Disruption of Rhino Demography by Poachers May Lead to Population Declines in Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Autor: Sam M Ferreira, Cathy Greaver, Grant A Knight, Mike H Knight, Izak P J Smit, Danie Pienaar

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 6, p e0127783 (2015)

The onslaught on the World's rhinoceroses continues despite numerous initiatives aimed at curbing it. When losses due to poaching exceed birth rates, declining rhino populations result. We used previously published estimates and growth rates for blac

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Research, monitoring, and reflection as a guide to the management of complex ecosystems: The case of fire in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Autor: Brian W. vanWilgen, Tercia Strydom, Chenay Simms, Izak P. J. Smit

Publikováno v: Conservation Science and Practice, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)

Abstract Conservation managers frequently set goals and monitor progress toward them. This often becomes a routine annual exercise, and periodic reflection over longer periods is done less often, if at all. We report on the annual monitoring of fire

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High‐intensity fires may have limited medium‐term effectiveness for reversing woody plant encroachment in an African savanna

Autor: Tercia Strydom, Izak P. J. Smit, Navashni Govender, Corli Coetsee, Jenia Singh, Andrew B. Davies, Brian W. van Wilgen

Publikováno v: Journal of Applied Ecology. 60:661-672

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https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14362

Psychological distress and workplace risk inequalities among conservation professionals

Autor: Thomas Pienkowski, Aidan Keane, Emiel de Lange, Vena Kapoor, Munib Khanyari, Roshni Ravi, Izak P. J. Smit, Sofia Castelló y Tickell, Mirjam Hazenbosch, William N. S. Arlidge, Gergő Baranyi, Stephanie Brittain, Sarah Papworth, Sonakshi Saxena, Vimean Hout, E. J. Milner‐Gulland

Publikováno v: Pienkowski, T, Keane, A, de Lange, E, Kapoor, V, Khanyari, M, Ravi, R, Smit, I P J, Castelló Y Tickell, S, Hazenbosch, M, Arlidge, W N S, Baranyi, G, Brittain, S, Papworth, S, Saxena, S, Hout, V & Milner-Gulland, E 2023, ' Psychological distress and workplace risk inequalities among conservation professionals ', Conservation Science and Practice . https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12918

Workplaces can be sources of both stress and support, affecting employees’ mental health and productivity. Yet, little research has investigated variability in workplace risk factors for poor mental health in conservation. We aimed to explore how p

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11820/33c71bb5-7fcb-4a26-abcc-775eea10a302

Probabilistic Mapping and Spatial Pattern Analysis of Grazing Lawns in Southern African Savannahs Using WorldView-3 Imagery and Machine Learning Techniques

Autor: Kwame T. Awuah, Paul Aplin, Christopher G. Marston, Ian Powell, Izak P. J. Smit

Publikováno v: Remote Sensing, Vol 12, Iss 20, p 3357 (2020)

Savannah grazing lawns are a key food resource for large herbivores such as blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) and white rhino (Ceratotherium simum), and impact herbivore densities, movement and recruitment

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