Habitat use by sympatric wild and domestic herbivores in an African savanna woodland: The influence of cattle spatial behaviour

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 589-598

  Fritz, Hervé ^a,b   De Garine Wichatitsky, Michel ^a   Letessier, Georges ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

habitat use and preference; mixed wild and domestic ungulate community; niche overlap and interspecific competition; southern Africa savanna woodland

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; SAVANNA WOODLAND;

ZIMBABWE;

ACACIA; AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; BOS TAURUS; DICHROSTACHYS; FABACEAE; TERMINALIA; TRAGELAPHUS STREPSICEROS;

EID: 0030304578     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404987     Document Type: Article

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