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Movement Patterns and Spatial Relationships Among African Forest Elephants
Author(s) -
Schuttler Stephanie G.,
Blake Stephen,
Eggert Lori S.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
biotropica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1744-7429
pISSN - 0006-3606
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2012.00889.x
Subject(s) - home range , geography , habitat , range (aeronautics) , ecology , atlantic forest , forest structure , forest fragmentation , biology , canopy , materials science , composite material
A frican forest elephants ( L oxodonta cyclotis ) are of immediate conservation concern, yet are understudied due to inaccessible habitats. We analyzed the home range size and overlap of six adult females. Home ranges were among the smallest for all elephant species and individuals were positioned adjacent to one another with minimal overlap.