Some preliminary results of the relationship between soils and tree response to elephant damage
Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve (VMGR) in Malawi exhibits a variety of conditions ranging from sandy well-drained sites where soil-water dynamics generally favour plant biomass production to clay poorly drained sites where soil-water dynamics do not favour plant biomass production. This paper examines pre...
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Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve (VMGR) in Malawi exhibits a variety of conditions ranging from sandy well-drained sites where soil-water dynamics generally favour plant biomass production to clay poorly drained sites where soil-water dynamics do not favour plant biomass production. This paper examines preliminary data on the relationship between the range of these soil-water conditions in VMGR and how trees respond to elephant damage. Whereas the standard models of elephant-woodland interactions hypothesize that the effect of elephant on woodland is to reduce tree density, and therefore to reduce food availability, this study indicates that elephant-woodland interactions may be more site specific that previously considered.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e0e0d0430ab24aaaac70e8b4ca7136a02025-08-20T03:12:34ZengIUCNPachyderm1026-28811683-50181989-06-0111110.69649/pachyderm.v11i1.678Some preliminary results of the relationship between soils and tree response to elephant damageThomas McShane Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve (VMGR) in Malawi exhibits a variety of conditions ranging from sandy well-drained sites where soil-water dynamics generally favour plant biomass production to clay poorly drained sites where soil-water dynamics do not favour plant biomass production. This paper examines preliminary data on the relationship between the range of these soil-water conditions in VMGR and how trees respond to elephant damage. Whereas the standard models of elephant-woodland interactions hypothesize that the effect of elephant on woodland is to reduce tree density, and therefore to reduce food availability, this study indicates that elephant-woodland interactions may be more site specific that previously considered. https://pachydermjournal.org/index.php/pachyderm/article/view/678 |
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| title | Some preliminary results of the relationship between soils and tree response to elephant damage |
| title_full | Some preliminary results of the relationship between soils and tree response to elephant damage |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Some preliminary results of the relationship between soils and tree response to elephant damage |
| title_short | Some preliminary results of the relationship between soils and tree response to elephant damage |
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