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Ekologiese skeiding tussen groot herbivore van die Messina-proefplaas, Limpopovallei
Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 1996.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/83209 Ekologiese skeiding tussen groot herbivore van die Messina-proefplaas, Limpopovallei Van Rooyen, Noel, 1950- Bothma, Jacobus du P. Dekker, Braam UCTD Ecological separation Large herbivores Messina Experimental farm Limpopo Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 1996. Herbivore-habitat relationships were studied on the Messina Experimental Farm. A phytosociological classification of the vegetation was done and the plant communities were mapped and described. The plant communities were quantitatively described in terms of veld condition score, standing crop and leaf phenology of the woody vegetation. Observations were made on the occurrence, distribution and density of Burchell' s zebra, blue wildebeest, eland, giraffe, gemsbok, impala, kudu and warthog in the different plant communities. The frequency of ungulate observations differed significantly for 14 of the 20 environmental parameters that were noted at each observation point (P < 0.05). The ungulates displayed a higher degree of overlap in plant community preferences in the wet season than in the dry season. This indicated that the ungulates were more selective when resources were limited. Preferences for plant communities, seasonal variations in these preferences and selection for specific environmental parameters, contributed to different levels of ecological separation of large herbivores on the Messina Experimental Farm. Coefficients of competition, based on indices of overlap in habitat and diet selection, were calculated for the different ungulates. These coefficients were used to calculate replacement values in terms of livestock units and browser units. It is proposed that these replacement values be used to calculate stocking rates for game ranches in the Mopani veld. Zoology and Entomology MSc Unrestricted 2022-01-12T06:00:16Z 2022-01-12T06:00:16Z 19/8/2021 1996 Dissertation * http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83209 af © 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 Ecological separation Large herbivores Messina Experimental farm Limpopo Ekologiese skeiding tussen groot herbivore van die Messina-proefplaas, Limpopovallei |
| title | Ekologiese skeiding tussen groot herbivore van die Messina-proefplaas, Limpopovallei |
| title_full | Ekologiese skeiding tussen groot herbivore van die Messina-proefplaas, Limpopovallei |
| title_fullStr | Ekologiese skeiding tussen groot herbivore van die Messina-proefplaas, Limpopovallei |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ekologiese skeiding tussen groot herbivore van die Messina-proefplaas, Limpopovallei |
| title_short | Ekologiese skeiding tussen groot herbivore van die Messina-proefplaas, Limpopovallei |
| title_sort | ekologiese skeiding tussen groot herbivore van die messina proefplaas limpopovallei |
| topic | UCTD Ecological separation Large herbivores Messina Experimental farm Limpopo |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83209 |