• Veldtipes, verspreiding van die groter soogdiere, en enkele aspekte van die ekologie van Kaokoland 

  Viljoen, Philippus Jacobus (University of Pretoria, 1980)

  Initiated in 1975, the purpose of this study was to obtain basic ecological information needed for the conservation, management and utilization of the fauna and flora of Kaokoland, S.W.A. Accordingly the vegetation of ...
• Tracking data from nine free-roaming Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) collared in the Thabazimbi area, Limpopo Province, South Africa 

  Marnewick, Kelly; Page-Nicholson, Samantha; Roxburgh, Lizanne; Somers, Michael J. (Pensoft Publishers, 2017-02-23)

  BACKGROUND : In partnership with the University of Pretoria, the Endangered Wildlife Trust's Carnivore Conservation Programme collared six male and three female free-roaming Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in the Thabazimbi ...
• Factors affecting the prey preferences of jackals (Canidae) 

  Hayward, Matt W.; Porter, Laura; Lanszki, Jozsef; Kamler, Jan F.; Beck, Jacalyn M.; Kerley, Graham I.H.; Macdonald, David W.; Montgomery, Robert A.; Parker, Dan M.; Scott, Dawn M.; O'Brien, John; Yarnell, Richard W. (Elsevier, 2017-07)

  Prey selection by carnivores can be affected by top-down and bottom-up factors. For example, large carnivores may facilitate food resources for mesocarnivores by providing carcasses to scavenge, however mesocarnivores may ...
• Conservation implications of brown hyaena (Parahyaena brunnea) population densities and distribution across landscapes in Botswana 

  Winterbach, Christiaan W.; Maude, Glyn; Neo-Mahupeleng, Gosiame; Klein, Rebecca; Boast, Lorraine; Rich, Lindsey N.; Somers, Michael J. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-05-23)

  The brown hyaena (Parahyaena brunnea) is endemic to southern Africa. The largest population of this near-threatened species occurs in Botswana, but limited data were available to assess distribution and density. Our ...
• Aspects of the syntaxonomy and synecology of the grasslands of southern KwaZulu-Natal 

  Perkins, Luke (University of Pretoria, 1997)

  The Grassland biome of South Africa is ofmajor importance to this country's agriculture, mining and conservation practices. The extent of urbanisation and economic activity within this biome has led to the destruction ...
• The many faces of fear : a synthesis of the methodological variation in characterizing predation risk 

  Moll, Remington J.; Redilla, Kyle M.; Mudumba, Tutilo; Muneza, Arthur B.; Gray, Steven M.; Abade, Leandro; Hayward, Matt W.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Montgomery, Robert A. (Wiley, 2017-07)

  Predators affect prey by killing them directly (lethal effects) and by inducing costly antipredator behaviours in living prey (risk effects). Risk effects can strongly influence prey populations and cascade through trophic ...
• Kalanchoe winteri Gideon F.Sm., N.R.Crouch & Mich.Walters (Crassulaceae), a new species from the Wolkberg Centre of Endemism, South Africa 

  Crouch, Neil R.; Smith, Gideon F.; Walters, Michele; Figueiredo, Estrela (British Cactus and Succulent Society, 2016)

  A new Kalanchoe species, K. winteri Gideon F.Sm., N.R.Crouch & Mich.Walters, is described from rocky grasslands of the Wolkberg region of Limpopo province, South Africa. The species is closely allied to both K. ...
• Livestock predation in South Africa : the need for and value of a scientific assessment 

  Kerley, Graham I.H.; Behrens, Kevin G.; Carruthers, Jane; Diemont, Marius; Du Plessis, Jurie; Minnie, Liaan; Richardson, Philip R.K.; Somers, Michael J.; Tambling, Craig J.; Turpie, Jane; Van Niekerk, Hermias N.; Balfour, Dave (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017-03)

  Predation of livestock in South Africa has been estimated to cost in excess of ZAR1 billion in losses per year1 and has complex social, economic and ecological drivers and consequences. In this context, livestock can be ...
• Analyse floristique et phytogéographique de la végétation du littoral et sublittoral dans le Kouilou (République du Congo) 

  Miabangana, Edmond Sylvestre; Nsongola, Gilbert; Orban, Ben; Van Rooyen, Margaretha; Van Rooyen, Noel; Gaugris, Jerome Yves (Innovative Space of Scientific Research Journals, 2017-01)

  The zone of study is located north of Pointe noire town, in the Department of Kouilou, in Republic of Congo. In order to better understand the floristic richness and chorology of the study site of interest, an analysis ...
• Simplified large African carnivore density estimators from track indices 

