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THE USE OF GAME TRAILS AS A POSSIBLE MEASURE OF HABITAT UTILISATION BY LARGER MAMMALS
Author(s) -
Agnew A.D.Q.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
african journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1365-2028
pISSN - 0141-6707
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1966.tb00879.x
Subject(s) - woodland , grassland , habitat , game reserve , geography , cover (algebra) , ecology , measure (data warehouse) , national park , wildlife , biology , archaeology , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , database
Summary Percentage cover of game trails is discussed as a possible measure of total habitat utilisation by larger mammals and a technique for its measurement is described. Game trail cover in Tsavo National Park (East) at Voi has been analysed in two areas, woodland and grassland. Of these the woodland had the higher trail cover (10.69%) and grassland the lower (7.57%). The interpretation of these results is discussed.