Ecological suitability modelling for anthrax in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Ecological suitability modelling for anthrax in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Bacillus anthracis is the causal agent of anthrax which primarily affects ungulates, occasionally carnivores and less frequently humans. The endospores of this soil-borne bacterium are highly resistant to extreme conditions, and under ideal conditions, anthrax spores can survive for many years in th...

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Main Author: Steenkamp, Pieter Johannes
Other Authors: Van Schalkwyk, Ockert Louis
Published: University of Pretoria 2013
Subjects:
Species distribution modelling
Wildlife
Maxent
Kruger National Park (KNP)
Geographic information system (GIS)
Bacillus anthracis
Anthrax
UCTD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23358
Steenkamp, PJ 2013, Ecological suitability modelling for anthrax in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, MMedVet dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23358 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01152013-225713/

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23358
Steenkamp, PJ 2013, Ecological suitability modelling for anthrax in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, MMedVet dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23358 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01152013-225713/

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