The sustainability of harvesting a warthog population: Assessment of management options using simulation modelling

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 37-43

  Somers, Michael J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Extinction; Phacochoerus aethiopicus; Population viability analysis; Sustainable use; VORTEX; Warthogs

Indexed keywords

PHACOCHOERUS; PHACOCHOERUS AETHIOPICUS; PHACOCHOERUS AFRICANUS;

POPULATION MODELLING; SUSTAINABLE HARVESTING; WARTHOG; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA, EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE, ANDRIES VOSLOO KUDU RESERVE;

EID: 0031462322     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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