Biomass and production of large African herbivores in relation to rainfall and primary production
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Oecologia
- Vol. 22 (4), 341-354
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00345312
Abstract
Standing crop biomass, energy expenditure and production by large mammalian herbivores in the African savannas show a high degree of correlation with mean annual precipitation and predicted above ground primary production. These relationships possess the potential for predicting carrying capacity and protein production from simple meteorological data.Keywords
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