Modelling elephant (Loxodonta africana africana) population growth in Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park to predict and manage limits

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 61-67

  Dominy, N J ^a   Ferguson, N S ^a   Maddock, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Deterministic; Elephant; Empirical; Model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0345757614     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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