 Reference Base  Ranging patterns of the black rhinoceros ( Diceros bicorn... |
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Kiwia, H.D., 1989. Ranging patterns of the black rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis (L.)) in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. African Journal of Ecology 27: 305-312, figs. 1-3, tables 1-3
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania |
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Ecology - Population |
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Black Rhino |
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The density of the resident rhinos on the Crater floor in 1982 was 0.06 km - 2 a decline of 80.6% since 1966. Table 3 shows that adult rhinos in this study occupy larger ranges than in the previous study, suggesting that adults have increased their range sizes with the decrease in their density. At the Lerai-Gorigor area, where the present resident rhino density is 0.39 per km? , the mean annual-range size for individuals is smaller at 21.8 km? (range 0.8-31.8 km? ; n=6), whereas at Seneto Plain, where the density is 0.12 per km? the mean annual-range size is much larger averaging at 36.8 km? with a range of 26.0 to 47.3 km? ; n=4.
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