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Feeding habits of Hippopotamus amphibius and carrying capacity in the Biosphere Reserve of Mare aux Hippopotames in the South-Sudanian Zone of Burkina Faso
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نویسنده
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théophile d.o. ,sibiri s. ,issa o. ,wendengoudi g.
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منبع
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pakistan journal of zoology - 2012 - دوره : 44 - شماره : 2 - صفحه:433 -442
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چکیده
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Herbivore foraging behavior has been studied for a wide range of mega-herbivore species including wildlife and livestock. however,the existing scientific knowledge of hippopotamus (hippopotamus amphibius) feeding behavior and ecology is far from comprehensive. this study aims to establish the carrying capacity of the mare aux hippopotames
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کلیدواژه
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a protected area and Biosphere Reserve in Burkina Faso which hosts one of the major hippo populations of the country. We first investigated the availability of forage and the feeding habits of hippos in four pastures situated at different elevation with respect to the water and different distance from the lake; three of these pastures are used by hippos in the dry season while the fourth pasture located at higher elevation is used during the rainy season. We also estimated biomass and used this to assess the carrying capacity of the area for hippopotamus. Of the 44 plant species with significant biomass (e.g. a cover > 1
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آدرس
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inera,dpf,03 bp, Burkina Faso, inera,dpf,03 bp, Burkina Faso, inera,grn-sp,01 bp, Burkina Faso, ufr,svt,université de ouagadougou,03 bp, Burkina Faso
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