Movement patterns of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in different habitat types

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-28

  Duffy, Kevin J ^a   Dai, Xiaohua ^b   Shannon, Graeme ^c   Slotow, Rob ^c   Page, Bruce ^c  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b GANNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

animal speed; energy optimization; habitat selection; path analysis; sinuosity; turning angle; water availability

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ELEPHANT; ENERGY BUDGET; FORAGE; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; HERBIVORE; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; MOVEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PATH ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

KWAZULU-NATAL; PONGOLA GAME RESERVE; PONGOLAPOORT DAM; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 80052772422     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/056.041.0107     Document Type: Article

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