Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences
Somers, MJ
MSc (Wildlife management) Pta, PhD (Stellenbosch) - Professor
NRF Rating: Y2
Contact Details
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2627
Fax number: 012 420 6096
E-mail address: michael.somers@up.ac.za
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Trinkel M, Ferguson N, Reid A, Reid C, Somers MJ, Turelli L, Graf JA, Szykman M, Cooper D, Haverman P, Kastberger P, Packer C, Slotow R: 2008. Translocating lions into an inbred lion population in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa. Animal Conservation, 11, pp 138-143.
Dalerum F, Somers MJ, Kunkel KE, Cameron EZ: 2008. The potential for large carnivores to act as biodiversity surrogates in southern Africa. Biodiversity and Conservation, 17, pp 2939-2949.
Gusset M, Gusset M, Maddock AH, Gunther GJ, Szykman M, Slotow R, Walters M, Somers MJ: 2008. Conflicting human interests over the re-introduction of endangered wild dogs in South Africa. Biodiversity and Conservation, 17, pp 83-101, Full Text
Mgobozi MP, Somers MJ, Dippenaar-Schoeman AS: 2008. Spider responses to alien plant invasion: the effect of short- and long-term Chromolaena odorata invasion and management. Journal of Applied Ecology, 45, pp 1189-1197, Full Text
Gusset M, Ryan SJ, Hofmeyr M, van Dyk G, Davies-Mostert HT, Graf JA, Owen C, Szykman M, Macdonald DW, Monfort SL, Wildt DE, Maddock AH, Mills MGL, Slotow R, Somers MJ: 2008. Efforts going to the dogs? Evaluating attempts to re-introduce endangered wild dogs in South Africa. Journal of Applied Ecology, 45, pp 100-108, Full Text
Somers MJ, Graf JA, Szykman M, Slotow R, Gusset M: 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. Oecologia, 158, pp 239-247.
Jumbam KR, Terblanche JS, Deere JA, Somers MJ, Somers MJ, Chown SL: 2008. Critical thermal limits and their responses to acclimation in two sub-Antarctic spiders: Myro kerguelenensis and Prinerigone vagans. Polar Biology, 31 (2) / Jan, pp 215-220.
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