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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Elephant Damage"”.
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Spatio-Temporal Effects of Land Use Changes in A Savanna Wildlife Area of Kenya
… I studied land use changes and their effects on elephant habitat quality in Amboseli Basin, Kenya. I used visual interpretation to analyze land use changes from satellite images for 1975, 1988, and 1993. I determined that during the evaluation period, conversion of areas to agricultural land has …
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Chemical Signaling and Resource Use by African Elephants (Loxodonta Africana)
… sexually dimorphic species like the African elephant, Loxodonta africana, resource distribution influences female dispersion, while the location of females shapes male dispersion. Human constriction of viable habitat has affected elephant movements and impact. Elephants travel in matriarchal …
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An Assessment of Perceived Crop Damage in a Tanzanian Village Impacted by Human-Elephant Conflict and an Investigation of Deterrent Properties of African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) Exudates Using Bioassays
Human-elephant conflict (HEC) is on the rise in East Africa as habitat that was formerly occupied by elephants and other wildlife is being converted to farmland. African elephants (Loxodonta africana) will raid agricultural fields to feed on crops, and many agriculturalists attribute the majority …
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Local ecological knowledge on the population dynamics of elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the Highlands of Northwest Namibia
There is a small population of elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the mountainous, remote area of northwest Namibia that is locally referred to as the Northern Highlands. The objective of this Research Project was to build a knowledge base on the population, behaviour and movements of elephants in …
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Seventy years of changes in riverine woodland cover: Responses to elephants and human legacy effects in Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe
… savanna systems, large populations of savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) are transforming woodland and reducing vegetation diversity. While historically large, the elephant population in Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe has grown at >5% annually since 1992, and densities currently exceed …
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Understanding the decline of Martial Eagles Polemaetus bellicosus in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
… Savannah's, which is currently occurring due to elephant damage and fire influences. The species held large territories (ca. 108 km²) constraining the maximum number of pairs that the Park is able to support (max. 185 possible pairs), however models of distribution suggest the available habitat …