Essays about: "megaherbivores"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word megaherbivores.
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1. 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 StudiesAbstract : 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
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2. 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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3. Anti-predatory responses of White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) to simulated risk. Does poaching create a landscape of fear?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Predators affect prey’s behaviour which can lead preys to change their spatial use of the habitat, creating a landscape of fear. This is not generally the case for white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), which as megaherbivores (... READ MORE
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4. 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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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