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Conserving large populations of lions – the argument for fences has holes
Author(s) -
Creel S.,
Becker M. S.,
Durant S. M.,
M'Soka J.,
Matandiko W.,
Dickman A. J.,
Christianson D.,
Dröge E.,
Mweetwa T.,
Pettorelli N.,
Rosenblatt E.,
Schuette P.,
Woodroffe R.,
Bashir S.,
BeudelsJamar R. C.,
Blake S.,
Borner M.,
Breitenmoser C.,
Broekhuis F.,
Cozzi G.,
Davenport T. R. B.,
Deutsch J.,
Dollar L.,
Dolrenry S.,
DouglasHamilton I.,
Fitzherbert E.,
Foley C.,
Hazzah L.,
Henschel P.,
Hilborn R.,
Hopcraft J. G. C.,
Ikanda D.,
Jacobson A.,
Joubert B.,
Joubert D.,
Kelly M. S.,
Lichtenfeld L.,
Mace G. M.,
Milanzi J.,
Mitchell N.,
Msuha M.,
Muir R.,
Nyahongo J.,
Pimm S.,
Purchase G.,
Schenck C.,
SilleroZubiri C.,
Sinclair A. R. E.,
Songorwa A. N.,
StanleyPrice M.,
Tehou C. A.,
Trout C.,
Wall J.,
Wittemyer G.,
Zimmermann A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ecology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.852
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1461-0248
pISSN - 1461-023X
DOI - 10.1111/ele.12145
Subject(s) - fencing , carrying capacity , ecology , ecosystem , geography , biology , computer science , parallel computing
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.