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Conserving large populations of lions - the argument for fences has holes.

Authors :
Creel S
Becker MS
Durant SM
M'Soka J
Matandiko W
Dickman AJ
Christianson D
Dröge E
Mweetwa T
Pettorelli N
Rosenblatt E
Schuette P
Woodroffe R
Bashir S
Beudels-Jamar RC
Blake S
Borner M
Breitenmoser C
Broekhuis F
Cozzi G
Davenport TR
Deutsch J
Dollar L
Dolrenry S
Douglas-Hamilton I
Fitzherbert E
Foley C
Hazzah L
Henschel P
Hilborn R
Hopcraft JG
Ikanda D
Jacobson A
Joubert B
Joubert D
Kelly MS
Lichtenfeld L
Mace GM
Milanzi J
Mitchell N
Msuha M
Muir R
Nyahongo J
Pimm S
Purchase G
Schenck C
Sillero-Zubiri C
Sinclair AR
Songorwa AN
Stanley-Price M
Tehou CA
Trout C
Wall J
Wittemyer G
Zimmermann A
Source :
Ecology letters [Ecol Lett] 2013 Nov; Vol. 16 (11), pp. 1413, e1-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jul 09.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

Packer et al. reported that fenced lion populations attain densities closer to carrying capacity than unfenced populations. However, fenced populations are often maintained above carrying capacity, and most are small. Many more lions are conserved per dollar invested in unfenced ecosystems, which avoid the ecological and economic costs of fencing.<br /> (© 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd/CNRS.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1461-0248
Volume :
16
Issue :
11
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Ecology letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
23837659
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12145