Habitat selection and the change in distribution of asian elephants in Mengyang Protected Area, Yunnan, China

Autor:	Wenjing Pan, Jianwei Zhao, Li Zhang, Liu Lin, Limin Feng, Aidong Luo, Xianming Guo
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	0106 biological sciences Human–wildlife conflict Ecology Range (biology) Road ecology Poaching 01 natural sciences 010601 ecology Geography Habitat Animal ecology Asian elephant Animal Science and Zoology Protected area Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Mammal Research. 53:365-374
ISSN:	2199-241X 2199-2401
Popis:	Elephants were confined to Mengyang Protected Area in China and their distribution range had reduced greatly compared to past records. A preliminary study of habitat selection by Asian elephantsElephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 and their distribution was conducted in Mengyang Protected Area and its surrounds using site visits and transect surveys from July 2003 to December 2006. Although no variable significantly influenced their habitat selection, elephants still showed preference for altitudes between 900 and 1200 m, gradients
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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