Christiaan Lochner
Black Rhino Monitoring Technician
Education
- B-Tech Nature Conservation (NMU)
- MSc Zoology (NMU)
Research Focus and Interest
- Large Herbivore Ecology
- Wildlife Monitoring and Surveillance Technology
Publications
Journal Articles
Müller. L, Briers-Louw W.D, Seele B.D, Lochner C.S and Amin, R. (2022). Population size, density, and ranging behaviour in a key leopard population in the Western Cape, South Africa. PLos ONE.
Müller. L, Briers-Louw W.D, Lochner C.S, Amin, R. and Leslie, A.J. (2022). Carnivore coexistence facilitated by spatial and dietary partitioning and fine-scale behavioural avoidance in a semi-arid ecosystem. Journal of Zoology.
Technical and Scientific Reports
Lochner. C.S., Kerley G.I.H and Landman. M. 2016. Status quo report: Testing the role of habitat expansion as a management intervention for reducing elephant densities. DEA report. Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Conference Presentations & Posters
Lochner. C.S., Kerley G.I.H and Landman. M. (2016, March). Range expansion reduces the impact of elephant in the succulent thicket. Presentation at the annual Savanna Science Networking Meeting, Skukuza.
Lochner. C.S., Kerley G.I.H and Landman. M. (2016, March). Large scale range expansion reduces the impact of elephant in the succulent thicket in the short term. Presentation at the annual Thicket Forum, Addo Elephant National Park.