Data, Metadata, R-codes and R data files for publication "Comparative ungulate diversity and biomass change with human use and drought: implications for community stability and protected area prioritization in African savannas" by Bartzke et al. in Ecology and Evolution
Domain:
environment and energygeospatialRecord type:
Mic
These files contain data and metadata for modeling ungulate diversity and biomass in the Maasai Mara ecosystem in Kenya in the drought year of 1999 and a year with normal rainfall, 2002. The files also contain R codes and R data files.
Metadata.pdf: Metadata for files "mc_333m.csv" and "mc_1km.csv"
mc_333m.csv: A data file for 333-meter-by-333-meter sub-blocks.
prepare_data.r: R code to impute missing vegetation records in 333-meter-by-333-meter subblocks and summarize the data over 1-kilometer-by-1-kilometer blocks for analysis.
krige_vegetation.RData: An R data file containing the imputed vegetation records.
mc_1km.csv: A data file for 1-kilometer-by-1-kilometer blocks for analysis.
mc_1km.r: R code for modeling ungulate diversity and biomass
mc_1km_mod.RData: An R data file for loading the ungulate diversity and biomass models.
mc_1km.RData: An R data file containing model predictions of ungulate diversity and biomass.
mc_1km_plots.r: R code for plotting model predictions of ungulate diversity and biomass.
MMNR_boundary.shp: A shapefile of the Maasai Mara National Reserve boundary in Kenya and associated files. These files are used for plotting the predictions of ungulate diversity and biomass.
MMNR_border.zip: A shapefile and associated files for the Maasai Mara National Reserve border with Tanzania. These files are also used for plotting predictions of ungulate diversity and biomass.