Evaluating how many lions a small reserve can sustain

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-11

  Power, R John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ecological carrying capacity; Lion; Mabula Game Reserve; Panthera leo; Predator prey relationships; Small reserve

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; FELID; NATURE RESERVE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RADIOTELEMETRY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

MABULA GAME RESERVE; NORTHERN PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

FELIDAE; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 0041410067     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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