The influence of the African Elephant on the vegetation of the Addo Elephant National Park

<!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> <p style="margin-left: 1.22cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-US" align="justify"><span style="font-size: x-small;">An increasing elephant <em>Loxodonta africana</em>...

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Main Authors: B.L. Penzhorn, P.J. Robbertse, Maria C. Olivier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 1974-07-01
Series:Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
Online Access:http://www.koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/906
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Summary:<!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> <p style="margin-left: 1.22cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-US" align="justify"><span style="font-size: x-small;">An increasing elephant <em>Loxodonta africana</em> population has been confined to a 2 770 ha enclosure since 1954. When compared to the vegetation adjacent to the enclosure, the plant biomass within has been reduced by more than one half. Changes in the botanical composition are described.</span></p>
ISSN:0075-6458
2071-0771