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A demographic model to predict future growth of the Addo elephant population
A.M. Woodd
Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science; Vol 42, No 1 (1999), 97-100. doi: 10.4102/koedoe.v42i1.226
Submitted: 31 July 1999
Published: 31 July 1999
Abstract
An age-structured demographic model of the growth of the Addo elephant population was developed using parameters calculated from long-term data on the population. The model was used to provide estimates of future population growth. Expansion of the Addo Elephant National Park is currently underway, and the proposed target population size for elephant within the enlarged park is 2700. The model predicts that this population size will be reached during the year 2043, so that the Addo elephant population can continue to increase for a further 44 years before its target size within the enlarged park is attained.
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A.M. Woodd, University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa Metrics
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