AGSL GeoDiscovery

Mammal Diversity: Kenya, 1998

Description:

This polygon shapefile represents the predicted mammal diversity, or the total number of mammal species, in Kenya.The greatest concentration of mammal species (more than 69 species) is most likely to be found in Kenya’s central and western highlands—areas that are now dominatedby cropland and human settlements. Predicted species diversity are at similarly high levels in the adjoiningrangelands (classified as bushland, woodland, savanna, or grassland), such as those located southof Nairobi, near the Tanzanian border. Numbers of mammal species are smallest in areas of lower elevationand lesser rainfall (toward the border with Ethiopia and Somalia), signaling mammals’ dependence on theavailability of water and specific climatic and habitat conditions.

This data was used in Map 5.2 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being.

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Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/bf137pp5814

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/bf137pp5814

Language:

eng

Creator:

Istituto di ecologia applicata (Rome, Italy)

Publisher:

World Resources Institute

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Polygon data

Subject:

Mammals, Environment, and Biology and Ecology

Theme:

Environment

Temporal Coverage:

1998

Date Issued:

1998

Spatial Coverage:

Kenya

Rights:

This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.

Rights Holder:

This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Shapefile

Georeferenced:

false