest area as a proportion of total land area ranged from 0.1% to 4% in 2030 and from 0.1% to 6% in 2063, with the preservation of forest cover linked to the level of protection provided. Futures with well-demarcated protected areas, sound land use plans, and stable governance were highly desired. In contrast, futures with severe climate change impacts and encroached and degazetted protected areas were considered undesirable. Insights gained from our study are important for guiding pathways toward achieving sustainability goals while recognizing societies’ relationship with nature. The results highlight the usefulness of multi-stakeholder engagement, perspective sharing, and consensus building toward shared socio-ecological goals.
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Kegamba JJ, Sangha KK, Wurm P, Garnett ST. A review of conservation-related benefit-sharing mechanisms in Tanzania. Glob Ecol Conserv 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Mbise FP, Ranke PS, Røskaft E. Community spatial distance and educational determinants of how local people appreciate conservation benefits around Tarangire and Saadani National Parks, Tanzania. Glob Ecol Conserv 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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van Oudenhoven AP, de Groot RS. Trade-offs and synergies between biodiversity conservation, land use change and ecosystem services. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES & MANAGEMENT 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/21513732.2013.796150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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- a Environmental Systems Analysis Group , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands
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