Seasonal Diet and Foraging Preference of Greater Kudu Tragelaphus Strepsiceros in the Llano Uplift of Texas

Gray, Shawn S.; Simpson, Thomas R.; Baccus, John T.; Manning, Richard W.; Schwertner, T. Wayne

doi:10.2981/0909-6396(2007)13[75:sdafpo]2.0.co;2

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“…The range of diets for which this characteristic was found to be independent in these studies spans seasonal differences in browse structural and nutrient composition, which have been repeatedly noted for natural diets of greater kudu (Owen-Smith and Cooper 1989;Gray et al, 2006). Given the uniformity of the results for the SF across the four animals, the SF measured in the present study should therefore be representative for greater kudu.…”

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confidence: 55%

“…By contrast, Codron and Clauss (2010) reported no stratification of free-ranging greater kudus' rumen contents as quantified by the water content in the digesta of the dorsal and ventral rumen, which would suggest a 'moose-type' rumen physiology as observed in another large representative of the Tragelaphini, the eland (Taurotragus oryx) (Hejcmanová et al, 2020). This would also match the fact that greater kudus are strict browsers, both in their natural habitat, consistently reported across decades (Wilson et al, 1977;Owen-Smith and Cooper, 1989;Codron et al, 2007;Chinomona et al, 2018;Makhado et al, 2020), as well as in secondary habitats (Gray et al, 2006).…”

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confidence: 58%

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Fluid and particle retention in the greater kudu (<i>Tragelaphus strepsiceros</i>)

Przybyło¹,

Ortmann²,

Świerk³

et al. 2022

J. Anim. Feed Sci.

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Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 55%

Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 58%

Fluid and particle retention in the greater kudu (<i>Tragelaphus strepsiceros</i>)

Przybyło¹,

Ortmann²,

Świerk³

et al. 2022

J. Anim. Feed Sci.

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“…The greater kudu most often occurred in open woodland, grasslands and wooded grasslands but rarely occurred in the closed forest and shrubland. The reason for a wide distribution for Greater kudu as compared to the other angulates in the NSNP mainly related to the presence of preferred feed in these habitats, its ability to eat a greater variety of woody plant species that provide browse and get cover and protection (Vaughan et al 2000;Eden 2006;Gray et al 2007).…”

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The effects of anthropogenic landscape change on the abundance and habitat use of terrestrial large mammals of Nech Sar National Park

2019

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Background: Landscape change and disturbance are major challenges of wildlife management worldwide. The purpose of this study is to determine the impacts of anthropogenic landscape disturbances on the abundance and habitat use of terrestrial large mammals of Nech Sar National Park. Disturbance of natural habitats for 1985, 1995, 2005 and 2013 was analyzed using descriptive metrics of different landscapes at the class level. Population estimates of large terrestrial mammals were conducted using the line-transect method. Data were collected on the distribution and abundance of human settlement, domestic animals' sightings and livestock Karel using field observation and Google Earth digital image. Result: The results have shown that anthropogenic disturbances lead to changes in the size, number, distance, spatial distribution and configuration of fragments in the natural habitats between 1985 and 2013. The highest anthropogenic impacts are detected on the forest and grassland habitats through fuelwood and construction wood collection, settlement and overgrazing. Large concentrations of settlement with grass-roofed and tin-roofed houses are observed in the grassland and wooded grassland habitats. Out of the recorded 1079 houses built within the park, 867 (80.4%) were mud and wood wall with grass-roofed and 212 (19.6%) were tin-roofed houses. The ratio of tin-roofed and grass-roofed houses is 0.24:1 which suggests the permanency of human settlement and the high intensity of human impact on the wildlife. About 771 cattle Karels were recorded with the ratio of Karel to house as 0.89:1 which indicates that households have at least one Karel near to their residence. These habitat disturbances have resulted in the decline of key wildlife species in Nech Sar National Park. For instance, the population of Grant's zebra (Equus quagga) has decreased from 6500 in 1985 to 2161 in this study based on the 2013 count. The population of Swayne's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei) has significantly decreased in the past decades from 40 in 1992 to 35 in 2008, to 12 in 2010, to four (4) in 2013 and locally extinct between 2017 and 2018 based on the Nech Sar National Park office information. Conclusions: Human activities in the Nech Sar National Park are the root causes for the decline of key wildlife species particularly for the loss of Swayne's hartebeest in the park over the past three decades. These changes are mainly related to habitat loss and habitat fragmentation due to deforestation, livestock overgrazing and residential expansion (tin-roofed, grass-roofed houses). Therefore, the main priority in Nech Sar National Park should be designing management strategies to restore the park as a fully functioning sustainable ecosystem and ensuring the social and economic sustainability of the local community. This intervention can be addressed by creating other means of livelihood,

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“…Another factor can be caused by conditions that provide a suitable habitat for foraging, living, or breeding. These conditions could support the existence of mammals in the ecosystem (Gray et al, 2007;Gray and Phan, 2011;Rovero et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 87%

The estimation of mammal species loss and gain from shrubs to oil palm plantations in South Sumatera

Al-Faritsi¹,

Santosa²,

Rahman³

2022

JPSL

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Several previous studies stated that land cover changes to oil palm plantations caused the loss of wildlife species, one of which was from the mammals. Therefore, data on the magnitude of this type of loss is needed. This study estimates the amount of loss and gain of mammal species due to the development of oil palm plantations. Data were taken by direct observation (strip transect method) in parallel at the oil palm plantation of PT. Rambang Agro Jaya, South Sumatra. This research was conducted on the land cover before (shrubs) and after the development of oil palm plantations. The study shows that the change from shrubs to oil palm plantations does not change the number of mammal species but increases the species richness index and decreases the species richness index. The similarity index of shrubs and oil palm plantation is 0.56. The development of oil palm plantations also causes the loss and gain of mammal species with the same percentage of 67%. The presence of mammals in oil palm plantation is thought to be due to the feed availability.

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Seasonal Diet and Foraging Preference of Greater Kudu Tragelaphus Strepsiceros in the Llano Uplift of Texas

Cited by 9 publications

References 30 publications

Fluid and particle retention in the greater kudu (<i>Tragelaphus strepsiceros</i>)

Fluid and particle retention in the greater kudu (<i>Tragelaphus strepsiceros</i>)

The effects of anthropogenic landscape change on the abundance and habitat use of terrestrial large mammals of Nech Sar National Park

The estimation of mammal species loss and gain from shrubs to oil palm plantations in South Sumatera

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