Diet selection of African elephant over time shows changing optimization currency

Multiple factors determine diet selection of herbivores. However, in many diet studies selection of single nutrients is studied or optimization models are developed using only one currency. In this paper, we use linear programming to explain diet selection by African elephant based on plant availabi...

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Published in:	Oikos Vol. 121; no. 12; pp. 2110 - 2120
Main Authors:	Pretorius, Y., Stigter, J. D., de Boer, W. F., van Wieren, S. E., de Jong, C. B., de Knegt, H. J., Grant, C. C., Heitkönig, I., Knox, N., Kohi, E., Mwakiwa, E., Peel, M. J. S., Skidmore, A. K., Slotow, R., van der Waal, C., van Langevelde, F., Prins, H. H. T.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2012 Blackwell Publishing Blackwell
Subjects:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autoecology Biological and medical sciences complexity Diet diet study techniques Dry season Elephantidae Elephants energy energy costs energy requirements Feeding preferences food foods Forage Foraging Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects geometrical approach Herbivores linear programming Loxodonta africana mammalian herbivores national-park Nitrogen Nutrient availability Nutrient content nutrient deficiencies Nutrient deficiency Nutrients Nutritional requirements Optimization techniques phosphorus Plants quality Rainy season Rainy seasons reproduction seasonal variation Seasons Surface water Surface water availability terrestrial trees Water availability wet season Proboscidea Vertebrata Mammalia Diet Loxodonta africana Ungulata Optimization
ISSN:	0030-1299, 1600-0706
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