A conversation on the hydrology of the Amboseli ecosystem that is driven primarily by rainfall events on the Kilimanjaro catchment. The objective is to stimulate scientific interest in conducting a retrospective and predictive study on what controls the delivery of sub-surface water to the ecosystem.
The chart shows water table level as measured from a ground level datum at Amboseli Lodge (Amboseli Lodge and Ol Tukai Lodge track near perfectly, r = 0.94, with OT being about 0.5 m higher, as you might expect). There seems to be some relationship, but it's weak (r = 0.49). Have tried various lags and cumulatives: gets worse. Should do the same with precip on the mountain...
posted by Harvey Croze @ 14:59
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As the 'webmaster' for the Friends of Karura Forest, FKF Newsletter editor and keeper of the 'KaruraKam' camera traps, I found myself in a tangle of threads of emails from mammalogists and interested friends talking about Karura mammals. We agreed that the conversation(s) might be a bit more orderly in a blog...
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