Building assessment practice and lessons from the scientific assessment on livestock predation in South Africa

Volume 115| Number 5/6 May/June 2019 Commentary https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2019/5766 © 2019. The Author(s). Published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. Building assessment practice and lessons from the scientific assessment on livestock predation in South Africa AUTHORS: Graham I.H. Kerley1 Kevin G. Behrens2 Jane Carruthers3 Marius Diemont4 Jurie du Plessis5 Liaan Minnie1,6 Michael J. Somers7 Craig J. Tambling8 Jane Turpie9 Sharon Wilson1 Dave Balfour1

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  South African Journal of Science

• Publication date

  2019-05-29

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.17159/SAJS.2019/5766
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