Insularization of Tanzanian parks and the local extinction of large mammals;Aislamiento de parques de Tanzania y la extincion local de mamiferos grandes

Conservation Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1549-1556

  Newmark, William D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT ISLAND; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; LARGE MAMMAL; LOCAL EXTINCTION; WILDLIFE CORRIDOR;

TANZANIA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030440445     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10061549.x     Document Type: Article

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