Savanna herbivore dynamics in a livestock-dominated landscape. II: Ecological, conservation, and management implications of predator restoration

Biological Conservation

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 473-483

  Georgiadis, Nicholas J ^a   Ihwagi, Festus ^b   Olwero, J G Nasser ^c   Romañach, Stephanie S ^d  

^a MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Kenya)

^b SAVE THE ELEPHANTS   (Kenya)

^c WORLD WILDLIFE FUND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Apparent competition; Competition; Non protected area; Predation; Rainfall; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CATTLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; NATURE CONSERVATION; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RANCHING; SAVANNA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; UNGULATE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; LAIKIPIA; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BOS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS BURCHELLII; UNGULATA;

EID: 34248583921     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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