KECP Projects

With our projects, we aim to understand the ecology of the Kibale ecosystem and help to improve its conservation.

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Cascading effects of climate change on primate habitats, behavior, and survival

Investigating the cascading impact of climate change on red colobus monkeys.

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Urs Kalbitzer
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Food Resource Landscapes

Constructing spatio-temporal distribution maps of plant foods for socio-ecological and life-history research in Kibale and beyond.

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Urs Kalbitzer

Climate Dynamics

This project challenges the oversimplified view of Kibale National Park as a single 'moist evergreen forest.' We are mapping the park's significant internal climate gradient—from …

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Dipto Sarkar
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Socio-Ecological Dynamics and the Human Dimensions of Conservation

Effective biodiversity conservation hinges on local support, yet the communities bordering protected areas often bear a disproportionate cost. Our long-term socio-ecological …

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Dipto Sarkar
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Disease Ecology

Disease ecology in a changing world.

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Jan F. Gogarten
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environmental DNA

Developing and using eDNA tools to monitor biodiversity.

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Jan F. Gogarten
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Forest Ecology and Restoration

Understanding a forest to restore it.

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Colin Chapman
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Human-Wildlife Interactions

Human Wildlife Conflict is a critical barrier to achieving successful conservation outcomes as it places the burden of protecting the biodiversity disproportionately on park …

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Dipto Sarkar
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Primate and Mammal Population Dynamics.

Monitoring mammal populations to evaluate conservation successes.

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Colin Chapman
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Primate Ecology and Behavior

Investigating the ecology and behavior of primates in Kibale.

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Urs Kalbitzer