Preface and Acknowledgments
1 Conservation in a Human-Dominated World
Anthony R. E. Sinclair and Andy Dobson
2 Shaping the Serengeti Ecosystem
Anthony R. E. Sinclair, Andy Dobson, Simon A. R. Mduma, and Kristine L. Metzger
I. Natural Sources of Heterogeneity and Disturbance
3 Scales of Change in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem
Kristine L. Metzger, Anthony R. E. Sinclair, Sandy Macfarlane, Michael B. Coughenour, and Junyan Ding
4 Fire in the Serengeti Ecosystem: History, Drivers, and Consequences
Stephanie Eby, Jan Dempewolf, Ricardo M. Holdo, and Kristine L. Metzger
5 Spatial and Temporal Drivers of Plant Structure and Diversity in Serengeti Savannas
T. Michael Anderson, John Bukombe, and Kristine L. Metzger
6 Why Are Wildebeest the Most Abundant Herbivore in the Serengeti Ecosystem?
J. Grant C. Hopcraft, Ricardo M. Holdo, Ephraim Mwangomo, Simon Mduma, Simon J. Thirgood, Markus Borner, John M. Fryxell, Han Olff, and Anthony R .E. Sinclair
7 Climate-Induced Effects on the Serengeti Mammalian Food Web
John M. Fryxell, Kristine L. Metzger, Craig Packer, Anthony R. E. Sinclair, and Simon A. R. Mduma
II. Response of Biodiversity to Disturbance
8 From Bacteria to Elephants: Effects of Land-Use Legacies on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes in the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem
Louis V. Verchot, Naomi L. Ward, Jayne Belnap, Deborah Bossio, Michael Coughenour, John Gibson, Olivier Hanotte, Andrew N. Muchiru, Susan L. Phillips, Blaire Steven, Diana H. Wall, and Robin S. Reid
9 Biodiversity and the Dynamics of Riverine Forests in Serengeti
Roy Turkington, Gregory Sharam, and Anthony R. E. Sinclair
10 Invertebrates of the Serengeti: Disturbance Effects on Arthropod Diversity and Abundance
Sara N. de Visser, Bernd P. Freymann, Robert F. Foster, Ally K. Nkwabi, Kristine L. Metzger, Andrew W. Harvey, and Anthony R. E. Sinclair
11 The Butterflies of Serengeti: Impact of Environmental Disturbance on Biodiversity
Anthony R. E. Sinclair, Ally K. Nkwabi, and Kristine L. Metzger
12 Small Mammal Diversity and Population Dynamics in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem
Andrea E. Byrom, Wendy A. Ruscoe, Ally J. K. Nkwabi, Kristine L. Metzger, Guy J.Forrester, Meggan E. Craft, Sarah M. Durant, Stephen Makacha, John Bukombe, John Mchetto, Simon A. R. Mduma, Denne N. Reed, Katie Hampson, andAnthony R. E. Sinclair
13 Bird Diversity of the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem: Spatial Patterns of Taxonomic and Functional Richness and Turnover
Jill E. Jankowski, Anthony R. E. Sinclair, and Kristine L. Metzger
14 The Effect of Natural Disturbances on the Avian Community of the Serengeti Woodlands
Ally K. Nkwabi, Anthony R. E. Sinclair, Kristine L. Metzger, and Simon A. R. Mduma
15 Carnivore Communities in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem
Meggan E. Craft, Katie Hampson, Joseph O. Ogutu, and Sarah M. Durant
III. The Human Ecosystem and Its Response to Disturbance
16 The Plight of the People: Understanding the Social-Ecological Context of People Living on the Western Edge of Serengeti National Park
Eli J. Knapp, Dennis Rentsch, Jennifer Schmitt, and Linda M. Knapp
17 Transitions in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area: The Story of Land Use, Human Well-Being, and Conservation
Kathleen A. Galvin, Randall B. Boone, J. Terrence McCabe, Ann L. Magennis, and Tyler A. Beeton
18 Agricultural Expansion and Human Population Trends in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem from 1984 to 2003
Anna B. Estes, T. Kuemmerle, H. Kushnir, V. C. Radeloff, and H. H. Shugart
19 Infectious Diseases in the Serengeti: What We Know and How We Know It
Tiziana Lembo, Harriet Auty, Katie Hampson, Meggan Craft, Andy Dobson, Robert Fyumagwa, Eblate Ernest, Dan Haydon, Richard Hoare, Magai Kaare,Felix Lankester, Titus Mlengeya, Dominic Travis, and Sarah Cleaveland
IV. Coupled Human-Natural Interactions
20 Socioecological Dynamics and Feedbacks in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem
Ricardo M. Holdo and Robert D. Holt
21 Living in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem: Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence
Katie Hampson, J. Terrence McCabe, Anna Estes, Joseph O. Ogutu, Dennis Rentsch, Meggan Craft, Cuthbert B. Hemed, Eblate Ernest, Richard Hoare, Bernard Kissui, Lucas Malugu, Emmanuel Masenga, and Sarah Cleaveland.
V. Consequences of Disturbance for Policy, Management, and Conservation
22 Bushmeat Hunting in the Serengeti Ecosystem: An Assessment of Drivers and Impact on Migratory and Nonmigratory Wildlife
Dennis Rentsch, Ray Hilborn, Eli J. Knapp, Kristine L. Metzger, and Martin Loibooki
23 Human Health in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem
Linda M. Knapp, Eli J. Knapp, Kristine L. Metzger, Dennis Rentsch, Rene Beyers, Katie Hampson, Jennifer Schmitt, Sarah Cleaveland, and Kathleen Galvin
24 Multiple Functions and Institutions: Management Complexity in the Serengeti Ecosystem
Deborah Randall, Anke Fischer, Alastair Nelson, Maurus Msuha, Asanterabi Lowassa, and Camilla Sandström
25 Sustainability of the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem for Wildlife and People
Robin S. Reid, Kathleen A. Galvin, Eli J. Knapp, Joseph O. Ogutu, and Dickson S. Kaelo
VI. Synthesis
26 The Role of Research in Conservation and the Future of Serengeti
Anthony R. E. Sinclair, Julius D. Keyyu, Simon A. R. Mduma, Mtango Mtahiko, Emily Kisamo, J. Grant C. Hopcraft, John Fryxell, Kristine L. Metzger, and Markus Borner
27 The Future of Conservation: Lessons from the Serengeti
Anthony R. E. Sinclair, Andy Dobson, Kristine L. Metzger, John Fryxell, and Simon A. R. Mduma
Contributors
Index