Dr Grant Hopcraft

  • LKAS Research Fellow (Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health and Comparative Medicine)

email: Grant.Hopcraft@glasgow.ac.uk


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2013

Hopcraft, J.G.C., Sinclair, A.R.E., Holdo, R.M., Mwangomo, E., Mduma, S.A.R,, Thirgood, S., Borner, M., Fryxell, J.M., and Olff, H. (2013) Why are wildebeest the most abundant herbivore in the Serengeti? In: Sinclair, A.R.E., Metzger, K., Mduma, S.A.R. and Fryxell, J.M. (eds.) Serengeti IV: Sustaining biodiversity in a coupled human-natural system. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. (In Press)

2012

Hopcraft, T.G.C., Anderson, T.M., Pérez-Vila, S., Mayemba, E., and Olff, H. (2012) Body size and the division of niche space: food and predation differentially shape the distribution of Serengeti grazers. Journal of Animal Ecology, 81 (1). pp. 201-213. ISSN 0021-8790 (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01885.x)

2011

Hopcraft, J.G.C. (2011) Ensuring the long-term conservation of ecosystems: The role of monitoring databases. In: Randall, D., Thirgood, S. and Kinahan, A. (eds.) Walia: Special Edition on the Bale Mountains. Series: WALIA: Journal of the Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society . Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society, pp. 306-331.

2010

Metzger, K. L., Sinclair, A. R. E., Hilborn, R., Hopcraft, J.G.C., and Mduma, SA.R. (2010) Evaluating the protection of wildlife in parks: the case of African buffalo in Serengeti. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19 (12). pp. 3431-3444. ISSN 0960-3115 (doi:10.1007/s10531-010-9904-z)

Dobson, A.P. et al. (2010) Road will ruin Serengeti. Nature, 467 (7313). pp. 272-273. ISSN 0028-0836 (doi:10.1038/467272a)

Anderson, T.M., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Eby, S., Ritchie, M., Grace, J.B., and Olff, H. (2010) Landscape-scale analyses suggest both nutrient and antipredator advantages to Serengeti herbivore hotspots. Ecology, 91 (5). pp. 1519-1529. ISSN 0012-9658 (doi:10.1890/09-0739.1)

Hopcraft, J.G.C., Olff, H., and Sinclair, A.R.E. (2010) Herbivores, resources and risks: alternating regulation along primary environmental gradients in savannas. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 25 (2). pp. 119-128. ISSN 0169-5347 (doi:10.1016/j.tree.2009.08.001)

2009

Harris, G., Thirgood, S., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Cromsight, J.P.G.M., and Berger, J. (2009) Global decline in aggregated migrations of large terrestrial mammals. Endangered Species Research, 7 (1). pp. 55-76. ISSN 1863-5407 (doi:10.3354/esr00173)

2008

Hopcraft, J.G.C. (Producer and Editor) (2008) Official Map of the Serengeti Ecosystem. Harvey Publishers.

Mduma, S.A.R., and Hopcraft, J.G.C. (2008) The main herbivorous mammals and crocodile in the Greater Serengeti ecosystem. In: Sinclair, A.R.E., Packer, C., Mduma, S.A.R. and Fryxell, J.M. (eds.) Serengeti III: Human Impacts on Ecosystem Dynamics. Series: 9780226760339 . University of Chicago Press, Chicago, pp. 497-506.

Olff, H., and Hopcraft, J.G.C. (2008) The resource basis for human-wildlife interaction. In: Sinclair, A.R.E. and Packer, C. (eds.) Serengeti III: Human Impacts on Ecosystem Dynamics. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. ISBN 9780226760339

Sinclair, A.R.E., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Mduma, S.A.R., and Galvin, K. (2008) Historical and future changes to the Serengeti ecosystem. In: Sinclair, A.R.E. and Packer, C (eds.) Serengeti III: Human Impacts on Ecosystem Dynamics. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. ISBN 9780226760339

2007

Metzger, K.L., Sinclair, A.R.E., Campbell, K.L.I., Hilborn, R., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Mduma, SA.R., and Reich, R.M. (2007) Using historical data to establish baselines for conservation: The black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) of the Serengeti as a case study. Biological Conservation, 139 (3-4). pp. 358-374. ISSN 0006-3207 (doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.026)

Sinclair, A.R.E., Mduma, S.A.R., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Fryxell, J.M., Hilborn, R., and Thirgood, S. (2007) Long-Term ecosystem dynamics in the Serengeti: lessons for conservation. Conservation Biology, 21 (3). pp. 580-590. ISSN 0888-8892 (doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00699.x)

