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Provedor de dados: 	17	
País: 	United Kingdom	
Título: 	Factors influencing impala distribution patterns in Nairobi National Park, Kenya	
Autores: 	Vincent Obade; Eva Clercq.	
Data: 	2009-09-22	
Ano: 	2009	
Palavras-chave: 	Ecology; Plant Biology.	
Resumo: 	Monitoring the distribution of wild animals using appropriate methods and survey techniques is essential not only for sustainable management but also to avoid wastage of resources. This study applied remote sensing to investigate the factors influencing the distribution of herbivores in Nairobi National Park, Kenya. Impala was selected as indicator specie for the herbivores within the park, because the population of impala had drastically reduced over time. The influence of food availability, water and disturbance on herbivore presence was investigated. A positive significant statistical relationship between impala population density and feed availability was observed. However, the correlation between impala population density and water distance was negative, indicating less impalas as the distance from water sources increase. An interesting finding was the expectation of greater impala population presence next to roads. The study demonstrated a rapid method for gaining information useful for conservation and land use planning practices, such as in the determination of the carrying capacity or even for redistributing animals within the park.	
Tipo: 	Manuscript	
Identificador: 	http://precedings.nature.com/documents/3799/version/1

oai:nature.com:10101/npre.2009.3799.1

http://hdl.handle.net/10101/npre.2009.3799.1	
Fonte: 	Nature Precedings	
Fonte: 	Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License