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dc.contributor.authorStrampelli, Paoloen_UK
dc.contributor.authorSearle, Charlotte Een_UK
dc.contributor.authorSmit, Josephine Ben_UK
dc.contributor.authorHenschel, Philippen_UK
dc.contributor.authorMkuburo, Lamecken_UK
dc.contributor.authorIkanda, Dennisen_UK
dc.contributor.authorMacdonald, David Wen_UK
dc.contributor.authorDickman, Amy Jen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-25T00:01:32Z-
dc.date.available2022-05-25T00:01:32Z-
dc.date.issued2022-01en_UK
dc.identifier.othere12129en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/34359-
dc.description.abstractAccurate and precise estimates of population status are required to inform and evaluate conservation management and policy interventions. Although the lion (Panthera leo) is a charismatic species receiving increased conservation attention, robust status estimates are lacking for most populations. While for many large carnivores population density is often estimated through spatially explicit capture–recapture (SECR) applied to camera trap data, the lack of pelage patterns in lions has limited the application of this technique to the species. Here, we present one of the first applications of this methodology to lion, in Tanzania's Ruaha-Rungwa landscape, a stronghold for the species for which no empirical estimates of status are available. We deployed four camera trap grids across habitat and land management types, and we identified individual lions through whisker spots, scars and marks, and multiple additional features. Double-blind identification revealed low inter-observer variation in photo identification (92% agreement), due to the use of xenon-flash cameras and consistent framing and angles of photographs. Lion occurred at highest densities in a prey-rich area of Ruaha National Park (6.12 ± SE 0.94 per 100 km2), and at relatively high densities (4.06 ± SE 1.03 per 100 km2) in a community-managed area of similar riparian-grassland habitat. Miombo woodland in both photographic and trophy hunting areas sustained intermediate lion densities (1.75 ± SE 0.62 and 2.25 ± SE 0.52 per 100 km2, respectively). These are the first spatially explicit density estimates for lion in Tanzania, including the first for a trophy hunting and a community-managed area, and also provide some of the first insights into lion status in understudied miombo habitats. We discuss in detail the methodology employed, the potential for scaling-up over larger areas, and its limitations. We suggest that the method can be an important tool for lion monitoring and explore the implications of our findings for lion management.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherWileyen_UK
dc.relationStrampelli P, Searle CE, Smit JB, Henschel P, Mkuburo L, Ikanda D, Macdonald DW & Dickman AJ (2022) Camera trapping and spatially explicit capture-recapture for the monitoring and conservation management of lions: Insights from a globally important population in Tanzania. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 3 (1), Art. No.: e12129. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12129en_UK
dc.rights© 2022 The Authors. Ecological Solutions and Evidence published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Ecological Society This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjectcamera trapen_UK
dc.subjectlionen_UK
dc.subjectPanthera leoen_UK
dc.subjectpopulation monitoringen_UK
dc.subjectRuaha-Rungwaen_UK
dc.subjectSECRen_UK
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_UK
dc.subjecttrophy huntingen_UK
dc.titleCamera trapping and spatially explicit capture-recapture for the monitoring and conservation management of lions: Insights from a globally important population in Tanzaniaen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/2688-8319.12129en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleEcological Solutions and Evidenceen_UK
dc.citation.issn2688-8319en_UK
dc.citation.issn2688-8319en_UK
dc.citation.volume3en_UK
dc.citation.issue1en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.contributor.funderNational Geographic Societyen_UK
dc.citation.date04/02/2022en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Oxforden_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Oxforden_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationSouthern Tanzania Elephant Programen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationPanthera, New Yorken_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationTanzania Wildlife Research Instituteen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationTanzania Wildlife Research Instituteen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Oxforden_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Oxforden_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000794141100021en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-85129845855en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid1817150en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0003-0763-4164en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-9861-1429en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0003-2974-6140en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0003-0607-9373en_UK
dc.date.accepted2021-12-23en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-12-23en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2022-05-24en_UK
rioxxterms.apcnot requireden_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_UK
local.rioxx.authorStrampelli, Paolo|0000-0003-0763-4164en_UK
local.rioxx.authorSearle, Charlotte E|0000-0002-9861-1429en_UK
local.rioxx.authorSmit, Josephine B|0000-0003-2974-6140en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHenschel, Philipp|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMkuburo, Lameck|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorIkanda, Dennis|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMacdonald, David W|0000-0003-0607-9373en_UK
local.rioxx.authorDickman, Amy J|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectProject ID unknown|National Geographic Society|http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100006363en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2022-05-24en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/|2022-05-24|en_UK
local.rioxx.filenameStrampelli-etal-ESE-2022.pdfen_UK
local.rioxx.filecount1en_UK
local.rioxx.source2688-8319en_UK
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