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Sam M. Ferreira

@samferreiraknp

Large mammal ecologist. Too many ideas. Too little time. Motivational speaker. Popular science writer.

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Rhichardson et al. Anxiety as overcoming habituation to danger. Unpredictability of danger stimulate anxiety. Fear is a predictable danger. Anxiety worse than fear. #ssnm

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Vundla et al. Poor service delivery, insufficient jobs for young men are amongst the concerns for people in Mozambique. People need user rights, protection from crime and are unsure about ownership. #ssnm

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Shaw et al. Explaining KHETHA. Protecting wildlife, benefitting communities. Sam M. Ferreira comment: shouldn't we have "improving people, benefitting wildlife"? #ssnm

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Kreuter. Ecosystem services relate to human well-being. Provisioning services are extractable goods the typical focus which often create unsustainability #ssnm

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The ISEEC system is an adaptive planning and management system system. Compare with special Koedoe issue on adaptive management koedoe.co.za #ssnm

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Nxumalo et al. Bird and tree stories that local people use to notice change. People interacting more wiyh nature in eural areas were more aware of indicators - a key need for adaptation #ssnm

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Vickers et al. Promoting transformative learning through field stations. Only 25% of degree students do M or PhD degrees. Sam M. Ferreira comment: what is the reason for such low vonversion rate? Lack of field stations or something way more systemic? #ssnm

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Ndlovu Elephants and water. Elephants dont care about water chemical make up. But dont like turbid water full of E coli to drink #ssnm

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February. Trees increase nutrients in savannas. What the heck do grasses do? They contribute bigtime to soil organic matter. Soil respiration from microbial activity primarily from grasses #ssnm

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Hopcraft and colleagues. Integrating physiolohical condition in animal movements. Nitrogen in bone marrow high in starved animals. Starved animals mobilize protein. #ssnm

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Wigley-Coetzee et al. Plant defence myths in savannas. Maybe no trade offs between chemical vs structural defences. Rather species use strategies against herbivores. But none really work against ellies #ssnm

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Anderson et al. fire and black rhino habitat. Rhinos select flat productive areas with one fire in ten years. Prefered food less on burned areas #ssnm

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Van Langevelde et al. How herbivores lose heat? Activity less when its hot. But animals store heat, but have to shed at night. Animals can pick cool places in the day to stop heating up. Sam M. Ferreira comment: check work on elephants in Zambia by Kinahan #ssnm

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