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dc.contributor.authorMahenya, Obeid
dc.contributor.authorMathisen, Karen Marie
dc.contributor.authorAndreassen, Harry Peter
dc.contributor.authorSkarpe, Christina
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-21T12:27:50Z
dc.date.available2016-09-21T12:27:50Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationMahenya, O., Mathisen, K. M., Andreassen, H. P., & Skarpe, C. (2016). Hierarchical foraging by giraffe in a heterogeneous savannah, Tanzania. African Journal of Ecology, 54(2), 136-145. doi: 10.1111/aje.12270nb_NO
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2409326
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding foraging decisions made by wildlife at different spatio-temporal scales is important for wildlife management and conservation. We tested whether forag- ing decisions by Masai giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi Matschie) differed with scales; habitat, patch and tree in a heterogeneous savannah. We collected data from Arusha National Park, Tanzania, in March – May and August – October 2013. Visual observations were used to collect data on foraging behaviour. Measurements of tree height and stem height and scoring of accumulated browsing were made in 133 patches around trees where the giraffes had been seen browsing, and in a correspond- ing number of available patches. Giraffes selected Acacia shrub and Dodonea shrub habitats but not for water availability or predator avoidance. For patch use, giraffe selected high quantity of Acacia xanthophloea and Dodonea viscosa. Between plant species, A. xanthophloea was the most preferred and within plant species, tree quality was enhanced by tree height and high score of accumulated browsing. Generally, giraffes selected for A. xanthophloea at all scales.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherWileynb_NO
dc.subjectAcacia xanthophloeanb_NO
dc.subjectArusha National Parknb_NO
dc.subjectbrowsingnb_NO
dc.subjectGiraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchinb_NO
dc.subjectpatchnb_NO
dc.subjectscalenb_NO
dc.titleHierarchical foraging by giraffe in a heterogeneous savannah, Tanzanianb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480nb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber136-145nb_NO
dc.source.volume54nb_NO
dc.source.journalAfrican Journal of Ecology,nb_NO
dc.source.issue2nb_NO


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