Assessment of the Role of Fire Regime as a Determinant of Habitat Selection by Medium‐Sized Grazers in a West African Savanna
Omobayo Ghislain Zoffoun, Chabi A. M. S. Djagoun, Côme Agossa Linsoussi, Etotépé A. Sogbohossou · 2026
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Omobayo Zoffoun, Chabi Djagoun, Côme Linsoussi, and Etotépé Sogbohossou studied grazing animals and fire in a West African savanna for this 2026 paper. Fire shapes the habitat choices of herbivores and the ecology of the savanna itself. Many grazers in the region are threatened, so their choices matter for protection plans.
The team used full aerial counts of large mammals in the Pendjari Biosphere Reserve. They pulled out data on five grazer species: hartebeest, kob, waterbuck, korrigum, and roan. A statistical model then linked each species' numbers to fire, location, and a green growth index from satellite data. Most species leaned strongly toward freshly burned areas in the season. The waterbuck broke the pattern, favoring spots near water, which are mostly unburned. The results can guide how managers set fires in the reserve.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Omobayo Ghislain Zoffoun, Chabi A. M. S. Djagoun, Côme Agossa Linsoussi, Etotépé A. Sogbohossou |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 52 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |