Essays about: "white rhinoceros"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words white rhinoceros.
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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. 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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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. Consequences of white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) poaching on grassland structure in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in South Africa
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : The megaherbivore white rhinoceros plays a vital role in African savannah ecosystem, where it affects the grassland through heavy grazing and creates a mosaic grassland varying in structure. Illegal removal of the white rhinoceros has dramatically increased, and led to a decrease of white rhinoceros’ population density. READ MORE
