Elephant Database
African Elephant Specialist Group

Dung Count (Line Transects) Stratum/Block

Congo
Phenotype: Forest (based on geographical location)
Data contributed by tara.daniel@iucn.org, last updated 27/04/2016
Messok-Dja with Corrected Shapefile
2013
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1457 km²
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Messok-Dja Forest Area

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Stratum/block area (km²): 1457
Population estimate: 346
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Degrees of freedom:
95% confidence interval: 202.0
95% lower confidence limit: 144
95% upper confidence limit: 548
Check if no estimate of precision available: false
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Number of transects covered: 33
Total length of transects covered (in km): 66.0
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Number of observations (encounters): 85
How were distances to observations estimated?: Using instruments
Number of elephants seen:
Number of dungpile on which the decay estimate is based: 171
Was dung decay rate measured on site, and if so, how?: Prospectively
Dung decay estimate used (days): 51.0
Site where decay rate was measured: Ndoki Forest, Northern Congo
Date (year) in which decay rate was measured: 2006
Dung decay rate - bibliographical reference: Breuer and Hockemba, 2007
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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): 16.0
Site where the defecation rate was measured: Banyang-Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary
Defecation rate - bibliographical reference: Nchanji et al. 2007
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Check if no estimate of precision available: true
Estimate of dung density: 198
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95% Confidence interval: 53.51
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Check if no estimate of precision available: false
Dung encounter rate: 1.0
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