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Counting Spots: leopard population status in southern and central Kruger National Park
Lucy K. Smyth, M. Justin O’Riain, Neil Midlane, Sam Ferreira, Nikki Le Roex, Guy A. Balme
Counting Spots: leopard population status in southern and central - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Counting Spots: leopard population status in southern and central - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Counting Spots: leopard population status in southern and central Kruger National Park Lucy K. Smyth, M. Justin ORiain, Neil Midlane, Sam Ferreira, Nikki Le Roex, Guy A. Balme Vulnerable Camera Traps Non-invasive Population scale
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Camera Traps
- Non-invasive
- Population scale
- SCR → density
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Kruger National Park
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Kruger National Park
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Kruger National Park
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KRUGER NATIONAL PARK SABI SAND & MALA MALA
HOUTBOSCHRAND 45 stations 90 cameras NWANETSI 43 stations 86 cameras MALA MALA LONDOLOZI 44 stations 88 cameras PRETORIUSKOP 44 stations 88 cameras SABI SAND 45 stations 90 cameras SKUKUZA LOWER SABIE 64 stations 128 cameras SINGITA 45 stations 90 cameras
SOUTH AFRICA
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Camera trap grids
2 cameras per station ± 45 stations per grid ± 2km between stations each grid lasts 45 days at least 1 check per grid
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KRUGER NATIONAL PARK SABI SAND & MALA MALA
control core edge
- utside
protection
SOUTH AFRICA
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KRUGER NATIONAL PARK 7.1 ± 0.09 12.07 ± 1.9 8.9 ± 1.4 3.3 ± 0.6 ? ? 4.1 ± 0.08 ? SOUTH AFRICA SABI SAND & MALA MALA
control core edge
- utside
protection
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PARK EDGES → POPULATION SINKS?
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