An Assessment of the Browsing Impacts of the Loxodonta Africana (African Elephant) on Woody Vegetation Structure and Composition. A Case Study of Umfurudzi Safari Area in Mashonaland Central Province
- Author
- Mujeuri, Thembinkosi
- Title
- An Assessment of the Browsing Impacts of the Loxodonta Africana (African Elephant) on Woody Vegetation Structure and Composition. A Case Study of Umfurudzi Safari Area in Mashonaland Central Province
- Abstract
- An assessment of the browsing impacts of the Loxodonta africana (African Elephant) on woody vegetation structure and composition was made in Umfurudzi Safari Area. Study areas were selected in the elephants vicinity since they are tamed ,the study also compared the woody vegetation structure and composition before and the introduction of elephants in Umfurudzi Game Park using he study which was made by Mposhi et al (2014) on the vegetation structure and composition before the introduction of elephants in Umfurudzi Game Park. And, also to determine the type of damage which was being inflicted on the woody vegetation by the elephants. The results showed that the elephants were causing damage to the species which were available in the park which are the Brachystegia boehmmi and Julbenardia globiflora and these tree were mainly being pulled and debarked as for the comparison there was no significant difference before and after the introduction of elephants in Umfurudzi Game Park.
- Date
- 2022
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
- Browsing Impacts
- Lonoxodonta Africana (African Elephant)
- Supervisor
- Mr Chiyangwa
- Item sets
- Department of Natural Resources
- Media
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Mujeuri - NRM.pdf