Data, Metadata, R-codes and R data files for publication "Comparative ungulate diversity and biomass change with human use and drought: implications for community stability and protected area prioritization in African savannas" by Bartzke et al. in Ecology and Evolution

These files contain data and metadata for modeling ungulate diversity and biomass in the Maasai Mara ecosystem in Kenya in the drought year of 1999 and a year with normal rainfall, 2002. The files also contain R codes and R data files.

Metadata.pdf: Metadata for files "mc_333m.csv" and "mc_1km.csv"

mc_333m.csv: A data file for 333-meter-by-333-meter sub-blocks.

prepare_data.r: R code to impute missing vegetation records in 333-meter-by-333-meter subblocks and summarize the data over 1-kilometer-by-1-kilometer blocks for analysis.

krige_vegetation.RData: An R data file containing the imputed vegetation records.

mc_1km.csv: A data file for 1-kilometer-by-1-kilometer blocks for analysis.

mc_1km.r: R code for modeling ungulate diversity and biomass

mc_1km_mod.RData: An R data file for loading the ungulate diversity and biomass models.

mc_1km.RData: An R data file containing model predictions of ungulate diversity and biomass.

mc_1km_plots.r: R code for plotting model predictions of ungulate diversity and biomass.

MMNR_boundary.shp: A shapefile of the Maasai Mara National Reserve boundary in Kenya and associated files. These files are used for plotting the predictions of ungulate diversity and biomass.

MMNR_border.zip: A shapefile and associated files for the Maasai Mara National Reserve border with Tanzania. These files are also used for plotting predictions of ungulate diversity and biomass.