Game and cattle trampling, and impacts of human dwellings on arthropods at a game park boundary

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1545-1556

  Rivers Moore, N A ^a   Samways, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

arthropods; boundary; Game Park; impacts; trampling

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LAND USE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRAMPLING; TRAMPLING INTENSITY;

SOUTH AFRICA, KWAZULU-NATAL HLUHLUWE-UMFOLOZI GAME PARK;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BOS TAURUS; CARABIDAE; CICINDELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; MAMMALIA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0030301039     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00052115     Document Type: Article

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