Conservation biology of cheetahs Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber 1775) and African wild dogs Lycaon pictus (Temminck 1820) in South Africa

Large carnivores play a key role in regulating terrestrial ecosystems and their removal can cause effects that cascade through the lower trophic levels. Despite this, the geographic range and density of most large carnivore species are declining globally due to anthropogenic factors. Large carnivore...

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Main Author: Marnewick, Kelly
Other Authors: Somers, Michael J.
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53519
Marnewick, K 2016, Conservation biology of cheetahs Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber 1775) and African wild dogs Lycaon pictus (Temminck 1820) in South Africa, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53519>