Fire history and management as determinant of patch selection by foraging large mammal herbivores in western Serengeti, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorRija, A. A.
dc.contributor.authorShombe, H. N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-04T06:30:53Z
dc.date.available2019-01-04T06:30:53Z
dc.date.issued2011-09-30
dc.descriptionInternational Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, 2011;7(2):1-12en_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough the use of fire as a management tool has increased during the past decades in East African savannas, there is insufficient knowledge about herbivores' utilization of areas with different fire history. We therefore examined large mammal herbivores' preference for patches that differed in fire history to test whether herbivores would non-randomly select patches according to availability. Our study area was the East African Serengeti ecosystem. Animals were recorded along transects at monthly intervals from May 2001 to April 2006, and data on the burnt and non-burnt areas along transects were extracted from existing fire maps. The prediction was tested using chi-square goodness-of-fit test, and selection ratio as a preference index for patch types. Our results show that African buffalo persistently occurred in non-burnt patches, whereas browsers (Giraffe and Kirk's dik-dik) and mixed feeders (Grant's gazelle …en_US
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dc.identifier.citationShombe N. Hassan & Alfan A. Rija (2011): Fire history and management as determinant of patch selection by foraging herbivores in western Serengeti, Tanzania, International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, DOI:10.1080/21513732.2011.617710en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21513732.2011.617710
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2708
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectfire disturbance, grazing, wild ungulates, population structureen_US
dc.titleFire history and management as determinant of patch selection by foraging large mammal herbivores in western Serengeti, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21513732.2011.617710en_US

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