Sustainable small stock farming and ecosystem conservation in southern Africa: A role for small mammals?

Mammalia

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 258-263

  Avenant, Nico L ^a,b   Du Plessis, Jurie J ^b  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Black backed jackal Canis mesomelas; Caracal Caracal caracal; Damage causing animals; Ecosystem conservation

Indexed keywords

CANID; FELID; NATURE CONSERVATION; SMALL MAMMAL; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS MESOMELAS; CARACAL CARACAL; MAMMALIA;

EID: 53549107472     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2008.041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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