Young, J. K., Gerber, L. R., D'Agrosa, C., Hilborn, R., Hopcraft, J.G.C., and Arcese, P. (2007) Wildlife population increases in Serengeti national park. Science, 315 (5820). pp. 1790-1791. ISSN 0036-8075 (doi:10.1126/science.315.5820.1790b)

2006

Hilborn, R., Arcese, P., Borner, M., Hando, J., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Loibooki, M., Mduma, S., and Sinclair, A. R. E. (2006) Effective Enforcement in a Conservation Area. Science, 314 (5803). p. 1266. ISSN 0036-8075 (doi:10.1126/science.1132780)

Boone, R.B., Thirgood, S.J., and Hopcraft, J.G.C. (2006) serengeti wildebeest migratory patterns modeled from rainfall and new vegetation growth. Ecology, 87 (8). pp. 1987-1994. ISSN 0012-9658 (doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1987:SWMPMF]2.0.CO;2)

West, P.M., MacCormick, H., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Whitman, K., Ericson, M., Hordinsky, M., and Packer, C. (2006) Wounding, mortality and mane morphology in African lions, Panthera leo. Animal Behaviour, 71 (3). pp. 609-619. ISSN 0003-3472 (doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.06.009)

2005

Hopcraft, J.G.C., Sinclair, A. R. E., and Packer, C. (2005) Planning for success: Serengeti lions seek prey accessibility rather than abundance. Journal of Animal Ecology, 74 (3). pp. 559-566. ISSN 0021-8790 (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.00955.x)

Packer, C., Hilborn, R., Mosser, A., Kissui, B., Borner, M., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Wilmshurst, J., Mduma, S., and Sinclair, A.R.E. (2005) Ecological change, group territoriality, and population dynamics in Serengeti lions. Science, 307 (5708). pp. 390-393. ISSN 0036-8075 (doi:10.1126/science.1105122)

2004

Thirgood, S., Mosser, A., Tham, S., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Mwangomo, E., Mlengeya, T., Kilewo, M., Fryxell, J., Sinclair, A. R. E., and Borner, M. (2004) Can parks protect migratory ungulates? The case of the Serengeti wildebeest. Animal Conservation, 7 (2). pp. 113-120. ISSN 1367-9430 (doi:10.1017/S1367943004001404)

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Number of items: 21.

Article

Hopcraft, T.G.C., Anderson, T.M., Pérez-Vila, S., Mayemba, E., and Olff, H. (2012) Body size and the division of niche space: food and predation differentially shape the distribution of Serengeti grazers. Journal of Animal Ecology, 81 (1). pp. 201-213. ISSN 0021-8790 (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01885.x)

Metzger, K. L., Sinclair, A. R. E., Hilborn, R., Hopcraft, J.G.C., and Mduma, SA.R. (2010) Evaluating the protection of wildlife in parks: the case of African buffalo in Serengeti. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19 (12). pp. 3431-3444. ISSN 0960-3115 (doi:10.1007/s10531-010-9904-z)

Dobson, A.P. et al. (2010) Road will ruin Serengeti. Nature, 467 (7313). pp. 272-273. ISSN 0028-0836 (doi:10.1038/467272a)

Anderson, T.M., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Eby, S., Ritchie, M., Grace, J.B., and Olff, H. (2010) Landscape-scale analyses suggest both nutrient and antipredator advantages to Serengeti herbivore hotspots. Ecology, 91 (5). pp. 1519-1529. ISSN 0012-9658 (doi:10.1890/09-0739.1)

Hopcraft, J.G.C., Olff, H., and Sinclair, A.R.E. (2010) Herbivores, resources and risks: alternating regulation along primary environmental gradients in savannas. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 25 (2). pp. 119-128. ISSN 0169-5347 (doi:10.1016/j.tree.2009.08.001)

Harris, G., Thirgood, S., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Cromsight, J.P.G.M., and Berger, J. (2009) Global decline in aggregated migrations of large terrestrial mammals. Endangered Species Research, 7 (1). pp. 55-76. ISSN 1863-5407 (doi:10.3354/esr00173)

Metzger, K.L., Sinclair, A.R.E., Campbell, K.L.I., Hilborn, R., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Mduma, SA.R., and Reich, R.M. (2007) Using historical data to establish baselines for conservation: The black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) of the Serengeti as a case study. Biological Conservation, 139 (3-4). pp. 358-374. ISSN 0006-3207 (doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.026)

