Population viability of Cape mountain zebra in Gamka Mountain Nature Reserve, South Africa: The influence of habitat and fire

Biological Conservation

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-180

  Watson, Laurence H ^a   Odendaal, Helena E ^a   Barry, Tom J ^b   Pietersen, Jacques ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Gamka Mountain Nature Reserve   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conservation management; Fire; Habitat suitability; Mountain zebra; Population viability analysis

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FIRE; HABITAT QUALITY; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GAMKA MOUNTAIN NATURE RESERVE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE; WORLD;

EQUUS ZEBRA;

EID: 15944412872     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.06.014     Document Type: Article

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