Elephants facilitate impact of large predators on small ungulate prey species

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 694-701

  Tambling, Craig J ^a   Minnie, Liaan ^a   Adendorff, John ^b   Kerley, Graham I H ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b ZAFn National Parks   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Addo Elephant National Park; Bushbuck; Dense vegetation; Duiker; Lion; Predation; Prey susceptibility; Thicket

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANTIDAE; HYAENA; TRAGELAPHUS SCRIPTUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 84889570483     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2013.09.010     Document Type: Article

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