Open AccessLandscape preference of the white rhinoceros in the southern Kruger National Park
Author(s) -
Danie Pienaar,
Jacobus du P. Bothma,
G.K. Theron
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v35i1.384
Subject(s) - rhinoceros , national park , geography , woodland , white (mutation) , acacia , ecology , forestry , archaeology , biology , biochemistry , gene
The long and short-term landscape preference of white rhinoceros in the southern Kruger NationarPark are investigated. A preference index and a chi-square test are used to ascertain if white rhinoceros prefer or avoid a particular landscape. Landscape 3 (moderately undulating granitoid plains with Combretnni zeyheri woodland), is the most preferred landscape while landscapes 2 (low granitoid mountains with Combretnmapicniafnni bushveld) and4 (granitoid lowlands with Acacia ^randicornuta tree- savanna), are avoided