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Spatial pattern changes of grazing cattle population I
Author(s) -
Shiyomi Masae,
Kubo Sachio
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
population ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1438-390X
pISSN - 1438-3896
DOI - 10.1007/bf02515587
Subject(s) - grazing , spatial ecology , biology , common spatial pattern , population , cattle grazing , ecology , demography , sociology
Summary A cattle population presents three spatial patterns according to their behaviour. These patterns are as follows: the random spatial pattern which occurs when the cattle move during grazing (feeding), the aggregated spatial pattern which occurs when they rest, and the regular or quasi‐regular spatial pattern which occurs when they separate into two or more subgroups. In this study, these three states of behaviour were represented by a mathematical model, and a method to test the pattern statistically was derived.