A Century of Change in Kenya's Mammal Communities: Increased Richness and Decreased Uniqueness in Six Protected Areas

Anikó B. Tóth; S. Kathleen Lyons; Anna K. Behrensmeyer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093092

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A Century of Change in Kenya's Mammal Communities: Increased Richness and Decreased Uniqueness in Six Protected Areas

Anikó B. Tóth ,

* E-mail: totha@si.edu

Affiliation Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems Program. Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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S. Kathleen Lyons,

Affiliation Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems Program. Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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Anna K. Behrensmeyer

Affiliation Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems Program. Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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A Century of Change in Kenya's Mammal Communities: Increased Richness and Decreased Uniqueness in Six Protected Areas

Anikó B. Tóth,
S. Kathleen Lyons,
Anna K. Behrensmeyer

Published: April 9, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093092

About the Authors

Anikó B. Tóth

* E-mail: totha@si.edu

Affiliation Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems Program. Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

S. Kathleen Lyons

Anna K. Behrensmeyer

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AKB ABT SKL. Analyzed the data: ABT SKL AKB. Wrote the paper: ABT SKL AKB. Collected Data: ABT. Contributed Data: SKL.

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