An Assessment of Forage Selection by Giraffe Introduced into Umfurudzi Park, Northern Zimbabwe

Table 2

Forage indices and species diversity (median ± range) of woody plants selected by giraffes in the wet and dry season in Umfurudzi Park.

Variable	Season		Mann–Whitney U	df	value
	Dry season	Wet season
Acceptability	0.36 ± 0.75	0.03 ± 1.02	29.00	1	0.014
Availability	0.14 ± 0.50	0.08 ± 0.55	56.50	1	0.386
Woody plant diversity (H′)	1.40 ± 1.40	1.45 ± 1.90	1089.50	1	0.183