Abstract
(1) Botanical composition, utilization of vegetation and animal biomass were compared on the 12 000 ha cattle section and 8 000 ha game section of Buffalo Range Ranch in south eastern Rhodesia. (2) Ten large herbivore species were present on the game section. The total animal biomass on the game section was approximately the same as that on the cattle section, where a few game animals were present. (3) Percentage utilization of herbaceous vegetation on the game section was 43% but only 28% on the cattle section. Twelve grass species were utilized more than 10% by cattle, as opposed to twenty species by game. (4) Up to 20% of the available browse (woody trees and shrubs) was utilized by game compared to 7-8% on the cattle section, where only a few game were present. (5) Grazing by cattle was less area-specific than that by game animals. This was due partly to controlled management of the cattle and partly to inherent behavioural patterns of the wild species. The game showed a wider choice of plant species but both game and cattle preferred the same herbaceous (grass) plants. (6) Cover abundance, litter cover and height of grass were greater on the cattle section, whilst soil capping, moribund grass and the extent of soil erosion were lower on the game section. There was also a higher density of shrubs (woody plants < 3 m) on the cattle section.
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Claim · model-written summary
Herbaceous vegetation utilization was higher on the game section (43%) than on the cattle section (28%).
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e3“Percentage utilization of herbaceous vegetation on the game section was 43% but only 28% on the cattle section”
Claim · model-written summary
Ten large herbivore species were present on the game section.
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e0“utilization of vegetation and animal biomass were compared on the 12 000 ha cattle section and 8 000 ha game section of Buffalo Range Ranch in south eastern Rhodesia”
e1“Ten large herbivore species were present on the game section”
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Total animal biomass was approximately the same on the game section as on the cattle section.
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e0“utilization of vegetation and animal biomass were compared on the 12 000 ha cattle section and 8 000 ha game section of Buffalo Range Ranch in south eastern Rhodesia”
e2“The total animal biomass on the game section was approximately the same as that on the cattle section”
Claim · model-written summary
Twelve grass species were utilized by cattle at more than 10%.
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e5“Twelve grass species were utilized more than 10% by cattle, as opposed to twenty species by game”
Claim · model-written summary
Twenty grass species were utilized by game at more than 10%.
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e5“Twelve grass species were utilized more than 10% by cattle, as opposed to twenty species by game”
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Up to 20% of available browse was utilized by game, against 7-8% on the cattle section.
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e6“Up to 20% of the available browse (woody trees and shrubs) was utilized by game compared to 7-8% on the cattle section”
Claim · model-written summary
Grazing by cattle was less area-specific than grazing by game animals.
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e0“utilization of vegetation and animal biomass were compared on the 12 000 ha cattle section and 8 000 ha game section of Buffalo Range Ranch in south eastern Rhodesia”
e7“Grazing by cattle was less area-specific than that by game animals”
Claim · model-written summary
Game showed a wider choice of plant species than cattle.
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e4“The game showed a wider choice of plant species but both game and cattle preferred the same herbaceous (grass) plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Game and cattle both preferred the same herbaceous (grass) plants.
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e4“The game showed a wider choice of plant species but both game and cattle preferred the same herbaceous (grass) plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Cover abundance, litter cover and grass height were greater on the cattle section.
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e5“Cover abundance, litter cover and height of grass were greater on the cattle section, whilst soil capping, moribund grass and the extent of soil erosion were lower on the game section”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil capping, moribund grass and soil erosion were lower on the game section.
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e5“Cover abundance, litter cover and height of grass were greater on the cattle section, whilst soil capping, moribund grass and the extent of soil erosion were lower on the game section”
Claim · model-written summary
Shrub density was higher on the cattle section.
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e6“There was also a higher density of shrubs (woody plants < 3 m) on the cattle section”