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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Wildlife water utilization and importance of artificial waterholes during dry season at Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Wetlands Ecology and Management, Volume 16, No. 3, Year 2008
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Provision of water to wildlife is crucial during dry season along the Great Ruaha River (GRR) in Ruaha National Park due to mismanagement of water resources upstream. This paper shows that wildlife in the dry areas of the park utilizes effectively the water from natural and artificial waterholes dug in the sandy riverbed of the GRR. Artificial water holes help alleviate the effects of artificial water shortage in the river, and because the location of the artificial water holes varies annually, the impact on the vegetation of aggregating herbivores around water holes was minimized. Water quality was comparable in natural and artificial water holes, and was the highest in holes dug by elephants in the sandy river bed. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Epaphras, A. M.
Tanzania, Arusha
Tanzania National Parks
Gereta, Emmanuel
Tanzania, Arusha
Tanzania National Parks
Lejora, Inyasi A.V.
Tanzania, Arusha
Tanzania National Parks
Ole Meing'ataki, G. E.
Tanzania, Arusha
Tanzania National Parks
Ng'umbi, Gladys Z.
Tanzania, Arusha
Tanzania National Parks
Kiwango, Yustina Andrew
Tanzania, Arusha
Tanzania National Parks
Mwangomo, Ephraim A.
Tanzania
Serengeti National Park
Semanini, F.
Tanzania, Mkokotoni, Zanzibar
Wildlife Conservation Society
Vitalis, L.
Tanzania
Mikumi National Park
Balozi, J.
Tanzania, Arusha
Tanzania National Parks
Mtahiko, Mtango G.G.
Tanzania, Arusha
Tanzania National Parks
Statistics
Citations: 70
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s11273-007-9065-3
ISSN:
09234861
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Locations
Tanzania