Discovery Day Ndungu
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Mpala Long-term Monitoring Plot Centre for Tropical Forest Science, Smithsonian Institution Kenya Wildlife Service National Museums of Kenya Mpala Wildlife Foundation A wild laboratory
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Mpala Research Centre Discovery Day 2014
Transcript of Discovery Day Ndungu
Mpala Long-term Monitoring Plot
Centre for Tropical Forest Science, Smithsonian InstitutionKenya Wildlife Service
National Museums of KenyaMpala Wildlife Foundation
A wild laboratory
Global Network
Characteristics
Mpala Plot
Black Cotton
Cliff
Red soil
Work Done
Number of hectares Number of trees Number of tags
89 93,615 253,490
Importance CTFS* Research
*CTFS – Centre for Tropical Forest Science
Expected outputsLand-use change Livestock Management
Capacity buildingWildlife management