Sinclair, A.R.E., Mduma, S.A.R., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Fryxell, J.M., Hilborn, R., and Thirgood, S. (2007) Long-Term ecosystem dynamics in the Serengeti: lessons for conservation. Conservation Biology, 21 (3). pp. 580-590. ISSN 0888-8892 (doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00699.x)

Young, J. K., Gerber, L. R., D'Agrosa, C., Hilborn, R., Hopcraft, J.G.C., and Arcese, P. (2007) Wildlife population increases in Serengeti national park. Science, 315 (5820). pp. 1790-1791. ISSN 0036-8075 (doi:10.1126/science.315.5820.1790b)

Hilborn, R., Arcese, P., Borner, M., Hando, J., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Loibooki, M., Mduma, S., and Sinclair, A. R. E. (2006) Effective Enforcement in a Conservation Area. Science, 314 (5803). p. 1266. ISSN 0036-8075 (doi:10.1126/science.1132780)

Boone, R.B., Thirgood, S.J., and Hopcraft, J.G.C. (2006) serengeti wildebeest migratory patterns modeled from rainfall and new vegetation growth. Ecology, 87 (8). pp. 1987-1994. ISSN 0012-9658 (doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1987:SWMPMF]2.0.CO;2)

West, P.M., MacCormick, H., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Whitman, K., Ericson, M., Hordinsky, M., and Packer, C. (2006) Wounding, mortality and mane morphology in African lions, Panthera leo. Animal Behaviour, 71 (3). pp. 609-619. ISSN 0003-3472 (doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.06.009)

Hopcraft, J.G.C., Sinclair, A. R. E., and Packer, C. (2005) Planning for success: Serengeti lions seek prey accessibility rather than abundance. Journal of Animal Ecology, 74 (3). pp. 559-566. ISSN 0021-8790 (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.00955.x)

Packer, C., Hilborn, R., Mosser, A., Kissui, B., Borner, M., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Wilmshurst, J., Mduma, S., and Sinclair, A.R.E. (2005) Ecological change, group territoriality, and population dynamics in Serengeti lions. Science, 307 (5708). pp. 390-393. ISSN 0036-8075 (doi:10.1126/science.1105122)

Thirgood, S., Mosser, A., Tham, S., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Mwangomo, E., Mlengeya, T., Kilewo, M., Fryxell, J., Sinclair, A. R. E., and Borner, M. (2004) Can parks protect migratory ungulates? The case of the Serengeti wildebeest. Animal Conservation, 7 (2). pp. 113-120. ISSN 1367-9430 (doi:10.1017/S1367943004001404)

Book

Hopcraft, J.G.C. (Producer and Editor) (2008) Official Map of the Serengeti Ecosystem. Harvey Publishers.

Book Section

Hopcraft, J.G.C., Sinclair, A.R.E., Holdo, R.M., Mwangomo, E., Mduma, S.A.R,, Thirgood, S., Borner, M., Fryxell, J.M., and Olff, H. (2013) Why are wildebeest the most abundant herbivore in the Serengeti? In: Sinclair, A.R.E., Metzger, K., Mduma, S.A.R. and Fryxell, J.M. (eds.) Serengeti IV: Sustaining biodiversity in a coupled human-natural system. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. (In Press)

Hopcraft, J.G.C. (2011) Ensuring the long-term conservation of ecosystems: The role of monitoring databases. In: Randall, D., Thirgood, S. and Kinahan, A. (eds.) Walia: Special Edition on the Bale Mountains. Series: WALIA: Journal of the Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society . Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society, pp. 306-331.

Mduma, S.A.R., and Hopcraft, J.G.C. (2008) The main herbivorous mammals and crocodile in the Greater Serengeti ecosystem. In: Sinclair, A.R.E., Packer, C., Mduma, S.A.R. and Fryxell, J.M. (eds.) Serengeti III: Human Impacts on Ecosystem Dynamics. Series: 9780226760339 . University of Chicago Press, Chicago, pp. 497-506.

Olff, H., and Hopcraft, J.G.C. (2008) The resource basis for human-wildlife interaction. In: Sinclair, A.R.E. and Packer, C. (eds.) Serengeti III: Human Impacts on Ecosystem Dynamics. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. ISBN 9780226760339

Sinclair, A.R.E., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Mduma, S.A.R., and Galvin, K. (2008) Historical and future changes to the Serengeti ecosystem. In: Sinclair, A.R.E. and Packer, C (eds.) Serengeti III: Human Impacts on Ecosystem Dynamics. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. ISBN 9780226760339

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