Lion density and population structure in the Selous Game Reserve: Evaluation of hunting quotas and offtake

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 83-93

  Creel, Scott ^a   Creel, Nancy Marusha ^b  

^a Frankfurt Zoological Society   (Tanzania)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hunting; Lion; Panthera; Population density; Quota

Indexed keywords

HUNTING; LION; SUSTAINABLE HUNTING; TOURISM;

SELOUS GAME RESERVE; TANZANIAN;

CROCUTA CROCUTA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 0030859328     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1997.062-89062.x     Document Type: Article

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