The use by rain forest mammals of natural forest fragments in an equatorial African savanna

Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1190-1203

  Tutin, C E G ^a,d   White, L J T ^b,c   Mackanga Missandzou, A ^d,e  

^a CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉDICALES DE FRANCEVILLE   (Gabon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^d Programme de Conservation Utilisation Rationnelle   (Gabon)

^e Ministere des Eaux et Forêts   (Gabon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT USE; MAMMAL; RAINFOREST;

GABON, LOPE RESERVE;

EID: 0031405379     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.96211.x     Document Type: Article

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