Rules of habitat use by elephants Loxodonta africana in southern Africa: Insights for regional management

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Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-75

  Harris, Grant M ^a,e   Russell, Gareth J ^b,c   Van Aarde, Rudi I ^d   Pimm, Stuart L ^a,d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^e U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Etosha National Park; Habitat use; Loxodonta africana; Maputo Elephant Reserve; Optimal foraging; Southern Africa; Tembe Elephant Park

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; CULLING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ELEPHANT; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; NATIONAL PARK; OPTIMIZATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; TRADE-OFF; VEGETATION COVER;

AFRICA; ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK; KWAZULU-NATAL; MAPUTO [MOZAMBIQUE]; MAPUTO ELEPHANT RESERVE; MOZAMBIQUE; NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TEMBE ELEPHANT PARK;

ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 39749160568     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605308000483     Document Type: Article

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