Culling reduces fecal pellet deposition by introduced sambar (Rusa unicolor) in a protected water catchment

Culling reduces fecal pellet deposition by introduced sambar (Rusa unicolor) in a protected water catchment

ABSTRACT Introduced sambar (Rusa unicolor) occur at high density within the Upper Yarra Catchment, an important watershed for the supply of water to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Contamination by zoonotic pathogens in sambar fecal pellets poses a serious risk to water quality. We describe spatial...

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Main Authors: Ami Bennett, Shane Haydon, Melita Stevens, Graeme Coulson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-06-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
Subjects:
density
exotic deer
population control
water catchment
water quality
zoonotic pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.522
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