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Overview

Sam M. Ferreira is affiliated with South African National Parks in South Africa and specializes in environmental science with a focus on ecology. Their research output covers a range of topics primarily related to wildlife ecology, conservation, and public health concerns within the environmental domain.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science

Subfields of their work comprise:

  • Ecology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Genetics
  • Small Animals

Core research themes covered in Ferreira's publications include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Frequent publication venues where Ferreira has contributed include:

  • African Journal of Wildlife Research
  • Koedoe
  • Pachyderm
  • African Journal of Ecology
  • Animal Biotelemetry

Several recent papers illustrate the scope of Ferreira's research interests:

  • Dead-reckoning animal movements in R: a reappraisal using Gundog.Tracks, 2021, Animal Biotelemetry
  • Megaherbivore response to droughts under different management regimes: lessons from a large African savanna, 2020, African Journal of Range and Forage Science
  • How often should dead-reckoned animal movement paths be corrected for drift?, 2021, Animal Biotelemetry
  • The future of sustainability in the context of COVID-19, 2020, AMBIO
  • Census and distribution of large carnivores in the Tsavo national parks, a critical east African wildlife corridor, 2020, African Journal of Ecology

Several collaborators have worked frequently with Ferreira, including:

  • Mads F. Bertelsen
  • Craig J. Tambling
  • Daniel M. Parker
  • Danny Govender
  • Pauli Viljoen

Ferreira's body of work situates them at the intersection of ecological research and applied conservation efforts within African contexts, addressing both animal movement and species management under dynamic environmental conditions.

Best Publications

  • Continent-wide survey reveals massive decline in African savannah elephants.

    Michael J. Chase;Scott Schlossberg;Curtice R. Griffin;Philippe J.C. Bouché

  • Estimating lion population variables: prey and disease effects in Kruger National Park, South Africa.

    Sam M. Ferreira;Paul J. Funston

  • Solutions for elephant Loxodonta africana crop raiding in northern Botswana: moving away from symptomatic approaches

    Tim P. Jackson;Sibangani Mosojane;Sam M. Ferreira;Rudi J. van Aarde

  • Substrate and species constraints on the use of track incidences to estimate African large carnivore abundance

    P. J. Funston;L. Frank;T. Stephens;Z. Davidson

  • An evaluation of habitat rehabilitation on coastal dune forests in Northern Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

    R. J. Aarde;S. M. Ferreira;J. J. Kritzinger;P. J. Dyk

  • Conservation of New Zealand lizards (Lacertilia : Scincidae) by translocation of small populations

    David R. Towns;Sam M. Ferreira

  • Elephant spatial use in wet and dry savannas of southern Africa

    K. D. Young;S. M. Ferreira;R. J. Van Aarde

  • Conservation science and elephant management in southern Africa

    R.J. Van Aarde;T.P. Jackson;S.M. Ferreira

  • Management of Reintroduced Lions in Small, Fenced Reserves in South Africa: An Assessment and Guidelines

    S.M. Miller;C. Bissett;A. Burger;B. Courtenay

  • Disruption of Rhino Demography by Poachers May Lead to Population Declines in Kruger National Park, South Africa

    Sam M. Ferreira;Cathy Greaver;Grant A. Knight;Mike H. Knight

  • COMMUNITY CONVERGENCE IN DISTURBED SUBTROPICAL DUNE FORESTS

    T. D. Wassenaar;R. J. van Aarde;S. L. Pimm;S. L. Pimm;S. M. Ferreira

  • Growth and age determination of African savanna elephants

    A. M. Shrader;S. M. Ferreira;M. E. McElveen;P. C. Lee

  • Management intervention affects river-bound spatial dynamics of elephants

    Izak P.J. Smit;Sam M. Ferreira

  • Successional changes in rehabilitating coastal dune communities in northern KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa

    R.J. van Aarde;S.M. Ferreira;J.J. Kritzinger

  • Elephant population biology and ecology

    R. J. Van Aarde;S. Ferreira;T. Jackson;B. Page

  • Degradation of the crocodile population in the Olifants River Gorge of Kruger National Park, South Africa

    Sam M. Ferreira;Danie Pienaar

  • Digital photogrammetry and laser rangefinder techniques to measure African elephants

    A. M. Shrader;S. M. Ferreira;R. J. van Aarde

  • Anthropogenic influences on conservation values of white rhinoceros.

    Sam M. Ferreira;Judith M. Botha;Megan C. Emmett

  • Dead-reckoning animal movements in R: a reappraisal using Gundog.Tracks

    Richard M. Gunner;Mark D. Holton;Mike D. Scantlebury;O. Louis van Schalkwyk;O. Louis van Schalkwyk;O. Louis van Schalkwyk

  • Combating Rhino Horn Trafficking: The Need to Disrupt Criminal Networks

    Timothy C. Haas;Sam M. Ferreira

  • Climate change leads to increasing population density and impacts of a key island invader

    Gregory T. W. McClelland;Res Altwegg;Rudi J. van Aarde;Sam Ferreira

  • Digital photogrammetry and laser rangefinder techniques to measure African elephants : research article

    A.M. Shrader;S.M. Ferreira;R.J. Van Aarde

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Funston
Paul J. Funston Panthera Corporation
Rudi J. van Aarde
Rudi J. van Aarde University of Pretoria
Rob Slotow
Rob Slotow University of KwaZulu-Natal
Graham I. H. Kerley
Graham I. H. Kerley Nelson Mandela University
Izak P.J. Smit
Izak P.J. Smit South African National Parks
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Rory P. Wilson
Rory P. Wilson Swansea University
Craig Packer
Craig Packer University of Minnesota
Nigel C. Bennett
Nigel C. Bennett University of Pretoria
Marthán N Bester
Marthán N Bester University of Pretoria

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