A demographic model to predict future growth of the Addo elephant population

Koedoe

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 97-100

  Woodd, A M ^a,b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Addo Elephant National Park   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Addo; Age structure; Demographic model; Elephant; Future population growth

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; ELEPHANT; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING;

ADDO ELEPHANT NATIONAL PARK; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ELEPHANT; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0032701570     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v42i1.226     Document Type: Article

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