Large herbivores in Upper Lupande Game Management Area, Luangwa Valley, Zambia
1991; Wiley; Volume: 29; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1365-2028.1991.tb00990.x
ISSN1365-2028
AutoresDora E. Ndhlovu, M. Balakrishnan,
Tópico(s)Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
ResumoSummary Upper Lupande Game Management area in Luangwa Valley, Zambia currently supports good populations of sixteen large and medium‐sized herbivores. Impala was the most abundant constituting 34% of the total population estimates, followed by buffalo (19%), zebra (12%), wildebeest (10%), warthog (8%), elephant (6%) and hippopotamus (3%). Other species made up the remaining 8%. The survey zone contained a herbivore biomass of 10,796.18 times 10 3 kg. Elephants contributed 50.2% and buffalo 25.1% of the total herbivore biomass of the area. The estimated maximum sustainable off‐take potential in Upper Lupande was 1110.14 times 10 3 kg per annum. The distribution of most of the species studied suggested favourable recruitment status. There were species‐specific distribution patterns and densities in the survey zone.
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