Habitat Preferences of African Ungulates Derived by Uni‐ and Multivariate Analyses

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Abstract
The paper presents a selection of results of a study of habitat preferences of 10 ungulate species on a South African nature reserve. Habitat parameters influencing the distribution of the ungulates were evaluated by incorporating a series of multiple regression analyses and correspondence analysis. The two approaches showed some similarities among preferences of ungulates in relation to the habitat parameters examined. Use of the combination of the broad view provided by the components of the correspondence analysis and the power of discrimination of individual parameters given by the multiple regression is suggested. The combination of different analytical approaches aids in overcoming limitations within each analysis and may provide further insights into the composition of the investigated system.