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Habitat utilization and the population ecology of cranes in the Dullstroom area of the Mpumalanga Province
Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 1998.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/82487 Habitat utilization and the population ecology of cranes in the Dullstroom area of the Mpumalanga Province Bothma, Jacobus du P. Morrison, Kerryn Lee-Ann UCTD foraging nesting of the blue crane Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 1998. The breeding biology and habitat utilization for foraging and nesting of the blue crane Anthropoides. paradiseus, grey crowned crane Balearica regulorum and wattled crane Bugeranus carunculatus on the Steenkampsberg Plateau were studied from February 1995 to February 1997. The wattled and blue cranes were predominantly breeding populations, whilst the grey crowned crane population was predominantly a floating one. Blue cranes foraged in short vegetation on northern upper landscapes. Grey crowned cranes foraged in tall wetland vegetation in foothills and valleys. Wattled cranes foraged in wetlands, irrespective of vegetation height, and also in foothills and valleys. Agriculture was used by all the cranes more than expected. Blue cranes nested in short grasslands, and avoided factors with a high degree of disturbance. Wattled cranes nested in short wetlands with minimal structural and disturbance impacts. Grey crowned cranes nested in tall wetlands, where human impacts and the pristineness of the wetland and its surroundings did not have an effect on the choice of wetland. Animal and Wildlife Sciences MSc Unrestricted 2021-11-02T10:19:42Z 2021-11-02T10:19:42Z 2021 1998 Dissertation * http://hdl.handle.net/2263/82487 © 2021 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 | UCTD foraging nesting of the blue crane Habitat utilization and the population ecology of cranes in the Dullstroom area of the Mpumalanga Province |
| title | Habitat utilization and the population ecology of cranes in the Dullstroom area of the Mpumalanga Province |
| title_full | Habitat utilization and the population ecology of cranes in the Dullstroom area of the Mpumalanga Province |
| title_fullStr | Habitat utilization and the population ecology of cranes in the Dullstroom area of the Mpumalanga Province |
| title_full_unstemmed | Habitat utilization and the population ecology of cranes in the Dullstroom area of the Mpumalanga Province |
| title_short | Habitat utilization and the population ecology of cranes in the Dullstroom area of the Mpumalanga Province |
| title_sort | habitat utilization and the population ecology of cranes in the dullstroom area of the mpumalanga province |
| topic | UCTD foraging nesting of the blue crane |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/82487 |