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Kedron, P., & Holler, J. (2023). Template for Reproducible and Replicable Research in Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/W29MQ
Makuyuni Wildlife Corridor: Analysis of the Effects of Socioecological Interactions and Changing Land Use on Movement Patterns of Large Mammal Species
- Emmanuel H. Lyimo1*, lyimo.emanuel@gmail.com, ORCID link
- Gabriel M. Mayengo1, mayengogabriel@gmail.com
- David J. Castico2, davidcastico@gmail.com
- Damian Nguma3, damiannguma@gmail.com
- Kwaslema M. Hariohay1, kwaslema2000@gmail.com
- Alex W. Kisingo1, alexkisingo@gmail.com
- Justin Lucas4
- Niwaeli Kimambo4
- Joseph Holler4
- Alana Lutz4
- Andy Atallah4
1 College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka. P.O Box 3031, Moshi, Tanzania
2Tanzania People and Wildlife, P.O Box 11306, Arusha, Tanzania
3 Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, P.O Box 661, Arusha, Tanzania
4 Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont 05753, USA
* Corresponding author and creator
This study is a reproduction of unpublished research by Lyimo et al (2023), titled: Makuyuni Wildlife Corridor: Analysis of the Effects of Socioecological Interactions and Changing Land Use on Movement Patterns of Large Mammal Species. The original study evaluated the connectivity of Makuyuni Wildlife Corridor, a stretch of unprotected land between Tarangire National Park and Essmingor National Forest Reserve in Tanzania. We reproduce the first part of the study, a multifactor analysis model that approximates a movement cost surface for the corridor. The study was originally conducted using the QGIS Model Builder, and we reproduce the workflow in R. The goal of the study is to reproduce the authors' map displaying the minimum cost of movement through each point in the study area, compare the reproduced map to the original map, and evaluate why the reproduction differs from the original. Our reproduction is relatively successful, with some minor discrepancies attributed to differences in computational environment.
Key words
: multifactor analysis, least cost pathway, wildlife corridor, movement cost, Makayuni, Tarangire, Essmingor, TanzaniaSubject
: Social and Behavioral Sciences: Geography: Nature and Society RelationsDate created
: 11-30-2023Date modified
: 11-30-2023Spatial Coverage
: Makayuni Wildlife Corridor, TanzaniaSpatial Resolution
: 10mSpatial Reference System
: EPSG 32736Temporal Coverage
: 2023Temporal Resolution
: N/A
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: LICENSE: BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised"Resource type
: CollectionResource language
: EnglishConforms to
: Template for Reproducible and Replicable Research in Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences version 1.0, DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/W29MQ
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- Data: data/data_index.csv
- Procedures: procedure/procedure_index.csv
- Results: results/results_index.csv
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- Pre-analysis plan: docs/report/analysis_plan.md
- Study report: docs/index.html
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Kedron, P., & Holler, J. (2023). Template for Reproducible and Replicable Research in Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/W29MQ