Retrospective assessment of long-term conservation management of elephants in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa

ORYX

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 243-248

  Whitehouse, Anna M ^a,b   Kerley, Graham I H ^a,c  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Addo Elephant National Park   (South Africa)

^c Terrestrial Ecology Research Unit   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Addo; Carrying capacity; Conservation management; Elephant; Population; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CARRYING CAPACITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ELEPHANT;

ADDO ELEPHANT NATIONAL PARK; AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 31144435635     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605302000455     Document Type: Article

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