The availability and abundance of surface water on the Manyeleti Game Reserve was
quantified to provide information towards the development of a water provision policy.
A total of 696 water source sites were located with a mean distance of 223.3 m apart.
The water source sites (natural and artificial) were monitored seasonally to describe the
seasonal availability of surface water on the Manyeleti Game Reserve. There were significant
relationships between seasonal rainfall and the number of water source sites and
maximum distance between sites. The large number of water sources is regulated by climatic
progression and thus water provision on the Manyeleti Game Reserve follows a
natural cycle linked primarily to rainfall. Water sources that dry up towards the dry seasons
need to be supplied with water during drought periods in order to maintain game
numbers without causing rangeland degradation. A water provision model that incorporates
all the variables of the Greater Kruger Park Conservation Area, with particular reference
to the smaller conservation areas within it, should become a research priority.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1000998 |
| Date | 13 October 2005 |
| Creators | Cronje, HP, Cronje, I, Botha, AJ |
| Publisher | Koedoe |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | Koedoe |
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