Elephant Database
African Elephant Specialist Group

Dung Count (Line Transects) Stratum/Block

Cameroon
Phenotype: Forest (based on geographical location)
Data contributed by reuben@refleqt.co.za, last updated 16/05/2016
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1994 km²
Wetseason
Recorded at stratum level
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2
UFA 09-021
364km²
28
UFA 09-024
747km²
200
UFA 09-025
882km²

UFA 09-021

Internal name:
Stratum/block area (km²): 364
Population estimate: 2
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95% confidence interval: 3.0
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Check if no estimate of precision available: false
Asymmetric lower confidence interval: 0
Asymmetric upper confidence interval: 6
Number of transects covered: 94
Total length of transects covered (in km): 76.93
Effective strip width:
Number of observations (encounters): 2
How were distances to observations estimated?: Using instruments
Number of elephants seen:
Number of dungpile on which the decay estimate is based: 0
Was dung decay rate measured on site, and if so, how?: Prospectively
Dung decay estimate used (days): 105.7
Site where decay rate was measured: Campo Ma'an National Park
Date (year) in which decay rate was measured: 2014
Dung decay rate - bibliographical reference: Nzooh Dongmo, Z.L., N’Goran, K.P., Fondja Hendji, C., Nkono, J., 2015. Evaluation de la dynamique des populations de grands et moyens mammifères dans le domaine forestier permanent de l'Unité Technique Opérationnelle Campo Ma'an, p. 103. WWF CCPO-MINFOF,
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Check if no estimate of precision available: true
Was defecation rate measured on-site?: false
Estimate of defecation rate used (days): 17.45
Site where the defecation rate was measured: Lobeke NP eastern Cameroon
Defecation rate - bibliographical reference: Ekobo 1995
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Check if no estimate of precision available: false
Estimate of dung density: 8
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95% Confidence interval:
95% lower confidence limit: 2.36
95% upper confidence limit: 29.63
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Check if no estimate of precision available: false
Dung encounter rate: 0.026
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