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Sam Williams

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Venda (Conservation and biodiversity)

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My research focusses on conservation ecology of large African carnivores, such as identifying and mitigating threats to wildlife, and assessing the ecosystem services provided by carnivores.

Publications

  • Pitman, R.T., Fattebert, J., Williams, S.T., Williams, K.S., Hill, R.A., Hunter, L.T.B., Robinson, H., Power, J., Swanepoel, L., Slotow, R. and Balme, G.A. (2017), Cats, connectivity and conservation: incorporating datasets and integrating scales for wildlife management. Journal of Applied Ecology. DOI 10.1111/1365-2664.12851.
  • Williams, S.T., Williams, K.S., Joubert, C.J. and Hill, R.A. (2016) The impact of land reform on the status of large carnivores in Zimbabwe. PeerJ 4, e1537. DOI 10.7717/peerj.1537.
  • Pitman, R., Fattebert, J., Williams, S.T., Williams, K.S., Hill, R., Hunter, L., Slotow, R. and Balme, G. (2016) The conservation costs of game ranching. Conservation Letters. DOI: 10.1111/conl.12276.
  • Swanepoel, L.H., Balme, G., Williams, S., Power, R.J., Snyman, A., Gaigher, I., Senekal, C., Martins, Q. and Child, M. (2016) A Conservation Assessment of Panthera pardus. In: M.F. Child, L.R., D. Raimondo, E. Do Linh San, J. Selier and H. Davies-Mostert (eds), The Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho. South African National Biodiversity Institute and Endangered Wildlife Trust, Johannesburg.
  • Parchizadeh, J. & Williams, S.T. (2017). Save Iran’s cheetah from extinction. Nature 552 (7683), 31. doi: 10.1038/d41586-017-08183-8.
  • Williams S.T., Maree N., Taylor P., Belmain S.R., Keith M., Swanepoel L.H. (2017) Predation by small mammalian carnivores in rural agro-ecosystems: An undervalued ecosystem service? Ecosystem Services. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.12.006.
  • Williams, S.T., Williams, K.S., Lewis, B.P., and Hill, R.A. (2017) Population dynamics and threats to an apex predator outside protected areas: implications for carnivore management. Royal Society Open Science 4 (4): 1-10. doi: 10.1098/rsos.161090.

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