Abundance, distribution and population trends of hippopotamus in gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-157

  Zisadza, Patience ^a   Gandiwa, Edson ^a   Van Der Westhuizen, Hugo ^b   Van Der Westhuizen, Elsabe ^b   Bodzo, Vimbainashe ^c  

^a Parks and Wildlife Management Authority   (Zimbabwe)

^b Gonarezhou Conservation Project   (Zimbabwe)

^c BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

aerial survey; drought; Hippopotamus amphibius; large herbivores; siltation; southeastern lowveld

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AERIAL SURVEY; DROUGHT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE; HERBIVORE; LINEARITY; MAMMAL; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

GONAREZHOU NATIONAL PARK; MASVINGO; ZIMBABWE;

HIPPOPOTAMUS AMPHIBIUS; PIPERACEAE;

EID: 79953142334     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/056.040.0206     Document Type: Article

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