Table 1.

Parameter ranges used in the southern white rhinoceros population model

Parameter	Description	Value	SD	References
S1	calf survival	0.950	0.0095	Owen-Smith (1988, 2007)
S2	survival 1–2 years	0.965	0.0096	Owen-Smith (1988, 2007)
S3	survival 2–3 years	0.965	0.0096	Owen-Smith (1988, 2007)
S4	survival 3–4 years	0.975	0.0097	Owen-Smith (1988, 2007)
S5	survival 4–5 years	0.975	0.0097	Owen-Smith (1988, 2007)
S6	survival 5–6 years	0.975	0.0097	Owen-Smith (1988, 2007)
S7	survival 6–7 years	0.985	0.0098	Owen-Smith (1988, 2007)
S8	survival 7–8 years	0.985	0.0098	Owen-Smith (1988, 2007)
S9	survival 8–9 years	0.985	0.0098	Owen-Smith (1988, 2007)
S10	survival 9–10 years	0.985	0.0098	Owen-Smith (1988, 2007)
S11	adult survival	0.977	0.0075	Owen-Smith (1988, 2007)
F8	fecundity 7- to 8-year-olds	0.225	0.0045	Owen-Smith (1988, 2007)
F9	fecundity 8- to 9-year-olds	0.225	0.0045	Owen-Smith (1988, 2007)
F10	fecundity 9- to 10-year-olds	0.225	0.0045	Owen-Smith (1988, 2007)
F11	fecundity adults	0.200	0.0038	Owen-Smith (1988, 2007)
N	initial population size	18,780	–	Emslie et al. (2013)
K	carrying capacity	42,500	2,125	based on Martin (2011)