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cull: a standalone construct

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cull1 CONSTRUCTCullingSINCLAIR ET AL. · HARVEST

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Wildlife management

Deliberately removing animals to manage a population

In wildlife and population management, to cull is to deliberately remove (usually kill) a planned number of animals to control a population's size, structure, or health, whether to prevent overgrazing, limit disease spread, or protect other species. Sinclair, Fryxell, and Caughley's Wildlife ecology, conservation, and management places culling within the theory of harvesting and sustained yield that decides how many individuals a population can lose and still persist. Here the word names an action and a rate applied to a living population, measured by offtake and its demographic effect. It is a different construct from a worthless tree, joined to it only by the idea of removing what is not wanted.[1]

Unit
The number or rate of animals deliberately removed from a managed population
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Set and evaluated through offtake quotas, population models, and monitoring of density and demographic response after removal

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References

  1. Sinclair, A. R. E., Fryxell, J. M., & Caughley, G. (2006). Wildlife ecology, conservation, and management (2nd ed.). Blackwell. ISBN 9781405107372

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