Essay
Prioritising species of special concern for monitoring in Table Mountain National Park: The challenge of a species-rich, threatened ecosystem
Submitted: 11 August 2010 | Published: 12 May 2011
About the author(s)
Tony G. Rebelo, Threatened Species Research Programme, South African National Biodiversity Institute, South AfricaStefanie Freitag, Kruger National Park, South African National Parks, South Africa
Chad Cheney, Table Mountain National Park, South African National Parks, South Africa
Melodie A. McGeoch, Cape Research Centre, South African National Parks, South Africa
Abstract
Conservation implications: Owing to the large number of threatened and endemic species in the Cape Peninsula, it is impossible to monitor all species with current resources. Management must focus on ecosystem maintenance as species-focused management will inevitably result in conflict with other threatened species. Monitoring should focus on as many top-scoring species as resources allow. The costs and logistics of a monitoring programme still need to be worked out.
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