Population Structure, Density And Biomass Of Large Herbivores In The Tropical Forests Of Nagarahole, India

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 21-35

  Karanth, K Ullas ^a   Sunquist, Melvin E ^a  

^a Centre for Wildlife Studies ^*  (India)

Author keywords

biomass; density; herbivores; India; line transect; mammals; population structure; primates; tropical forests; ungulates

Indexed keywords

ANTELOPE; BIOMASS; BONNET MACAQUE; CHITAL; DENSITY; ELEPHANT; FOUR-HORNED ANTELOPE; GAUR; HANUMAN LANGUR; LANGUR; MACAQUE; MUNTJAC; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SAMBAR; WILD PIG;

INDIA, NAGARAHOLE;

AXIS AXIS; BOS TAURUS; CERVUS UNICOLOR; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; MACACA RADIATA; MUNTIACUS MUNTJAK; PRESBYTIS ENTELLUS; SUS SCROFA; TETRACERUS QUADRICORNIS;

EID: 0027039616     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400006040     Document Type: Article

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