Essays about: "white rhino"
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1. 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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2. 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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3. How does white rhino respond to fires during dry season?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : The white rhino is a megaherbivore grazer that favours the short and nutrient-rich grass on grazing lawns. Since regrowth on lawns requires a certain amount of rainfall, the usage of this food resource is limited to the wet season. During the dry season, white rhinos are able to feed on senescent tall grass. 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. Grazing impacts on savanna vegetation states and its role in albedo changes
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Albedo, i.e., the fraction of the incoming sunlight that a surface reflects, has been previously shown to play a key role on the climate system by influencing the energy balance of the Earth’s ecosystems. READ MORE
