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Gavin Masterson, PhD
Last updated on Oct 2, 2021
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If we found aliens, would we care?
Incredible life forms exist all around us. We just have to give them our attention.
Last updated on Oct 2, 2021
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The Gauteng Conservation Plan: Planning for biodiversity in a rapidly urbanising province
The majority of important environmental and conservation features of Gauteng Province, South Africa are currently poorly protected or not protected at all.
Michèle Pfab
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..., Piet Muller
,
Gavin Masterson, PhD
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Do armed field-rangers deter rhino poachers? An empirical analysis
We found that the spatial charactersitics of the deployment of field rangers had no effect on poaching rates of rhino in a protected area.
Chris Barichievy
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Lawrence Munro
,
Geoffrey Clinning
,
Brendan Whittington-Jones
,
Gavin Masterson, PhD
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The conservation status of the world's reptiles
Approximately one in five reptile species are threatened with extinction. Tropical areas, fossorial species and snakes need research attention.
Monika Böhm
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..., Marcio Martins
,
Gavin Masterson, PhD
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The impacts of past cultivation on the reptiles in a South African grassland
Habitat transformation of grassland related to agriculture has had a negative impact on the local reptile assemblages.
Gavin Masterson, PhD
,
Bryan Maritz
,
Darian Mackay
,
Graham Alexander
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