Processes of fragmentation in the Amboseli ecosystem, Southern Kajiado district, Kenya
The Amboseli ecosystem is known worldwide as one of Kenya’s “conservation jewels,” and is recognized as a landscape where humans, livestock, and wildlife have co-existed for centuries. However, there is a long-term shift underway, pushed by a transition in human land-use from extensive pastoralism b...
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| author | BurnSilver, S.B. Worden, J. Boone, Randall B. |
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| description | The Amboseli ecosystem is known worldwide as one of Kenya’s “conservation jewels,” and is recognized as a landscape where humans, livestock, and wildlife have co-existed for centuries. However, there is a long-term shift underway, pushed by a transition in human land-use from extensive pastoralism by Maasai to intensive pastoralism carried out within legally-prescribed private parcels of land. In the face of this transition, the region’s wildlife populations and its system of seasonal livestock and wildlife movements appear increasingly fragile, and Maasai pastoralists themselves are facing significant challenges to their economic and cultural well-being. |
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| spelling | CGSpace567452024-01-08T18:54:14Z Processes of fragmentation in the Amboseli ecosystem, Southern Kajiado district, Kenya BurnSilver, S.B. Worden, J. Boone, Randall B. livestock pastoralism The Amboseli ecosystem is known worldwide as one of Kenya’s “conservation jewels,” and is recognized as a landscape where humans, livestock, and wildlife have co-existed for centuries. However, there is a long-term shift underway, pushed by a transition in human land-use from extensive pastoralism by Maasai to intensive pastoralism carried out within legally-prescribed private parcels of land. In the face of this transition, the region’s wildlife populations and its system of seasonal livestock and wildlife movements appear increasingly fragile, and Maasai pastoralists themselves are facing significant challenges to their economic and cultural well-being. 2008 2015-02-12T15:42:37Z 2015-02-12T15:42:37Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/56745 en Limited Access Springer BurnSilver, S.B., Worden, J. and Boone, R.B. 2008. Processes of fragmentation in the Amboseli ecosystem, Southern Kajiado district, Kenya IN: Galvin, K.A.; Reid, R.; Behnke, R.H.; Hobbs, N.T. (eds.) 2008. Fragmentation in semi-arid and arid landscapes: consequences for human and natural systems. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer: 225-253. |
| spellingShingle | livestock pastoralism BurnSilver, S.B. Worden, J. Boone, Randall B. Processes of fragmentation in the Amboseli ecosystem, Southern Kajiado district, Kenya |
| title | Processes of fragmentation in the Amboseli ecosystem, Southern Kajiado district, Kenya |
| title_full | Processes of fragmentation in the Amboseli ecosystem, Southern Kajiado district, Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Processes of fragmentation in the Amboseli ecosystem, Southern Kajiado district, Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Processes of fragmentation in the Amboseli ecosystem, Southern Kajiado district, Kenya |
| title_short | Processes of fragmentation in the Amboseli ecosystem, Southern Kajiado district, Kenya |
| title_sort | processes of fragmentation in the amboseli ecosystem southern kajiado district kenya |
| topic | livestock pastoralism |
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