Alongside information on the effectiveness of the
Fire Management Action Plan, Reserve management will
also need
information on any effects the revised fire management practices
may be having on the area’s ecology,
and in
particular impacts on the diversity and extent of woodland and
shrubland habitat within the MMNR, and any alternations
in the movements and distribution of wildlife in response to the
new burning regimes. MMNR management will therefore initiate
and provide support to studies designed to establish
the impact of fire management impacts on habitat and
wildlife diversity, distribution and abundance, and, as
appropriate, to recommend management adaptations to optimise
fire management in the area. This will eitherbe carried out by MMNR
staff themselves, in collaboration with the KWS Mara Research
Station, or by an independent researcher, potentially as part of a
masters or doctorate research study.
