Anna Estes

Assistant Research Professor

W102 Millennium Science Complex
University Park, PA
abe3@psu.edu
434-227-6779

Publication Tags

Tanzania Ecosystem Livestock Remote Sensing Carnivore Biodiversity Carnivores Socioeconomics Ecosystems Infection Trypanosomiasis Animal Mitochondrial Dna Human Population Land Cover Grassland Monitoring Herding Protected Area Loss Kenya Glossina Conservation Areas Elephantidae Animals

Most Recent Papers

Cross-boundary human impacts compromise the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem

Michiel P. Veldhuis, Mark E. Ritchie, Joseph O. Ogutu, Thomas A. Morrison, Colin M. Beale, Anna B. Estes, William Mwakilema, Gordon O. Ojwang, Catherine L. Parr, James Probert, Patrick W. Wargute, J. C. Grant Hopcraft, Han Olff, 2019, Science on p. 1424-1428

Large carnivore distribution in relationship to environmental and anthropogenic factors in a multiple-use landscape of Northern Tanzania

Felix J. Mkonyi, Anna B. Estes, Laly L. Lichtenfeld, Sarah M. Durant, 2018, African Journal of Ecology on p. 972-983

Pastoralists’ Vulnerability to Trypanosomiasis in Maasai Steppe

Happiness J. Nnko, Paul S. Gwakisa, Anibariki Ngonyoka, Meshack Saigilu, Moses Ole-Neselle, William Kisoka, Calvin Sindato, Anna Estes, 2017, EcoHealth on p. 718-731

Patterns of tsetse abundance and trypanosome infection rates among habitats of surveyed villages in Maasai steppe of northern Tanzania

Anibariki Ngonyoka, Paul S. Gwakisa, Anna B. Estes, Linda P. Salekwa, Happiness J. Nnko, Peter J. Hudson, Isabella M. Cattadori, 2017, Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Fortified Bomas and Vigilant Herding are Perceived to Reduce Livestock Depredation by Large Carnivores in the Tarangire-Simanjiro Ecosystem, Tanzania

Felix J. Mkonyi, Anna B. Estes, Maurus J. Msuha, Laly L. Lichtenfeld, Sarah M. Durant, 2017, Human Ecology on p. 513-523

Local Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Large Carnivores in a Human-Dominated Landscape of Northern Tanzania

Felix J. Mkonyi, Anna B. Estes, Maurus J. Msuha, Laly L. Lichtenfeld, Sarah M. Durant, 2017, Human Dimensions of Wildlife on p. 314-330

Socio-economic correlates and management implications of livestock depredation by large carnivores in the Tarangire ecosystem, northern Tanzania

Felix J. Mkonyi, Anna B. Estes, Maurus J. Msuha, Laly L. Lichtenfeld, Sarah M. Durant, 2017, International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management on p. 248-263

Framing the concept of satellite remote sensing essential biodiversity variables

Nathalie Pettorelli, Martin Wegmann, Andrew Skidmore, Sander Mücher, Terence P. Dawson, Miguel Fernandez, Richard Lucas, Michael E. Schaepman, Tiejun Wang, Brian O'Connor, Robert H.G. Jongman, Pieter Kempeneers, Ruth Sonnenschein, Allison K. Leidner, Monika Böhm, Kate S. He, Harini Nagendra, Grégoire Dubois, Temilola Fatoyinbo, Matthew C. Hansen, Marc Paganini, Helen M. de Klerk, Gregory P. Asner, Jeremy T. Kerr, Anna B. Estes, Dirk S. Schmeller, Uta Heiden, Duccio Rocchini, Henrique M. Pereira, Eren Turak, Nestor Fernandez, Angela Lausch, Moses A. Cho, Domingo Alcaraz-Segura, Mélodie A. McGeoch, Woody Turner, Andreas Mueller, Véronique St-Louis, Johannes Penner, Petteri Vihervaara, Alan Belward, Belinda Reyers, Gary N. Geller, 2016, Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation on p. 122-131

