The status and ecology of the dama gazelle in the aïr and ténéré national nature reserve, Niger

Grettenberger, John F.; Newby, John

doi:10.1016/0006-3207(86)90121-7

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“…The low use B. aegyptiaca trees was surprising because this species was the most common at our study site and gazelles are known to feed on B. aegyptiaca (Grettenberger and Newby, 1986;Grettenberger, 1987;Hall, 1992). We do not have any logical explanation as to why Dorcas gazelles used B. aegyptiaca trees less than Acacia trees.…”

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Dorcas gazelle and livestock use of trees according to size in a hyper-arid landscape

Attum

Mahmoud²

2012

Journal of Arid Environments

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Dorcas gazelle and livestock use of trees according to size in a hyper-arid landscape

Attum

Mahmoud²

2012

Journal of Arid Environments

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“…The majority of these plants were in wadi habitats as highest gazelle concentrations and most favorable tracking conditions were found here. The data indicated that the dorcas gazelle in the ATNNR, like the dama gazelle (Grettenberger and Newby 1986), was primarily a browser under the dry conditions prevailing during the study period. Leaves of the tree Maerua crassifolia and the shrub Leptadenia pyrotechnica were the most highly preferred food, but the trees Acacia tortilis and Balanites aegyptiaca, and the forb Chrozophora brocchiana, furnished the bulk of their diet.…”

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Ecology of the dorcas gazelle in northern Niger

Grettenberger¹

1987

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“…For studying the feeding habits of Persian gazelle in Bamoo National Park, direct observation (Al-Hazmi & Ghandour 1992, Goodson et al 1991, Grettenberger & Newby 1986, Holechek et al 1982, Mendelssohn et al 1997, Rominger et al 1988, Saltz & Ward 2000 was used as secondary method (beside pellet-group count method).…”

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Habitat use by Persian gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa) in Bamoo National Park during autumn and winter

Nowzari

Rad

Hemami

2007

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RESUMENComo una especie amenazada, las poblaciones de gacela Iraní han disminuido durante las décadas pasadas. El conocimiento de la ecología de la gacela que incluye sus hábitos alimentarios y las asociaciones del habitat que utiliza son centrales para cualquier tipo de esfuerzo de conservación. La ecología de gacelas es pobremente conocida y las asociaciones del habitat de ésta y otras especies de gacelas no se han estudiado en Irán. La gacela Iraní en el habitat de 6000 ha (en el Parque Nacional de Bamoo ) se estudió durante el periodo de Otoño e Invierno. El uso del habitat fue relacionado con las comunidades de vegetación y su composición, por medio del conteo de los grupos fecales cada dos meses: de septiembre/ octubre 2004 a marzo/abril 2005, en 15 transectos permanentes de 2.5 x 200 metros que se localizaron al azar. La densidad de los grupos fecales fue muy similar en cuatro comunidades vegetales, mientras en la comunidad vegetal 1 en la que Scariola orientalis era dominante, fue significativamente menor. La densidad de gacelas está positivamente asociada con tres especies de arbustos (especie: Astragalus spp., Ebenus stellata , Achillea eriophora con P <0.01, P <0.05, P<0.05, respectivamente) y dos especies de pasto (Poa bulbosa y Aegilops umbellulata, P <0.05) y negativamente asociada con Helichrysum leucocephalum (P <0.01), Scariola orientalis (P <0.01) y Centaurea virgata (P <0.01). Las observaciones acerca de la conducta alimentaria mostraron que las gacelas consumían Bromus danthoniae y Stipa barbata durante el otoño y Astragalus spp., Poa bulbosa, Aegilops umbellulata y Bromus danthoniae durante el invierno. Palabras Clave: Uso del habitat, gacela Iraní, hábitos alimentarios, Parque Nacional de Bamoo . ABSTRACTAs a threatened species populations of Persian gazelle have been declining within the country over the last few decades. The knowledge of gazelle ecology including their feeding habits and habitat associations is central to any kind of conservation effort. The ecology of gazelles in Iran is poorly known and habitat associations of this or other species of gazelles have not been studied in Iran. Habitat use by Persian gazelle was studied over autumn-winter period in its 6000 ha habitat in Bamoo National Park. Habitat use was related to plant communities and vegetation composition by clearance transect pellet group counts carried out every 2 months from September/October 2004 to March/April 2005 using 15 randomly placed 2.5 x 200 m permanent transects. The density of pellet groups was similar in 4 out of 5 Nowzari et al.:Habitad use by persian gazelle 110 plant communities, while in plant community 1, in which Scariola orientalis was the dominant species, it was significantly lower. The density of gazelles was positively associated with three species of bushes (Astragalus spp., Ebenus stellata, Achillea eriophora, P<0.01, P<0.05, P<0.05 respectively) and two species of grass (Poa bulbosa and Aegilops umbellulata, P<0.05) and negatively associated with trichomic Helichrysum leucocephalum (P<0....

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The status and ecology of the dama gazelle in the aïr and ténéré national nature reserve, Niger

Cited by 30 publications

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Dorcas gazelle and livestock use of trees according to size in a hyper-arid landscape

Dorcas gazelle and livestock use of trees according to size in a hyper-arid landscape

Ecology of the dorcas gazelle in northern Niger

Habitat use by Persian gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa) in Bamoo National Park during autumn and winter

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