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<strong>Serengeti</strong> National Park <strong>General</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />

44<br />

Key Ecological<br />

Attribute/ Threat<br />

Indicator of<br />

change<br />

Method of<br />

measurement<br />

Collection<br />

frequency<br />

Conservation Targets 3-6: Riverine Forest, Acacia woodland, Terminalia woodland, Kopje habitat<br />

Threat: Fire Extent, frequency and<br />

heat of fire<br />

Conservation Target 3: Riverine Forest<br />

KEA: Forest extent<br />

and size<br />

Size and fragmentation<br />

of prioritised areas<br />

(both protected<br />

and unprotected)<br />

Fire monitoring data<br />

sheet; field observation;<br />

satellite images<br />

Aerial photo coupled<br />

with ground markers;<br />

review satellite data<br />

when available<br />

Conservation Target 4: Acacia woodland (suspected cycles of woodland/ grassland)<br />

KEA: Density of key<br />

tree species<br />

KEA: Herbivores of<br />

woodland<br />

Changes in tree cover Photo points; Satellite<br />

imagery involving GIS<br />

and related to the<br />

vegetation maps<br />

Resident ungulate<br />

species<br />

Conservation Target 5: Terminalia woodland<br />

KEA: Density of Terminalia<br />

tree species<br />

KEA: Herbivores of<br />

woodland<br />

Ground counts and/or<br />

aerial census data<br />

Changes in tree cover Photo points; Satellite<br />

imagery involving GIS<br />

and related to the<br />

vegetation maps<br />

Oribi density Ground counts by<br />

transects<br />

Data<br />

source<br />

As required Research monitoring<br />

reports and Modis<br />

Five years Existing trial plots and<br />

other key areas that<br />

are designed to monitor<br />

changes<br />

Five years Existing records,<br />

vegetation map, GIS<br />

(field ground-truthing<br />

if necessary)<br />

Three years Existing records,<br />

vegetation map, new<br />

map, GIS, field observation<br />

Five years Existing records,<br />

vegetation map, GIS,<br />

(field ground-truthing<br />

if necessary)<br />

Responsibility<br />

SENAPA Ecological<br />

Monitoring<br />

SENAPA Ecological<br />

Monitoring & GIS Unit<br />

SENAPA Ecological<br />

Monitoring, Researchers,<br />

students,<br />

etc.<br />

SENAPA Ecological<br />

Monitoring, GIS &<br />

CIMU<br />

SENAPA Ecological<br />

Monitoring, Researchers,<br />

students,<br />

etc.<br />

Three years Field data SENAPA Ecological<br />

Monitoring & CIMU<br />

Data currently<br />

collected?<br />

Awaits Fire <strong>Management</strong><br />

<strong>Plan</strong><br />

Yes but new data required<br />

Few data available,<br />

more needed<br />

Few data available,<br />

more needed<br />

Few data available,<br />

more needed<br />

Some data exists<br />

(Mduma)

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