This MegaDung_README.txt file was generated on 2021-06-24 by HARRY WELLS GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Title of Dataset: Experimental evidence that effects of megaherbivores on mesoherbivore space use are influenced by species’ traits 2. Author Information A. Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Harry Wells Institution: Lolldaiga Hills Research Programme Address: Lolldaiga Hills, P.O.Box 26, Nanyuki, Kenya. Email: harrybmwells@gmail.com 3. Date of data collection (approx. range: 2006-01 till 2020-12) 4. Geographic location of data collection: Mpala Research Centre, Laikipia county, Kenya SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: Wells, H. B. M., Crego, R. D., Opedal, Ø. H., Khasoha, L. M., Alston, J. M., Reed, C. G., Weiner, S., Kurukura, S., Hassan, A. A., Namoni, M. , Ekadeli, J., Kimuyu, D. M., Young, T. P., Kartzinel, T. R., Palmer, T. M., Pringle, R. M., Goheen, J. R. (2021) Experimental evidence that effects of megaherbivores on mesoherbivore space use are influenced by species’ traits. Journal of Animal Ecology. 3. Recommended citation for this dataset: Wells, H. B. M., Crego, R. D., Opedal, Ø. H., Khasoha, L. M., Alston, J. M., Reed, C. G., Weiner, S., Kurukura, S., Hassan, A. A., Namoni, M. , Ekadeli, J., Kimuyu, D. M., Young, T. P., Kartzinel, T. R., Palmer, T. M., Pringle, R. M., Goheen, J. R. (2021) Experimental evidence that effects of megaherbivores on mesoherbivore space use are influenced by species’ traits. Dryad Digital Repository. DATA & FILE OVERVIEW 1. File List: 1) MegaDung_2006-2020.csv: Dung pile counts per surveyed plot. METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: One camera deployed in each treatment plot (see Wells et al., 2021 for detailed methodology). 2. Methods for processing the data: Data have not been preprocessed. 3. Environmental/experimental conditions: Long-term exclosure experiments (see Wells et al., 2021 for detailed experimental layout) PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME IS YOU HAVE ANY QUERIES REGARDING THESE DATA.