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An ecological study of reintroduced Arabian oryx in the 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid protected area of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dissertation (MSc (Wildlife Management))--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/27803 An ecological study of reintroduced Arabian oryx in the 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid protected area of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Bothma, Jacobus du P. upetd@ais.up.ac.za Strauss, Willem Maartin Arabian oryx ecology saudi arabia Wildlife reintroduction protected areas saudi arab Arabian oryx UCTD Dissertation (MSc (Wildlife Management))--University of Pretoria, 2006. This study was conducted in the ‘Uruq Bani Ma’arid Protected Area, on the western edge of the ‘Rub al Khali of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The dispersal of different groups of Arabian oryx Oryx leucoryx (Pallas, 1777) was investigated, along with the seasonal range use patterns of the animals. The dispersal distances from the release site stabilised after a period of one year. The animals show seasonal differences in their range use patterns, associated with changes in their mobility. The dynamics of the relationship between the oryxes and their habitat were investigated. The structure and the condition of the vegetation, as well as some climatic variables were important determinants of seasonal habitat use. The diurnal activity patterns of the animals correspond with that characteristic of ungulates generally and the animals showed seasonal changes in their feeding preferences. The productivity of the population was high during the study period, with 34 live births, while six of the reintroduced animals died. Population viability analysis, however, shows that the population is vulnerable over the medium term (100 years) and that management should target the juvenile and especially adult females as they are keys to population growth and recovery. Centre for Wildlife Management unrestricted 2013-09-07T12:21:40Z 2005-09-07 2013-09-07T12:21:40Z 2003-03-06 2006-09-07 2005-09-07 Dissertation Strauss, W 2003, An ecological study of reintroduced Arabian oryx in the 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid protected area of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27803 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27803 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09072005-094954/ © 2003, 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 application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Arabian oryx ecology saudi arabia Wildlife reintroduction protected areas saudi arab Arabian oryx UCTD An ecological study of reintroduced Arabian oryx in the 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid protected area of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title | An ecological study of reintroduced Arabian oryx in the 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid protected area of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | An ecological study of reintroduced Arabian oryx in the 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid protected area of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | An ecological study of reintroduced Arabian oryx in the 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid protected area of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | An ecological study of reintroduced Arabian oryx in the 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid protected area of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | An ecological study of reintroduced Arabian oryx in the 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid protected area of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | ecological study of reintroduced arabian oryx in the uruq bani ma arid protected area of the kingdom of saudi arabia |
| topic | Arabian oryx ecology saudi arabia Wildlife reintroduction protected areas saudi arab Arabian oryx UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27803 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09072005-094954/ |