UTILIZATION OF THE HABITAT BY BUFFALO IN LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK

摘要: SUMMARY A study of habitat utilization by buffalo, the dominant grazing species, in Lake Manyara National Park was made against a background description vegetation. An account various grasslands, including phenological information, has been married to data and rainfall records. The pastures other furnishings environment are shown be adequate for animals occurring there, but area is subject climatic hazards great variation lake level. Grazing results development mosaic long short grasses, significance this as means assessing explained. It that quality different growth stages species optimum versus overgrazing, manner which pasture can maintained full production being grazed, understood examining grazing-induced mosaic. The method monitoring use based on measurement leaf-table height grazing-exclusion frames during periods occupation, compared with grazed grass outside frames. obtained plotted graphs illustrated diagrammatically calendar. This enables some constructive suggestions concerning management.