Space use by African savannah elephants in an arid protected area dominated by a mosaic of different vegetation

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2023-12-18 DOI:10.1111/aje.13240

Nobert Tafadzwa Mukomberanwa, Phillip Taru, Beaven Utete

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Abstract

The African savannah elephant (Loxodonta Africana) migrate in response to limiting environmental factors in arid areas. Using global positioning systems (GPS) telemetry data, we determined: (i) the dominant vegetation types used by African savannah elephants and (ii) the differences in the area occupied by dominant vegetation types in Gonarezhou National Park (GNP) in Zimbabwe. Significant spatiotemporal differences (p < 0.05) detected in vegetation types utilised by the African savannah elephant, and in the area covered by vegetation types induced a determinate foraging pattern. Global positioning system telemetry is a smart conservation tool for surveillance of movement patterns of African savannah elephants in protected areas.

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非洲草原象在以不同植被镶嵌为主的干旱保护区内的空间利用情况

非洲草原象（Loxodonta Africana）会根据干旱地区的限制性环境因素进行迁徙。利用全球定位系统（GPS）遥测数据，我们确定了：(i) 非洲草原象使用的主要植被类型；(ii) 津巴布韦岗纳雷州国家公园（GNP）主要植被类型所占面积的差异。在非洲大草原象利用的植被类型和植被类型覆盖的面积方面发现了显著的时空差异（p < 0.05），从而确定了非洲大草原象的觅食模式。全球定位系统遥测技术是监测保护区内非洲草原象运动模式的一种智能保护工具。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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