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The effect of elephant utilisation on the Sterculia rogersii and Adsonia digitata populations of the Kruger National Park
Dissertation (MSc (Wildlife Management))--University of Pretoria, 2007.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/23730 The effect of elephant utilisation on the Sterculia rogersii and Adsonia digitata populations of the Kruger National Park Van Hoven, Wouter upetd@ais.up.ac.za Kelly, Henry Lyle Patrick Baobab elephants impact kruger national park sa. Sterculia rogersii elephants impact kruger nat pk. UCTD Dissertation (MSc (Wildlife Management))--University of Pretoria, 2007. This study assesses elephant induced damage and mortality of baobab and common star-chestnut trees in the northern Kruger National Park. Comparisons are made between the populations north and south of the Luvuvhu River. The density, population size and age structure are estimated. The population structure of neither species has been shaped by elephant utilisation. While the baobab population has a healthy age distribution, that of the star-chestnut population shows that recruitment has declined in recent decades. Utilisation has been found to be higher in the south as a result of higher elephant densities, although recently damage has been greater in the north. Damage increases with tree size. The mortality of baobabs is lower than in other areas where elephants and baobabs co-exist. Elephants are not playing a significant role in mortality of either tree species and management of factors other than elephant is required to improve regeneration rates of these species. Animal and Wildlife Sciences unrestricted 2013-09-06T15:48:47Z 2006-04-07 2013-09-06T15:48:47Z 2000-09-11 2007-04-07 2006-04-03 Dissertation Kelly, H 2000, The effect of elephant utilisation on the Sterculia rogersii and Adsonia digitata populations of the Kruger National Park, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23730 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23730 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04032006-101546/ © 2000, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Baobab elephants impact kruger national park sa. Sterculia rogersii elephants impact kruger nat pk. UCTD The effect of elephant utilisation on the Sterculia rogersii and Adsonia digitata populations of the Kruger National Park |
| title | The effect of elephant utilisation on the Sterculia rogersii and Adsonia digitata populations of the Kruger National Park |
| title_full | The effect of elephant utilisation on the Sterculia rogersii and Adsonia digitata populations of the Kruger National Park |
| title_fullStr | The effect of elephant utilisation on the Sterculia rogersii and Adsonia digitata populations of the Kruger National Park |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of elephant utilisation on the Sterculia rogersii and Adsonia digitata populations of the Kruger National Park |
| title_short | The effect of elephant utilisation on the Sterculia rogersii and Adsonia digitata populations of the Kruger National Park |
| title_sort | effect of elephant utilisation on the sterculia rogersii and adsonia digitata populations of the kruger national park |
| topic | Baobab elephants impact kruger national park sa. Sterculia rogersii elephants impact kruger nat pk. UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23730 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04032006-101546/ |