Robben Island penguin pressure model: a decision support tool for an ecosystems approach to fisheries management

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dc.contributor.advisorScott, Leanneen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorStewart, Theodoreen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorJarre, Astriden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCecchini, Lee-Anneen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-27T14:05:02Z
dc.date.available2014-12-27T14:05:02Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) population in southern Africa has declined from approximately 575 000 adults at the start of the 20th century to 180 000 adults in the early 1990s. The population is still declining, leading to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature upgrading the status of African penguins to Endangered on the Red List of Threatened Species. This dissertation uses a systems dynamics approach to produce a model incorporating all important pressures. The model is stochastic and spatially explicit, and uses expert opinion where data are not available. The model has been produced and revised with the help of the Penguin Modelling Group, based at the University of Cape Town. The modelling process culminated in a workshop where participants experimented with the model themselves. The model in this dissertation is only applicable to the penguin population on Robben Island and, as such, conclusions drawn cannot necessarily be applied to other penguin colonies.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCecchini, L. (2012). <i>Robben Island penguin pressure model: a decision support tool for an ecosystems approach to fisheries management</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Statistical Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10212en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCecchini, Lee-Anne. <i>"Robben Island penguin pressure model: a decision support tool for an ecosystems approach to fisheries management."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Statistical Sciences, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10212en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCecchini, L. 2012. Robben Island penguin pressure model: a decision support tool for an ecosystems approach to fisheries management. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Cecchini, Lee-Anne AB - The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) population in southern Africa has declined from approximately 575 000 adults at the start of the 20th century to 180 000 adults in the early 1990s. The population is still declining, leading to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature upgrading the status of African penguins to Endangered on the Red List of Threatened Species. This dissertation uses a systems dynamics approach to produce a model incorporating all important pressures. The model is stochastic and spatially explicit, and uses expert opinion where data are not available. The model has been produced and revised with the help of the Penguin Modelling Group, based at the University of Cape Town. The modelling process culminated in a workshop where participants experimented with the model themselves. The model in this dissertation is only applicable to the penguin population on Robben Island and, as such, conclusions drawn cannot necessarily be applied to other penguin colonies. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Robben Island penguin pressure model: a decision support tool for an ecosystems approach to fisheries management TI - Robben Island penguin pressure model: a decision support tool for an ecosystems approach to fisheries management UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10212 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10212
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCecchini L. Robben Island penguin pressure model: a decision support tool for an ecosystems approach to fisheries management. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Statistical Sciences, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10212en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Statistical Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherStatistical Scienceen_ZA
dc.titleRobben Island penguin pressure model: a decision support tool for an ecosystems approach to fisheries managementen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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