Elephant impact on <i>Sclerocarya Caffra</i> trees in<i> Acacia Nigrescens</i> tropical plains Thornveld of the Kruger National Park

Elephant impact on <i>Sclerocarya Caffra</i> trees in<i> Acacia Nigrescens</i> tropical plains Thornveld of the Kruger National Park

A survey of elephant impact at various distances from roads was conducted in June 1978 for Sclerocarya caffra (marula) tree populations in Acacia nigrescens Tropical Plains Thornveld in the Kruger National Park, Republic of South Africa. Data from scar recovery indicate that widespread scarring of S...

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Main Authors: B.J Coetzee, A. H Engelbrecht, S. C.J Joubert, P. F Retief
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 1979-12-01
Series:Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
Online Access:https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/650
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spelling doaj-269edfa34f88428497c37bc7ebecf7752020-11-25T01:05:27ZengAOSISKoedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science0075-64582071-07711979-12-01221396010.4102/koedoe.v22i1.650598Elephant impact on <i>Sclerocarya Caffra</i> trees in<i> Acacia Nigrescens</i> tropical plains Thornveld of the Kruger National ParkB.J Coetzee0A. H Engelbrecht1S. C.J Joubert2P. F Retief3Division of Research and InformationDivision of Research and InformationDivision of Research and InformationDivision of Research and InformationA survey of elephant impact at various distances from roads was conducted in June 1978 for Sclerocarya caffra (marula) tree populations in Acacia nigrescens Tropical Plains Thornveld in the Kruger National Park, Republic of South Africa. Data from scar recovery indicate that widespread scarring of S. caffra trees by elephant commenced in 1973, coinciding with a wet cli- matic phase. Elephant impact, old and fresh and irrespective of kind, decreased with distance from roads. Substantially higher impact was also recorded along S. caffra population boundaries. The most recent impact on some populations was higher than expected from the established relationship between elephant impact and tree density.https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/650
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author B.J Coetzee
A. H Engelbrecht
S. C.J Joubert
P. F Retief
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A. H Engelbrecht
S. C.J Joubert
P. F Retief
Elephant impact on <i>Sclerocarya Caffra</i> trees in<i> Acacia Nigrescens</i> tropical plains Thornveld of the Kruger National Park
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
author_facet B.J Coetzee
A. H Engelbrecht
S. C.J Joubert
P. F Retief
author_sort B.J Coetzee
title Elephant impact on <i>Sclerocarya Caffra</i> trees in<i> Acacia Nigrescens</i> tropical plains Thornveld of the Kruger National Park
title_short Elephant impact on <i>Sclerocarya Caffra</i> trees in<i> Acacia Nigrescens</i> tropical plains Thornveld of the Kruger National Park
title_full Elephant impact on <i>Sclerocarya Caffra</i> trees in<i> Acacia Nigrescens</i> tropical plains Thornveld of the Kruger National Park
title_fullStr Elephant impact on <i>Sclerocarya Caffra</i> trees in<i> Acacia Nigrescens</i> tropical plains Thornveld of the Kruger National Park
title_full_unstemmed Elephant impact on <i>Sclerocarya Caffra</i> trees in<i> Acacia Nigrescens</i> tropical plains Thornveld of the Kruger National Park
title_sort elephant impact on <i>sclerocarya caffra</i> trees in<i> acacia nigrescens</i> tropical plains thornveld of the kruger national park
publisher AOSIS
series Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
issn 0075-6458
2071-0771
publishDate 1979-12-01
description A survey of elephant impact at various distances from roads was conducted in June 1978 for Sclerocarya caffra (marula) tree populations in Acacia nigrescens Tropical Plains Thornveld in the Kruger National Park, Republic of South Africa. Data from scar recovery indicate that widespread scarring of S. caffra trees by elephant commenced in 1973, coinciding with a wet cli- matic phase. Elephant impact, old and fresh and irrespective of kind, decreased with distance from roads. Substantially higher impact was also recorded along S. caffra population boundaries. The most recent impact on some populations was higher than expected from the established relationship between elephant impact and tree density.
url https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/650
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