Experimental treatment-control studies of ecologically based rodent management in Africa: Balancing conservation and pest management

Wildlife Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-61

  Taylor, Peter J ^a,f   Downs, Sarah ^f   Monadjem, Ara ^e   Eiseb, Seth J ^c   Mulungu, Loth S ^d   Massawe, Apia W ^d   Mahlaba, Themb'a A ^e   Kirsten, Frikkie ^g   Von Maltitz, Emil ^g   Malebane, Phanuel ^g   Makundi, Rhodes H ^d   Lamb, Jennifer ^f   Belmain, Steven R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c National Museum of Namibia   (Namibia)

^d SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

^f School of Biological and Conservation Sciences   (South Africa)

^g PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; DNA bar coding; EBRM; ecology; management; rodents; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CROP PEST; CROP PRODUCTION; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT QUALITY; MONOCULTURE; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; RARE SPECIES; RODENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABILITY; TAXONOMY; TRAPPING;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; TANZANIA;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 84857823166     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR11111     Document Type: Article

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