Rebrowsing by elephants three years after simulated browsing on five woody plant species in northern Botswana

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-102

  Makhabu, Shimane W ^a,c   Skarpe, Christina ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c Department of Wildlife and National Parks ^*  (Botswana)

Author keywords

Browsing lawn; Chobe; Percentage utilization; Simulated browsing

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; ELEPHANT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT USE;

ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 33745460322     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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