Science and uncertainty in South Africa's elephant culling debate

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 110-123

  Dickson, Paul ^a   Adams, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPLEXITY; DENSITY; ELEPHANT; GRAZING PRESSURE; NATIONAL PARK; NATURE CONSERVATION; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 67649124477     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0792j     Document Type: Article

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