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

Mukomberanwa, Nobert Tafadzwa ， Taru, Phillip ， Utete, Beaven

2024-01-01 null null 62(卷), null(期), (null页)

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

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