Opportunities for the application of advanced remotely-sensed data in ecological studies of terrestrial animal movement

Wiebke Neumann, Sebastian Martinuzzi, Anna B. Estes, Anna M. Pidgeon, Holger Dettki, Göran Ericsson, Volker C. Radeloff, 2015, Movement Ecology

Relative abundance of tsetse fly species and their infection rates in simanjiro, Northern Tanzania

L. P. Salekwa, H. J. Nnko, A. Ngonyoka, A. B. Estes, M. Agaba, P. S. Gwakisa, 2014, Livestock Research for Rural Development

Most-Cited Papers

Framing the concept of satellite remote sensing essential biodiversity variables

Land-cover change and human population trends in the greater Serengeti ecosystem from 1984-2003

Anna Bond Estes, Tobias Kuemmerle, Hadas Kushnir, Volker Christian Radeloff, Herman Henry Shugart, 2012, Biological Conservation on p. 255-263

Cross-boundary human impacts compromise the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem

Opportunities for the application of advanced remotely-sensed data in ecological studies of terrestrial animal movement

Wiebke Neumann, Sebastian Martinuzzi, Anna B. Estes, Anna M. Pidgeon, Holger Dettki, Göran Ericsson, Volker C. Radeloff, 2015, Movement Ecology

Quantity and Configuration of Available Elephant Habitat and Related Conservation Concerns in the Lower Kinabatangan Floodplain of Sabah, Malaysia

Jason G. Estes, Nurzhafarina Othman, Sulaiman Ismail, Marc Ancrenaz, Benoit Goossens, Laurentius N. Ambu, Anna B. Estes, Peter A. Palmiotto, 2012, PloS one

Identifying Source Populations and Genetic Structure for Savannah Elephants in Human-Dominated Landscapes and Protected Areas in the Kenya-Tanzania Borderlands

Marissa A. Ahlering, Lori S. Eggert, David Western, Anna Estes, Linus Munishi, Robert Fleischer, Melissa Roberts, Jesus E. Maldonado, 2012, PloS one

Local Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Large Carnivores in a Human-Dominated Landscape of Northern Tanzania

Felix J. Mkonyi, Anna B. Estes, Maurus J. Msuha, Laly L. Lichtenfeld, Sarah M. Durant, 2017, Human Dimensions of Wildlife on p. 314-330

Relative abundance of tsetse fly species and their infection rates in simanjiro, Northern Tanzania

L. P. Salekwa, H. J. Nnko, A. Ngonyoka, A. B. Estes, M. Agaba, P. S. Gwakisa, 2014, Livestock Research for Rural Development

Socio-economic correlates and management implications of livestock depredation by large carnivores in the Tarangire ecosystem, northern Tanzania

Felix J. Mkonyi, Anna B. Estes, Maurus J. Msuha, Laly L. Lichtenfeld, Sarah M. Durant, 2017, International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management on p. 248-263

Fortified Bomas and Vigilant Herding are Perceived to Reduce Livestock Depredation by Large Carnivores in the Tarangire-Simanjiro Ecosystem, Tanzania

Felix J. Mkonyi, Anna B. Estes, Maurus J. Msuha, Laly L. Lichtenfeld, Sarah M. Durant, 2017, Human Ecology on p. 513-523

News Articles Featuring Anna Estes

Nov 19, 2020

Elephant genetics guide conservation

New study recommends preserving wildlife corridors between protected areas to maintain genetic connections between African elephant populations

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Apr 03, 2019

Serengeti Wildlife Feel The Squeeze of Human Activity

Increased human activity around one of Africa’s most iconic ecosystems is damaging habitat and disrupting the migration routes of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle, a new study warns.

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Apr 01, 2019

The Serengeti-Mara squeeze: One of the world's iconic ecosystems under pressure

Study finds increased human activity around East African reserves disrupting wildlife, damaging habitat

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