Game fencing as a human-wildlife conflict mitigation strategy and its implications for conservation
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Wildtierzäune bei der Vermeidung von Konflikten zwischen Menschen und Wildtieren und ihr Einfluss auf den Artenschutz
Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky
Erscheinungsjahr:
2014
Medientyp:
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Schlagworte:
fencing
human-wildlife conflict
Africa
conservation
570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie
43.03 Methoden der Umweltforschung und des Umweltschutzes
Zaun
Konflikt
Wildtiere
Afrika
Artenschutz
ddc:570
Zaun
Konflikt
Wildtiere
Afrika
Artenschutz
Beschreibung:
Worldwide, fencing is increasingly being used as a conservation tool to mitigate human-wildlife conflict. However, knowledge of its effectiveness and its impacts on different trophic levels is still very limited. For this dissertation, the effectiveness of two human-wildlife conflict mitigation game fences in Botswana, their impact on predator avoidance behaviour of herbivores and their impact on grass biomass and its key chemical characteristics in formerly overgrazed areas were studied. The decision whether or not to use fencing as a conservation tool is dependent on many different factors and has to be decided on a case-by-case basis. This dissertation highlights the need to consider whole ecosystems when fencing is deemed the right choice. Appropriate design, alignment and maintenance are the key factors, which will determine whether fencing will be a success or disaster for conservation.