Status of African baobab ( Adansonia digitata ) across Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management

MUVENGWI, JUSTICE¹  NYABAWA, PATIENCE¹  GANDIWA, EDSON¹  KATIVU, SHAKKIE¹  MASHAPA, CLAYTON¹  ZISADZAGANDIWA, PATIENCE¹ 

关键词: Elephants;    herbivory;    precipitation;    savanna;    water sources;    woodland;   

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学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: University of Port Harcourt * Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry

【 摘 要 】

An assessment was done to determine the abundance and structure ofbaobab ( Adansonia digitata ) across Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe. Baobabswere sampled on fifteen belt transects of constant width of 300 m with fifteen baobabs ineach belt transect determined the length of a particular belt transect between May andJune 2012. Our results showed that there were no significant differences in basal area,height and density of baobabs across Gonarezhou. Moreover, elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) dung counts and damaged baobabs were similar across Gonarezhou. Ourfindings suggest a relatively similar spatial effect of elephant herbivory and otherdisturbance regimes on baobabs in Gonarezhou. We recommend the continuousmonitoring of baobab woodland stands across Gonarezhou.

【 授权许可】

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