The African savannah elephant (Loxodonta Africana) migrate in response to limiting environmental factors in arid areas. Using global positioning systems (GPS) telemetry data, we determined: (i) the dominant vegetation types used by African savannah elephants and (ii) the differences in the area occupied by dominant vegetation types in Gonarezhou National Park (GNP) in Zimbabwe. Significant spatiotemporal differences (p < 0.05) detected in vegetation types utilised by the African savannah elephant, and in the area covered by vegetation types induced a determinate foraging pattern. Global positioning system telemetry is a smart conservation tool for surveillance of movement patterns of African savannah elephants in protected areas.

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非洲草原象在以不同植被镶嵌为主的干旱保护区中的空间利用

非洲草原象 (Loxodonta africana) 为应对干旱地区的限制性环境因素而进行迁徙。利用全球定位系统（GPS）遥测数据，我们确定了：（i）非洲草原象使用的主要植被类型和（ii）津巴布韦戈纳雷州国家公园（GNP）主要植被类型所占据面积的差异。非洲草原象利用的植被类型以及被植被类型覆盖的区域检测到显着的时空差异（p < 0.05），从而诱导了确定的觅食图案。全球定位系统遥测是一种智能保护工具，用于监测保护区内非洲草原象的运动模式。