Large herbivore dynamics in northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe
We compared densities and distribution of wild ungulates and domestic livestock based on aerial surveys conducted during 1991 - 2,010 in northern parts of Gonarezhou National Park (GNP), Zimbabwe. The sampled area covered approximately 320 km(2) (Chipinda Pools area) representing ca. 27 % of the GNP...
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| author | Gandiwa, E. Heitkönig, I. Gandiwa, P. Matsvayi, W. Westhuizen, H. V. D. Ngwenya, M. |
| author_facet | Gandiwa, E. Heitkönig, I. Gandiwa, P. Matsvayi, W. Westhuizen, H. V. D. Ngwenya, M. |
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| description | We compared densities and distribution of wild ungulates and domestic livestock based on aerial surveys conducted during 1991 - 2,010 in northern parts of Gonarezhou National Park (GNP), Zimbabwe. The sampled area covered approximately 320 km(2) (Chipinda Pools area) representing ca. 27 % of the GNP, which was colonized by a few herder families along with their cattle in the year 2000. We hypothesized that (1) human and livestock encroachment in the park would lead to decline in densities of native ungulates, and (2) wild ungulates would avoid habitats influenced by humans. The results show that cattle densities significantly increased after the year 2000 whereas the densities of the native ungulates did not differ significantly after 2000. The 'no change' situation in herbivore populations is attributed to strict anti-poaching measures and restriction of human activities within small portion (4 %) of the park. However, the aerial survey does suggest that human and livestock presence in the northern GNP did influence the distribution of wild ungulates. Repeat observations during various seasons would be necessary to understand the spatio-temporal segregation among cattle and wild ungulates |
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| spelling | ir-11408-43632022-06-27T13:49:06Z Large herbivore dynamics in northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe Gandiwa, E. Heitkönig, I. Gandiwa, P. Matsvayi, W. Westhuizen, H. V. D. Ngwenya, M. Domestic livestock We compared densities and distribution of wild ungulates and domestic livestock based on aerial surveys conducted during 1991 - 2,010 in northern parts of Gonarezhou National Park (GNP), Zimbabwe. The sampled area covered approximately 320 km(2) (Chipinda Pools area) representing ca. 27 % of the GNP, which was colonized by a few herder families along with their cattle in the year 2000. We hypothesized that (1) human and livestock encroachment in the park would lead to decline in densities of native ungulates, and (2) wild ungulates would avoid habitats influenced by humans. The results show that cattle densities significantly increased after the year 2000 whereas the densities of the native ungulates did not differ significantly after 2000. The 'no change' situation in herbivore populations is attributed to strict anti-poaching measures and restriction of human activities within small portion (4 %) of the park. However, the aerial survey does suggest that human and livestock presence in the northern GNP did influence the distribution of wild ungulates. Repeat observations during various seasons would be necessary to understand the spatio-temporal segregation among cattle and wild ungulates 2021-06-04T10:03:39Z 2021-06-04T10:03:39Z 2013 Article 2661-8982 0564-3295 https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Large-herbivore-dynamics-in-northern-Gonarezhou-Gandiwa-Heitk%C3%B6nig/43fdfae4617515cf3bed03cf1f4939b3395f3ce7 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4363 en Tropical Ecology;Vol. 54: p. 345-354 open Tropical Ecology |
| spellingShingle | Domestic livestock Gandiwa, E. Heitkönig, I. Gandiwa, P. Matsvayi, W. Westhuizen, H. V. D. Ngwenya, M. Large herbivore dynamics in northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe |
| title | Large herbivore dynamics in northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe |
| title_full | Large herbivore dynamics in northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe |
| title_fullStr | Large herbivore dynamics in northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Large herbivore dynamics in northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe |
| title_short | Large herbivore dynamics in northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | large herbivore dynamics in northern gonarezhou national park, zimbabwe |
| topic | Domestic livestock |
| url | https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Large-herbivore-dynamics-in-northern-Gonarezhou-Gandiwa-Heitk%C3%B6nig/43fdfae4617515cf3bed03cf1f4939b3395f3ce7 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4363 |
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