Dogs on the catwalk: Modelling re-introduction and translocation of endangered wild dogs in South Africa

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2774-2781

  Gusset, Markus ^a,b,c   Jakoby, Oliver ^c   Müller, Michael S ^c   Somers, Michael J ^b   Slotow, Rob ^a   Grimm, Volker ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allee effect; Individual based model; Lycaon pictus; Pattern oriented modelling; Population viability analysis; Re introduction

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; CANID; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; PROTECTED AREA; REINTRODUCTION; TRANSLOCATION;

AFRICA; HLUHLUWE-UMFOLOZI PARK; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LYCAON PICTUS;

EID: 69249248231     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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