A note on growing season food habits of mountain gazelles and Nubian ibex in Saudi Arabia

Author: Campbell P.1, 2

Source: Journal of Arid Environments, Volume 36, Number 4, August 1997 , pp. 705-709(5)

Publisher: Academic Press

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Abstract:

Perennial plants eaten by mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella) and Nubian ibex (Capra ibex nubiana) were examined during the 1994 growing season (May and June) in the Ibex Reserve, Saudi Arabia. Individual plants were assigned a browse rating based on extent of vegetative tissue removal. Gazelles and ibex were found to have a diverse diet, but were primarily browsers of woody plants.

Keywords: Capra ibex nubiana; food habits; Gazella gazella; mountain gazelle; Nubian ibex; Saudi Arabia

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: The Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY, Great Britain 2: King Khalid Wildlife Research Centre, NCWCD, Riyadh, 11575, Saudi Arabia

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