Oscillations in large mammal populations: Are they related to predation or rainfall?

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 332-339

  Ogutu, Joseph O ^a   Owen Smith, Norman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Climatic influences; Large herbivores; Population oscillations

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; MAMMAL; OSCILLATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAINFALL;

AFRICA; KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 33144481285     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2005.00587.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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