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Habitat utilisation, activity patterns and management of Cape buffalo in the Willem Pretorius game reserve
Dissertation (MSc (Wildlife Management))--University of Pretoria, 1999.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/30186 Habitat utilisation, activity patterns and management of Cape buffalo in the Willem Pretorius game reserve Theron, G.K. upetd@up.ac.za Winterbach, Hanlie Evelyn Kathleen African buffalo UCTD Dissertation (MSc (Wildlife Management))--University of Pretoria, 1999. The range use behaviour and activity patterns of a single herd of disease-free Cape buffalo Syncerus caffer in the Willem Pretorius Game Reserve, Free State, was investigated. This reserve falls outside the historical distribution of these buffalo. It has sub-optimal habitat for buffalo, a long history of severe overgrazing and no large predators. The veld condition and grazing capacity of six management units identified in the reserve were investigated, and a long-term grazing capacity of 750 L.S.U. calculated. A maximum long-term buffalo stocking rate of 82,2 L.S.u. was determined from their range use. The main factors, which appear to regulate habitat selection by the buffalo, are seasonal changes in the food supply, the availability of cover for daytime resting, and protection against low night temperatures. Effective management of the buffalo depends on protecting the woody riverbank and vlei grasslands, which are the most crucial vegetation types for the buffalo. Centre for Wildlife Management unrestricted 2013-09-07T18:13:22Z 2006-12-07 2013-09-07T18:13:22Z 1999-10-01 1999 2006-12-07 Dissertation Winterbach, HEK 1999, Habitat utilisation, activity patterns and management of Cape buffalo in the Willem Pretorius Game Reserve, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30186 > H337/ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30186 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12072006-100249/ © 1999, 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 University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | African buffalo UCTD Habitat utilisation, activity patterns and management of Cape buffalo in the Willem Pretorius game reserve |
| title | Habitat utilisation, activity patterns and management of Cape buffalo in the Willem Pretorius game reserve |
| title_full | Habitat utilisation, activity patterns and management of Cape buffalo in the Willem Pretorius game reserve |
| title_fullStr | Habitat utilisation, activity patterns and management of Cape buffalo in the Willem Pretorius game reserve |
| title_full_unstemmed | Habitat utilisation, activity patterns and management of Cape buffalo in the Willem Pretorius game reserve |
| title_short | Habitat utilisation, activity patterns and management of Cape buffalo in the Willem Pretorius game reserve |
| title_sort | habitat utilisation activity patterns and management of cape buffalo in the willem pretorius game reserve |
| topic | African buffalo UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30186 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12072006-100249/ |