Population recovery of black rhinoceros in north-west Namibia following poaching

Animal Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 354-362

  Brodie, J F ^a   Muntifering, J ^b,c   Hearn, M ^c,d   Loutit, B ^c   Loutit, R ^c   Brell, B ^c   Uri Khob, S ^c   Leader Williams, N ^d   du Preez, P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b Minnesota Zoo   (United States)

^c Save the Rhino Trust   (Namibia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^e Ministry of Environment and Tourism   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Allee effects; Density dependence; Hunting; Mark recapture; Matrix model; Population regulation; Transient dynamics

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; CONSERVATION STATUS; HUNTING; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MODELING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; UNGULATE;

NAMIBIA;

ANIMALIA; DICEROS BICORNIS;

EID: 79960789197     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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