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Dung Count (Line Transects) Stratum/Block
Ghana
Loxodonta africana
African Elephant
Phenotype: Forest
(based on geographical location)
Data contributed by peter.mwangi@iucn.org,
last updated 18/05/2012
Goaso
Ecosystem
2007
Report restricted by data provider
2035 km²
Wet season
Recorded at stratum level
Goaso Northern Forest (Mpameso area)
Stratum/block area (km²):
970
Population estimate:
90
Variance:
Standard error:
Value of t used to calculate 95% confidence interval:
Degrees of freedom:
95% confidence interval:
41.0
95% lower confidence limit:
49
95% upper confidence limit:
131
Check if no estimate of precision available:
false
Asymmetric lower confidence interval:
49
Asymmetric upper confidence interval:
131
Number of transects covered:
53
Total length of transects covered (in km):
53
Effective strip width:
Number of observations (encounters):
65
How were distances to observations estimated?:
Using instruments
Number of elephants seen:
0
Number of dungpile on which the decay estimate is based:
126
Was dung decay rate measured on site, and if so, how?:
Retrospectively
Dung decay estimate used (days):
54
Site where decay rate was measured:
Date (year) in which decay rate was measured:
2007
Dung decay rate - bibliographical reference:
Variance:
Standard error:
5.56
Value of t:
Degrees of freedom:
95% Confidence interval:
95% lower confidence limit:
95% upper confidence limit:
Check if no estimate of precision available:
false
Was defecation rate measured on-site?:
false
Estimate of defecation rate used (days):
19
Site where the defecation rate was measured:
Santchou Reserve, Cameroon
Defecation rate - bibliographical reference:
Tchamba, 1992
Variance:
0.911
Standard error:
0.23
Value of t:
Degrees of freedom:
95% Confidence interval:
95% lower confidence limit:
95% upper confidence limit:
Check if no estimate of precision available:
false
Estimate of dung density:
100
Variance:
Standard error:
Value of t:
Degrees of freedom:
95% Confidence interval:
41.0
95% lower confidence limit:
59.71
95% upper confidence limit:
141.73
Asymmetric upper confidence interval:
149
Asymmetric lower confidence interval:
67
Check if no estimate of precision available:
false
Dung encounter rate:
1
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