Vagrant southern elephant seal and human disturbance in Mossel Bay, South Africa

dc.contributor.author	Mertz, Edith M.
dc.contributor.author	Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
dc.date.accessioned	2012-02-01T07:29:29Z
dc.date.available	2012-02-01T07:29:29Z
dc.date.issued	2011-10
dc.description.abstract	An opportunistic observational study on human disturbance of a vagrant southern elephant seal that was hauled out on a tourist beach in Mossel Bay, South Africa, is presented. Incidences of pedestrians ignoring signage and the demarcation barrier around the seal raise questions about the management of such haulout events, pubic safety and the effects of disturbance.	en
dc.description.librarian	ab2012	en
dc.description.uri	http://www.sawma.co.za/	en
dc.identifier.citation	Mertz, EM & Bester, MN 2011, 'Vagrant southern elephant seal and human disturbance in Mossel Bay, South Africa', South African Journal of Wildlife Research, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 224-228.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0379-4369
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18012
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Southern African Wildlife Management Association	en
dc.rights	Southern African Wildlife Management Association	en
dc.subject	Human disturbance	en
dc.subject	Mirounga leonina	en
dc.subject	Mossel Bay	en
dc.subject	Pinnipeds	en
dc.subject	Tourism management	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Southern elephant seals (SES)	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Human ecology	en
dc.title	Vagrant southern elephant seal and human disturbance in Mossel Bay, South Africa	en
dc.type	Article	en