Reserve size and anthropogenic disturbance affect the density of an African leopard (Panthera pardus) meta-population.

Determining correlates of density for large carnivores is important to understand their ecological requirements and develop conservation strategies. Of several earlier density studies conducted globally, relatively few addressed a scale (usually >1000 km2) that allows inference on correlates of d...

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Main Authors: Rasmus Worsøe Havmøller, Simone Tenan, Nikolaj Scharff, Francesco Rovero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209541