1987
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1987.tb01095.x
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Elephant‐fire relationships in Combretum/Terminalia woodland in south‐west Niger

Abstract: Summary It has recently been suggested that the distribution of elephant and the impact by elephant on woodland can be manipulated by burning. Six landscape categories have been described for the W. National Park and Tamou Reserve in south‐west Niger, each containing a single segment of the catenary sequence. Data on woodland utilization and damage by elephant were collected on a series of quadrats and by direct observation of elephant behaviour. A mosaic of burned and unburned land, soil moisture levels and b… Show more

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“…The season of fire affects the species' reproductive ability and influences fire intensity, which in turn determines the species that survive after a fire. Fire intensity also increases in presence of a high fuel load (Leuthold, 1996;McShane, 1987;Sabiti and Wein, 1988;Salvatori et al, 2001), which would be the case after the elimination of the elephants (Smart et al, 1985) and other large herbivores, e.g. the buffalos, hartebeest, Uganda kob and waterbuck.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The season of fire affects the species' reproductive ability and influences fire intensity, which in turn determines the species that survive after a fire. Fire intensity also increases in presence of a high fuel load (Leuthold, 1996;McShane, 1987;Sabiti and Wein, 1988;Salvatori et al, 2001), which would be the case after the elimination of the elephants (Smart et al, 1985) and other large herbivores, e.g. the buffalos, hartebeest, Uganda kob and waterbuck.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Throughout their range, Miombo woodlands are being destroyed by expanding human and elephant populations that are increasingly confined to smaller areas (Cumming et al 1997). In less than 30 years the combination of high elephant densities and fire has resulted in the change from closed‐canopy Miombo woodland to open grassland and thicket in some areas (Anderson & Walker 1974;Guy 1981;McShane 1987;Lewis 1991;Swanepoel 1993).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…From a spatial point of view, one can thus expect most severe damage in the densest zones of wooded savanna. Other authors have stressed the importance of the proximity of water points in determining elephant damage (Ben Shahar 1993, McShane 1987. In the zones close to water, both the frequency and severity of the damage are generally considerable.…”
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