Range and habitat selection of African Buffalo in South Africa

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 764-776

  Ryan, Sadie J ^a   Knechtel, Christiane U ^b   Getz, Wayne M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fixed kernel method; Habitat selection; k NNCH; Kruger National Park; LoCoH home range estimation; Minimum convex polygon (MCP); Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI); Syncerus caffer

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; MAMMAL;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; COMBRETUM; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 33746372148     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[764:RAHSOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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