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ArticleEcology and evolution2022

Precipitation, vegetation productivity, and human impacts control home range size of elephants in dryland systems in northern Namibia.

Lorena Benitez, J Werner Kilian, George Wittemyer, Lacey F Hughey, Chris H Fleming, Peter Leimgruber, Pierre du Preez, Jared A Stabach

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Lorena BenitezSmithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute Front Royal Virginia USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6771-1806
J Werner KilianEtosha Ecological Institute, Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Okaukuejo Namibia.
George WittemyerDepartment of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Colorado State University Fort Collins Colorado USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1640-5355
Lacey F HugheySmithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute Front Royal Virginia USA.
Chris H FlemingSmithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute Front Royal Virginia USA.
Peter LeimgruberSmithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute Front Royal Virginia USA.
Pierre du PreezAfrican Wildlife Conservation Trust Windhoek Namibia.
Jared A StabachSmithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute Front Royal Virginia USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Climatic variability, resource availability, and anthropogenic impacts heavily influence an animal's home range. This makes home range size an effective metric for understanding how variation in environmental factors alter the behavior and spatial distribution of animals. In this study, we estimated home range size of African elephants (

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elephantshome rangemovementNamibia

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PMID36177134
PMCPMC9471278

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