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A metapopulation approach to African Lion (Panthera leo) conservation [1]

Due to anthropogenic pressures, African lion (Panthera leo) populations in Kenya and Tanzania are increasingly limited to fragmented populations. Lions living on isolated habitat patches exist in a matrix of less-preferred habitat. A framework of habitat patches within a less-suitable matrix describes a metapopulation. Metapopulation analysis can provide insight into the dynamics of each population patch in reference to the system as a whole, and these analyses often guide conservation planning. We present the first metapopulation analysis of African lions.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
05/02/2014
Stephanie Dolrenry [3], Jennifer Stenglein [4], Leela Hazzah & et al [5]
PLoS ONE [6]
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Lion [7], Endangered Species [8], Africa [9], Mammals [10], Kenya [11], Tanzania [12]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/metapopulation-approach-african-lion-panthera-leo-conservation
[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0088081
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/stephanie-dolrenry
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jennifer-stenglein
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/leela-hazzah-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-one
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lion
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mammals
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kenya
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tanzania