Demographic drivers of population dynamics reveal subpopulation‐specific conservation needs for giraffes in the Serengeti Ecosystem
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.70037Read our scientific commentaryResearch by
Monica L. Bond, Dominik M. Behr, Derek Lee, Megan K. L. Strauss, Petra Campbell, Douglas R. Cavener, George G. Lohay, James M. Madeli, Maria Paniw, Arpat Özgül
Combines longitudinal photographic datasets to estimate subpopulation-specific giraffe demography and relate central Serengeti population growth to adult survival and calf recruitment.
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Study facts
- Method
- Longitudinal photographic capture–recapture; Bayesian hidden-state demographic model for Seronera and frequentist comparisons at other sites.
- Location
- Four subpopulations in Tanzania’s Serengeti Ecosystem.
- Species
- Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi), using the authors’ taxonomy.
- Sample
- 1,520 uniquely identified giraffes across four study subpopulations; repeated annual encounter histories.
- Period
- Seronera: 2008–2016 and 2018–2023; Kirawira/Bologonja: surveys within 2019–2023; Ndutu: 2018, 2019 and 2021.
Full citation
Monica L. Bond, Dominik M. Behr, Derek Lee, Megan K. L. Strauss, Petra Campbell, Douglas R. Cavener, George G. Lohay, James M. Madeli, Maria Paniw, Arpat Özgül (2025). Demographic drivers of population dynamics reveal subpopulation‐specific conservation needs for giraffes in the Serengeti Ecosystem. Journal of Wildlife Management. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.70037
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