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Matt W HaywardSchool of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, AustraliaVerified email at newcastle.edu.au
Slotow, RHBiological Sciences, University of KwaZulu-NatalVerified email at ukzn.ac.za
Markus GussetSwiss Federal Office for the EnvironmentVerified email at bafu.admin.ch
Graham I.H. KerleyResearch Professor, Director, Centre African Cons. Ecol., Nelson Mandela UnivVerified email at mandela.ac.za
Lourens SwanepoelUniversity of VendaVerified email at univen.ac.za
Michele WaltersTshwane University of TechnologyVerified email at tut.ac.za
Emmanuel Do Linh SanAssociate Professor, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Fort Hare (South Africa)Verified email at ufh.ac.za
Micaela Szykman GuntherProfessor of Wildlife, Humboldt State UniversityVerified email at humboldt.edu
Jan A VenterDepartment of Conservation Management, Nelson Mandela University; Centre for WildlifeVerified email at nmmu.ac.za
Kelly MarnewickSenior Lecturer, Department of Nature Conservation, Tshwane University of TechnologyVerified email at tut.ac.za
Liaan MinnieUniversity of MpumalangaVerified email at ump.ac.za
Daniel M ParkerUniversity of MpumalangaVerified email at ump.ac.za
Craig TamblingDepartment of Zoology and Entomology, University of Fort HareVerified email at ufh.ac.za
Elissa CameronUniversity of CanterburyVerified email at canterbury.ac.nz
Harriet Davies-MostertHead of ConservationVerified email at ewt.org.za
David JachowskiClemson UniversityVerified email at clemson.edu
Benjamin AllenUniversity of Southern QueenslandVerified email at usq.edu.au
Peter LindseyMammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of PretoriaVerified email at zoology.up.ac.za
Trevor McIntyreUniversity of South AfricaVerified email at unisa.ac.za
Andrew SteinAssociate Professor of Natural Sciences, Landmark CollegeVerified email at clawsconservancy.org

Michael J. Somers

Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria

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Wildlife Ecology and Management Carnivore ecology and conservation


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Fencing for Conservation Restriction of Evolutionary Potential or a Riposte to Threatening Processes? MJ Somers, MW Hayward Springer. DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-0902-1 1, 1-331, 2012	573*	2012
Reintroduction of Top-Order Predators MW Hayward, MJ Somers	166	2009
The potential for large carnivores to act as biodiversity surrogates in southern Africa F Dalerum, MJ Somers, KE Kunkel, EZ Cameron Biodiversity and Conservation 17, 2939-2949, 2008	152	2008
Extent and fragmentation of suitable leopard habitat in South Africa LH Swanepoel, P Lindsey, MJ Somers, W Hoven, F Dalerum Animal Conservation, 2013	151	2013
Efforts going to the dogs? Evaluating attempts to re-introduce endangered wild dogs in South Africa M Gusset, SJ Ryan, M Hofmeyr, G Van Dyk, HT Davies-Mostert, JA Graf, ... Journal of Applied Ecology, 100-108, 2008	150	2008
Conflicting human interests over the re-introduction of endangered wild dogs in South Africa M Gusset, AH Maddock, GJ Gunther, M Szykman, R Slotow, M Walters, ... Biodiversity and Conservation 17, 83-101, 2008	136	2008
Rates and causes of mortality in endangered African wild dogs Lycaon pictus: lessons for management and monitoring R Woodroffe, H Davies-Mostert, J Ginsberg, J Graf, K Leigh, K McCreery, ... Oryx 41 (2), 215-223, 2007	124	2007
Effects of fire and fire intensity on the germination and establishment of Acacia karroo, Acacia nilotica, Acacia luederitzii and Dichrostachys cinerea in the field. M Walters, JJ Midgley, MJ Somers BMC ecology 4, 3, 2004	123	2004
Translocating lions into an inbred lion population in the Hluhluwe‐iMfolozi Park, South Africa M Trinkel, N Ferguson, A Reid, C Reid, M Somers, L Turelli, J Graf, ... Animal Conservation 11 (2), 138-143, 2008	120	2008
Dynamics of a small re-introduced population of wild dogs over 25 years: Allee effects and the implications of sociality for endangered species’ recovery MJ Somers, JA Graf, M Szykman, R Slotow, M Gusset Oecologia 158, 239-247, 2008	116	2008
Divided we fail: the importance of social integration for the re‐introduction of endangered African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) M Gusset, R Slotow, MJ Somers Journal of Zoology 270 (3), 502-511, 2006	106	2006
Diversity and depletions in continental carnivore guilds: implications for prioritizing global carnivore conservation F Dalerum, EZ Cameron, K Kunkel, MJ Somers Biology letters 5 (1), 35-38, 2009	105	2009
Key factors and related principles in the conservation of large African carnivores HEK WINTERBACH, CW WINTERBACH, MJ SOMERS, MW HAYWARD Mammal Review, 2013	102	2013
Reintroducing rewilding to restoration–Rejecting the search for novelty MW Hayward, RJ Scanlon, A Callen, LG Howell, KL Klop-Toker, ... Biological Conservation 233, 255-259, 2019	95	2019
Survival rates and causes of mortality of leopards Panthera pardus in southern Africa LH Swanepoel, MJ Somers, W Van Hoven, M Schiess-Meier, C Owen, ... Oryx 49 (4), 595-603, 2015	95	2015
Deconstructing compassionate conservation MW Hayward, A Callen, BL Allen, G Ballard, F Broekhuis, C Bugir, ... Conservation Biology 33 (4), 760-768, 2019	84	2019
Spider responses to alien plant invasion: the effect of short‐ and long‐term Chromolaena odorata invasion and management MP Mgobozi, MJ Somers, AS Dippenaar‐Schoeman Journal of Applied Ecology 45 (4), 1189-1197, 2008	83	2008
Space use of African wild dogs in relation to other large carnivores AM Darnell, JA Graf, MJ Somers, R Slotow, M Szykman Gunther PloS one 9 (6), e98846, 2014	73	2014
Pre-release hunting training and post-release monitoring are key components in the rehabilitation of orphaned large felids AM Houser, LK Boast, MJ Somers, M Gusset, CJ Bragg South African Journal of Wildlife Research-24-month delayed open access 41 …, 2011	67	2011
Dogs on the catwalk: modelling re-introduction and translocation of endangered wild dogs in South Africa M Gusset, O Jakoby, MS Müller, MJ Somers, R Slotow, V Grimm Biological conservation 142 (11), 2774-2781, 2009	62	2009

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