Essays about: "Hluhluwe-iMfolozi"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 17 essays containing the word Hluhluwe-iMfolozi.
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11. Tall trees survival in relation to bottom-up and top-down drivers in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Tall trees are in decline throughout many national parks in South Africa. Many studies have found that trees within a certain size are preferred by elephants which damage trees by either bark stripping, breaking tree branches and/or stems or by knocking over trees (toppling). READ MORE
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12. Influence of temperature and predation risk on herbivore micro habitat choice in a South African savanna
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : The challenging conditions animals face on the African savanna influence their time budget. To accomplish the activities needed for survival they have to trade-off the amount of time they can invest in each activity. One well studied example is the trade-off between foraging and avoiding predators. READ MORE
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13. Elephant utilisation of and impact on a locally threatened habitat, coastal scarp forest, in South Africa
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Elephants are known to have a big influence on the environment. Their browsing routine includes the breaking of stems and branches, toppling of trees, and bark stripping. This, in combination with other factors, can have negative effects on the vegetation. READ MORE
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14. The repulsive shrub : impact of an invasive shrub on habitat selection by African large herbivores
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Invasive plants, growing and spreading outside of their native range, can severely modify ecosystems. Herbivory has often been seen as a potential control of invasions, but has rarely been considered as a potential impacted trophic level. READ MORE
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15. Hot, hungry, or dead : how herbivores select microhabitats based on the trade-off between temperature and predation risk
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Besides habitat loss and fragmentation, global warming is a major anthropogenic factor affecting species today. With temperatures rising, and barriers to movement increasing, many species are turning to behavioural responses deal with increased temperatures. These behavioural responses can be with respect to time or space use. READ MORE
