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The habitat selection and grazing preferences of ungulates before and after management burning in savanna grassland was investigated at Madrid Game Ranch near Klaserie. the antelope species observed included roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus), tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus), Lichtenstein's hartebeest (Alcelaphus lichtensteini), and sable antelope (Hippotragus niger), with comparative observations made on zebra (Equus burchelli). Roan, tsessebe and zebra concentrated their grazing significantly within the burnt areas. Roan consistently cropped grasses at a higher level, favoured taller grass species and selected feeding sites with a denser canopy cover than the other ungulate species. Roan and hartebeest favoured bottomlands, while tsessebe, sable and zebra were relatively more commonly found in the midslope or upland region of the landscape. Accordingly there was some degree of ecological separation among these antelope species in terms of landscape regions favoured and grass species used, even within the burnt areas.
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- antelope
- browse
- distribution
- Equus burchelli
- fire
- fire exclusion
- fire frequency
- fire management
- grassland
- grazing
- habits and behavior
- herbivores
- herbivory
- Hippotragus niger
- landscape ecology
- mammals
- overstory
- Panicum maximum
- post-fire recovery
- pyric herbivory
- range management
- savannas
- season of fire
- size classes
- South Africa
- vulnerable species or communities
- wildlife food plants
- wildlife habitat management
- woody plants
- zebra
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