Summary: Journal of
Arid
Environments
Journal of Arid Environments 63 (2005) 223­243
Eagles as indicators of ecosystem health: Is the
distribution of Martial Eagle nests in the Karoo,
South Africa, influenced by variations in land-use
and rangeland quality?
R.W. Machangea
, A.R. Jenkinsa,Ã, R.A. Navarrob
a
Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701,
South Africa
b
Avian Demography Unit, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa
Received 8 April 2004; received in revised form 21 February 2005; accepted 2 March 2005
Available online 6 May 2005
Abstract
We examined the relationship between the distribution of Martial Eagles Polemaetus
bellicosus (and other large eagle species) breeding on electricity transmission pylons in the

Source: Altwegg, Res - Avian Demography Unit, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town

Collections: Environmental Sciences and Ecology