Landscape heterogeneity and the use of space by elephants in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 369-375

  Grainger, Matthew ^a   Van Aarde, Rudi ^a   Whyte, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b KRUGER NATIONAL PARK   (South Africa)

Author keywords

FRAGSTATS; Home range; Landscape heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; HETEROGENEITY; HOME RANGE; RANGE SIZE; SPACE USE;

AFRICA; KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ELEPHANTIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33144466653     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2005.00592.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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