Diet composition and habitat selection of eland in semi-arid shrubland

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 130-137

  Watson, Laurence H ^a,b   Owen Smith, Norman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diet; Eland; Habitat; Karoo; Semi arid; Ungulate

Indexed keywords

DIET; HABITAT SELECTION; SEMIARID REGION; UNGULATE;

EID: 0034044750     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2000.00229.x     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. ACOCKS, J.P.H. (1988) Veld types of South Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Afr. 57, 1-146.
2. ALLDREDGE, J.R. & RATTI, J.T. (1986) Comparison of some statistical techniques for analysis of resource selection. J. Wildl. Manage. 50, 157-164.
3. ALTMANN, J. (1974) Observational study of behaviour. Behaviour 49, 227-267.
4. BUYS, D. (1990) Food selection by eland in the western Transvaal. S. Afr. J. Wildl. Res. 20, 16-20.
5. BYERS, C.R. & STEINHORST, L.K. (1984) Clarification of a technique for analysis of utilization-availability data. J. Wildl. Manage. 48, 1050-1053.
6. COLEY, P.D., BRYANT, J.P. & CHAPIN III, F.S. (1985) Resource availability and plant anti-herbivore defense. Science 230, 895-899.
7. DANCKWERTS, J.E. (1989) The quality of herbage ingested by cattle in rotationally grazed semi-arid grassland of the eastern Cape. J. Grassl. Soc. S. Afr. 6, 65-70.
8. FABRICIUS, C. & MENTIS, M.T. (1990) Seasonal habitat selection by eland in arid savanna in southern Africa. S. Afr. J. Zool. 25, 238-244.
9. FIELD, C.R. (1975) Climate and food habits of ungulates on Galana Ranch. E. Afr. Wildl. J. 13, 203-220.
10. GOERING, H.K. & VAN SOEST, P.J. (1970) Forage Analysis: Apparatus, Reagents, Procedures and some Applications. Agricultural Handbook 379. United States Department of Agriculture.
11. HOBSON, F.O. (1988) Towards a Technique to Measure Utilization of Karoo Bushes. MSc thesis, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.
12. HOFMANN, R.R. (1973) The Ruminant Stomach. East African Monographs in Biology, 2. East African Literature Bureau, Nairobi.
13. HOFMANN, R.R. & STEWART, D.R.M. (1972) Grazer or browser: a classification based on stomach structure and feeding habits of East African ruminants. Mammalia 36, 226-240.
14. HUNTLEY, B.J. (1984) Characteristics of South African biomes. In: Ecological Effects of Fire in South African Ecosystems (Eds P. DE V. BOOYSEN and N. M. TAINTON). Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
15. JANKOWITZ, W.K. (1982) Die voedelvoorkeure van die eland op die Waterberg Platopark Suidwes-Afrika. In: Interscience '82. Science Faculties in Action (Ed. G. J. BREDENKAMP). University of the North, Pietersburg.
16. KERR, M.A., WILSON, V.J. & ROTH, H.H. (1970) Studies on the agricultural utilization of semi-domesticated eland (Taurotragus oryx) in Rhodesia: 2. Feeding habits and food preferences. Rhod. J. agric. Res. 8, 71-77.
17. LAMPREY, H.F. (1963) Ecological separation of the large mammal species in the Tarangire Game Reserve, Tanganyika. E. Afr. Wildl. J. 1, 63-92.
18. MOULD, E.D. & ROBBINS, C.T. (1981) Evaluation of detergent analysis in estimating nutritional value of browse. J. Wildl. Manage. 45, 937-947.
19. NGE'THE, J.C. & Box, T. W. (1976) Botanical composition of eland and goat diets on an Acacia-grassland community in Kenya. J. Range Manage. 29, 290-293.
20. NOVELLIE, P.A. & BEZUIDENHOUT, H. (1994) The influence of rainfall and grazing on vegetation change in the Mountain Zebra National Park. S. Afr. J. Wildl. Res. 24, 60-71.
21. OWEN-SMITH, N. (1982) Factors influencing the consumption of plant products by large herbivores. In: Ecology of Tropical Savannas (Eds B. J. HUNTLEY and B. H. WALKER). Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
22. OWEN-SMITH, N. (1985) Niche separation among African ungulates. In: Species and Speciation. (Ed. E. S. VRBA). Transvaal Museum Monograph 4. Transvaal Museum, Pretoria.
23. ROSCOE, J.T. & BYARS, J. A. (1971) An inspection of the constraints with respect to sample size commonly imposed on the use of the chi-square statistic. J. Am. Stat. Assoc. 66, 755-759.
24. SWIHART, R.K., SLADE, N.A. & BERGSTROM, B.J. (1988) Relating body size to the rate of home range use in mammals. Ecology 69, 393-399.
25. UNDERWOOD, R. (1975) Social Behaviour of the Eland (Taurotragus oryx) on Loskop Dam Nature Reserve. MSc thesis, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
26. VAN DER WALT, P.T. (1980) A phytosociological reconnaissance of the Mountain Zebra National Park. Koedoe 23, 1-32.
27. WATSON, L.H. (1997) The Feeding Ecology of Eland in Mountain Zebra National Park. PhD thesis, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
28. ZAR, J.H. (1984) Biostotistical Analysis. Prentice Hall, New Jersey.