Essays about: "Hluhluwe-Imfolozi"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the word Hluhluwe-Imfolozi.
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1. Elephants and aboveground carbon stocks in a South African protected savanna
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) are known to exert transforming impacts on the vegetation. Due to these impacts, one would expect elephants to have significant effects on aboveground carbon stocks. However, we still know relatively little about the magnitude and direction of the effects of elephants on aboveground carbon stocks. READ MORE
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2. The effect of the interplay between fire frequency and grassland structure on tick abundances in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Fire in ecology is a very variable factor and its effects are best described as a complex feedback system with other biotic and abiotic factors. These feedback systems need to be understood to enable generalized conclusions about the influence of fire regimes. READ MORE
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3. Spatial and temporal variability in grassland structure associated with different densities of the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) in a South African savanna
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : The direct and indirect relationships between species in different trophic levels are referred to as trophic dynamics and are important in maintaining the function of ecosystems. Megaherbivores may have effects both directly and indirectly on other species since their impact may be disproportionately large relative to their population size. READ MORE
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4. An investigation into whether poaching creates an ecological trap for white rhinoceros in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : In an ecological trap, animals choose habitat based upon cues that once led members of their species to optimal habitat, but now lead to habitat where individual fitness is reduced because of changing conditions. The southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is a threatened species due to poaching for its keratin horn. READ MORE
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5. Nutrient distribution by mammalian herbivores in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (South Africa)
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : African megaherbivores are ecosystem engineers, which are under threat of extinction caused by, among others, poaching and climate change. Their current rates of loss means that there’s a need to better analyse their impact on the environment, in order to predict the consequences of losing this group. READ MORE
