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Movements, habitat selection and population structure of buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer Sparrman) in the Sabi Sand Wildtuin
Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 1992.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/83222 Movements, habitat selection and population structure of buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer Sparrman) in the Sabi Sand Wildtuin Skinner, J.D. (John Dawson), 1932- Dott, H.M. Funston, Paul John UCTD Movements habitattion Population structure African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Sabi Sand Wildtuin Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 1992. Buffalo herd movements, home range, habitat selection, herd structure and daily activity patterns were studied for 14 months in the Sabi Sand Wildtuin, Transvaal, South Africa. The structure of the herds remained stable throughout the year with some overlap in home ranges. No subgroups were found to exist in herds. Adult females outnumbered adult males with all other age classes having 1:1 ratio. Bachelor male groups fluctuated seasonally in size, with adult bulls joining the breeding herd in summer in order to mate. The buffalo did not use the available habitat types in proportion to their occurrence and showed seasonal variation in habitat selection. Movement patterns were adjusted seasonally to accommodate various shifts in habitat selection and water availability. Although the buffalo had certain favoured grazing areas and routes between resource patches, they did not show a fixed pattern of range utilization. Buffalo herd movements and seasonal shifts in habitat selection ensured utilization of the most suitable habitat in the various seasons, which were not necessarily the best available. Graze availability and water resources were the main factors that controlled herd movements. Daily activity patterns were adjusted in response to seasonal variation in resource availability and distribution. Zoology and Entomology MSc Unrestricted 2022-01-12T06:00:25Z 2022-01-12T06:00:25Z 19/8/2021 1992 Dissertation * http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83222 en © 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 Movements habitattion Population structure African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Sabi Sand Wildtuin Movements, habitat selection and population structure of buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer Sparrman) in the Sabi Sand Wildtuin |
| title | Movements, habitat selection and population structure of buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer Sparrman) in the Sabi Sand Wildtuin |
| title_full | Movements, habitat selection and population structure of buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer Sparrman) in the Sabi Sand Wildtuin |
| title_fullStr | Movements, habitat selection and population structure of buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer Sparrman) in the Sabi Sand Wildtuin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Movements, habitat selection and population structure of buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer Sparrman) in the Sabi Sand Wildtuin |
| title_short | Movements, habitat selection and population structure of buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer Sparrman) in the Sabi Sand Wildtuin |
| title_sort | movements habitat selection and population structure of buffalo syncerus caffer caffer sparrman in the sabi sand wildtuin |
| topic | UCTD Movements habitattion Population structure African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Sabi Sand Wildtuin |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83222 |