Large herbivores in African savannahs, Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda

Sampling event
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13 December 2019
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Description

Large herbivore abundance at nine study sites in African savannahs, Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda. Species observed during fieldwork on small mammals in termitaria and savanna habitats in 2005-2007. The most numerous ungulate species in Lake Mburo National park are impala (Aepyceros melampus) and Burchell’s Zebra (Equus burchelli). Other common ungulates are eland (Taurotragus oryx), topi (Damascilus korrigum), waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus), warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) and the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) (Rannestad et al. 2006).

Data Records

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Event (core)
832
Occurrence 
1949

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Moe S R, Okullo P (2019): Large herbivores in African savannahs, Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda. v1.9. Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management. Dataset/Samplingevent. https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=uganda-herbivores&v=1.9

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GBIF Registration

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Keywords

Samplingevent; Large herbivores; savannah

Contacts

Stein R. Moe
  • Author ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
NMBU
Ås
NO
Paul Okullo
  • Author ●
  • Originator
Professor
National Agricultural Research Organization, NARO
Entebbe
UG
http://www.naro.go.ug/
Mari Steinert
  • Metadata Provider
NMBU
Ås
NO

Geographic Coverage

Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda

Bounding Coordinates South West [-1.714, 29.224], North East [4.346, 35.2]

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2005-01-01 / 2007-01-01

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers c1f425be-cf91-4df4-ac10-f48066facf52
https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=uganda-herbivores