elephant dung

collocation in English

meaningsofelephantanddung

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elephant
noun[C]
uk
/ˈel.ɪ.fənt/us
/ˈel.ə.fənt/
a very large grey mammal that has a trunk (= long nose) with which it can pick ...
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dung
noun[U]
uk
/dʌŋ/us
/dʌŋ/
solid waste from animals, especially cattle ...
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(Definition ofelephantanddungfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Elephantdungis both an ephemeral and patchy resource present mainly in the late dry season.
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For germination trials, seeds were collected from freshelephantdung(passed) and fresh fruits (unpassed) and planted in seedling cups filled with soil.
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More germination occurred inelephantdungthan in soil for both ingested and fresh seeds.
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Additionally, growth was more vigorous inelephantdungthan in forest soil.
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However, these projections were based on the assumption that seed predation inelephantdungis constant over time and space.
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It is possible that our study underestimated the number of seed species consumed by elephants since we examinedelephantdungin situ.
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Theelephantdungmay also have provided a medium richer in nutrients than ordinary forest soil.
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We did not find any evidence of seed foraging ofelephantdungby vertebrates, but several species of dung beetle were commonly found.
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Growth rates of seedlings from ingested seeds were higher than those from fresh ripe fruits especially inelephantdung.
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Seeds placed on top of the soil rarely germinated, while seeds covered withelephantdungor buried under the soil surface had a germination success between 23- 43%.
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Germination success observed inelephantdungwas not significantly different from that in forest soil.
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Acacia erioloba, and c. 5% were onelephantdungduring the late dry and early wet seasons.
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He observed a few elephants trampling dryelephantdungunderfoot.
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The paintings each rest on two round lumps ofelephantdung, treated and coated in resin.
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Adults have been observed feeding onelephantdung.
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Later on many experiments were done onelephantdunguntil paper was successfully produced.
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Strictly speaking, each work is mixed media, comprising paint, resin, glitter, mapping pins andelephantdung.
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