  Winterbach, Christiaan W.; Ferreira, Sam M.; Funston, Paul J.; Somers, Michael J. (PeerJ, 2016-12-22)

  BACKGROUND: The range, population size and trend of large carnivores are important parameters to assess their status globally and to plan conservation strategies. One can use linear models to assess population size and ...
• New records of bat species using Gatkop Cave in the maternal season 

  Kearney, Teresa C.; Keith, Mark; Seamark, Ernest (De Gruyter, 2016-02)

  Eight bat species were recorded at Gatkop Cave, in the northern part of South Africa in December 2011 (Cloeotis percivali, Hipposideros caffer, Myotis tricolor, Miniopterus natalensis, Nycteris thebaica, Rhinolophus blasii, ...
• Could biodiversity loss have increased Australia's bushfire threat? 

  Hayward, Matt W.; Ward-Fear, Georgia; ’Hotellier, Felicity L.; Herman, Kerryn; Kabat, Alexander P.; Gibbons, James P. (Wiley, 2016-12)

  Ecosystem engineers directly or indirectly affect the availability of resources through changing the physical state of biotic and/or abiotic materials. Fossorial ecosystem engineers have been hypothesized as affecting ...
• Key factors and related principles in the conservation of large African carnivores 

  Winterbach, H.E.K. (Hanlie Evelyn Kathleen); Winterbach, Christiaan W.; Somers, Michael J.; Hayward, Matt (Wiley, 2013)

  1. Large carnivores are a critical component of Africa’s biodiversity, and their conservation requires a clear understanding of interactions between large carnivores and people. 2. By reviewing existing literature, we ...
• The implications of biodiversity loss for the dynamics of wildlife in Australia 

  Ward-Fear, G.; Hayward, Matt W.; L'Hotellier, K.; Herman, K.; Kabat, A.P.; Gibbons, J.P. (Wiley, 2016-12)

  Our study aimed to identify the broad effects of native fossorial species on leaf litter, and make inferences about their mechanistic influence on fire behavior using simulation models (Hayward et al., 2016). This ...
• Diet of otters (Lutra lutra) in various habitat types in the Pannonian biogeographical region compared to other regions of Europe 

  Lanszki, Jozsef; Lehoczky, Istvan; Kotze, Antoinette; Somers, Michael J. (PeerJ, 2016-08-18)

  Knowledge of the effect of habitat type and region on diet and feeding behaviours of a species facilitates a better understanding of factors impacting populations, which contributes to effective conservation management. ...
• Net loss of endangered humpback dolphins : integrating residency, site fidelity, and bycatch in shark nets 

  Atkins, Shanan; Cantor, Maurício; Pillay, Neville; Cliff, Geremy; Keith, Mark; Parra, Guido J. (Inter Research, 2016-08)

  Fisheries bycatch—the incidental catch of non-target species during fishing—is problematic for large marine vertebrates. Bather protection programmes that use gillnets to kill sharks cause the incidental mortality of ...
• Are avian predators effective biological control agents for rodent pest management in agricultural systems 

  Labuschagne, Lushka; Swanepoel, Lourens Hendrik; Taylor, Peter John; Belmain, Steven R.; Keith, Mark (Elsevier, 2016-10)

  Worldwide rodent pests are of significant economic and health importance. Controlling rodent pests will, therefore, not only benefit food security but also human and animal health. While rodent pests are most often ...
• Identifying anthropogenic threats to Cape Vultures Gyps coprotheres using community perceptions in communal farmland, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa 

  Pfeiffer, Morgan B.; Venter, Jan A.; Downs, Colleen T. (Cambridge University Press, 2015-09)

  Declines in Old World vulture populations have been linked to anthropogenic pressures. To assess these threats, the social dimensions of vulture conservation must be explored. Prior research in Africa focused on commercial ...
• The landsafe socioecological development model for the customary commons of Zambia : evolution and formalization 

  Manning, I.P.A. (University of New Mexico, 2012)

  Zambia is either customary land (94%) under some measure of control by chiefs and headmen, or state land (6%), comprising protected areas and land held under 99-year leasehold. Protected areas and their resources are ...
• Early post-release movement of reintroduced lions (Panthera leo) in Dinokeng Game Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa 

  Yiu, Sze-Wing; Keith, Mark; Karczmarski, Leszek; Parrini, Francesca (Springer, 2015-12)

  Reintroductions have been increasingly used in carnivore conservation. Animal movement influences fitness and survival and is the first behavioural response of reintroduced animals to „forced dispersal‟ in a new habitat. ...

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