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Terrain map of Mpala Research Centre showing north-south rainfall gradient and schematic of the experimental design.
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posted on 2013-02-06, 01:10 authored by Jacob R. Goheen, Todd M. Palmer, Grace K. Charles, Kristofer M. Helgen, Stephen N. Kinyua, Janet E. Maclean, Benjamin L. Turner, Hillary S. Young, Robert M. PringleThree blocks, each containing one 100×100-m replicate of each treatment, are situated at each circled location on the map; 20 km separates the northern (low-rainfall) and southern (high-rainfall) sites. Red lines indicate dirt roads. (A) Total-exclusion plots exclude all large herbivores; (B) mesoherbivore-exclusion plots exclude all herbivores larger than warthogs; (C) megaherbivore-exclusion plots exclude elephants and giraffes only; (D) open plots are accessible to all species.