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.contributor.email | emmertz@zoology.up.ac.za | en |
| 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 |