Elevated elephant density does not improve ecotourism opportunities: Convergence in social and ecological objectives

Ecological Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 920-926

  Maciejewski, Kristine ^a,b   Kerley, Graham I H ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Addo elephant national park; African elephant; Eastern cape province South Africa; Ecotourism; Elephant density; Elephant viewing success; Loxodonta africana; Protected areas as socioecological systems; Resilience; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOTOURISM; ELEPHANT; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTECTED AREA; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-OFF;

ADDO ELEPHANT NATIONAL PARK; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ELEPHANT; POPULATION DENSITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TRAVEL;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ELEPHANTS; POPULATION DENSITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TRAVEL;

EID: 84903834944     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/13-0935.1     Document Type: Article

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