Browsing Biological & Environmental Sciences by Author "Black, Simon A."
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Assessing uncertainty in sighting records: An example of the Barbary lion
Lee, Tamsin E.; Black, Simon A.; Fellous, Amina; Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki; Angelici, Francesco M.; Al Hikmani, Hadi; Michael Reed, J.; Elphick, Chris S.; Roberts, David L.... more authors ... less authors ( PeerJ , 2015 , Article)As species become rare and approach extinction, purported sightings can be controversial, especially when scarce management resources are at stake.We consider the probability that each individual sighting of a series is ... -
Examining the Extinction of the Barbary Lion and Its Implications for Felid Conservation
Black, Simon A.; Fellous, Amina; Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki; Roberts, David L. ( Public Library of Science , 2013 , Article)Estimations of species extinction dates are rarely definitive, yet declarations of extinction or extirpation are important as they define when conservation efforts may cease. Erroneous declarations of extinctions not only ...