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An African elephant (Loxodonta africana) in a savannah ecosystem within Kruger National Park, South Africa.

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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.
Temporal and geographic description Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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Life science discipline (subject)
Keywords savannah, South Africa, Kruger National Park, wildlife management, large herbivore
Key taxa African elephant, Loxodonta africana
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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.
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Full Name of Primary Author Kevin Rogers
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Primary Author Affiliation Animal, Plant, and Environmental Sciences, University of Witwatersrand

Biology Program, Wilkes University
Primary Author email kevinr@gecko.biol.wits.ac.za
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  • educationintern
Rights Copyright 2004 by the Ecological Society of America.
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Drought and Water Ecosystem Services Collection Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection Off
Big Data Collection Off
Editors Choice No
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Date Of Record Submission 2008-04-08
I Agree to EcoEdDL's Copyright Policy & Terms of Use No
Date Of Record Release 2010-02-12 00:50:59
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  • tmourad
Date Last Modified 2014-07-09 11:27:03
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