An African elephant (Loxodonta africana) in a savannah ecosystem within Kruger National Park, South Africa.
African elephants (Loxodonta Africana) have an important impact on that ecosystem type, influencing its structure, function, and composition. In Kruger National Park, South Africa, park scientists, academics, and managers work synergistically within a strategic adaptive management framework to understand and manage elephant populations as an integral component of ecosystem structure, function, and composition. This photograph originally appeared on the cover of Ecological Applications (14:1) in January of 2004.
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| Primary or BEN resource type | |
|---|---|
| Format | |
| Temporal and geographic description | Kruger National Park, South Africa. |
| Core Concepts | |
| Drought & Water-Ecosystem Services Collection | Off |
| Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection | Off |
| Big Data Collection | Off |
| Editor's Choice | No |
| Audience | |
| Pedagogical Use Description | This photograph could be used to illustrate elephants, a savannah, wildlife management, or a species that has an important impact on an ecosystem. |
| Keywords | savannah, South Africa, Kruger National Park, wildlife management, large herbivore |
| Key taxa | African elephant, Loxodonta africana |
| Life science discipline (subject) | |
| Primary Author Controlled Name | |
| Primary Author Affiliation | Animal, Plant, and Environmental Sciences, University of Witwatersrand Biology Program, Wilkes University |
| Primary Author email | kevinr@gecko.biol.wits.ac.za kklemow@wilkes.edu |
| Rights | Copyright 2004 by the Ecological Society of America. |
| Date Of Record Submission | 2008-04-08 |
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