Essays about: "large herbivores"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 essays containing the words large herbivores.

  1. 1. Optimal foraging in an Arctic herbivore : How does the foraging behaviour of Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) respond to seasonal changes from summer through autumn of the Arctic tundra?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Emma Limosa Djurberg; [2023]
    Keywords : foraging behaviour; phenology; ungulate; Arctic; Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus;

    Abstract : Foraging decisions of large herbivores can be affected by many factors and have great effect on both above- and below-ground ecosystems. Here, I determine to which degree temporal (seasonality), or spatial (habitat) factors influence the foraging behaviour of Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) and asses if small-scale foraging behaviour correlates with an animals’ patch residence time. READ MORE

  3. 2. Födovalspreferenser hos en arktisk specialist : vad föredrar Gynaephora groenlandica (Lepidoptera:Erebidae) att äta på Wrangelön?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Beatrice Elfvenfjärd; Erika Åmansson; [2022]
    Keywords : Gynaephora groenlandica; arktisk ullbjörnslarv; födopreferenser; arktisk tundra; arktisk specialist; växtegenskaper;

    Abstract : The Arctic tundra has many unexplored areas. Due to the harsh climate and the difficult accessibility, there is a lack of knowledge about the different species that live under these circumstances. Herbivores in this environment have a large effect on the plant community, one of these is the moth butterfly larva Gynaephora groenlandica. READ MORE

  4. 3. Using the AudioMoth - a novel passive acoustic monitoring technology - to monitor bat diversity in a rewilded landscape

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Koen Pronk; [2022]
    Keywords : passive acoustic monitoring; bioindicator; chiroptera; audioMoth; trophic rewilding;

    Abstract : Ecosystem restoration through the reintroduction of grazers is gaining interest across Europe. Large herbivores are associated with landscape heterogeneity, restoration of trophic cascades and biodiversity. READ MORE

  5. 4. Influence of surface water availability on the distribution of White Rhinoceros in central Greater Kruger

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Julie Mauguiere; [2022]
    Keywords : White Rhinoceros; Ceratotherium simum; water provisioning; artificial water; ecological processes; habitat selection; spatial ecology; landscape use; KNP; APNR; SAWC;

    Abstract : The population of white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) is now declining in the Kruger National Park (KNP) in South Africa due to the intense poaching crisis ongoing since the early 2000s. The need for an efficient conservation effort has never been greater and requires a better understanding of white rhinoceros distribution in the landscape. READ MORE

  6. 5. Impact of rainfall on East Coast Fever in cattle at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Nikitta Afonso; [2022]
    Keywords : East Coast Fever; ECF; Theileria Parva; tick-borne disease; Kenya; cattle; precipitation; oxpecker;

    Abstract : Weather conditions commonly have a large impact on tick-borne diseases as it affects the abundance of the tick vector. The cattle disease East Coast Fever (ECF) is no exception. Rainfall particularly seems to play an important role in the transmission of ECF. READ MORE