Conservation status of birds in Botswana in relation to land use

Biological Conservation

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-160

  Herremans, Marc ^a  

^a Botswana Avian Demography U U ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Atlas data; Bird conservation; Botswana; Land use; Overgrazing

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CONSERVATION STATUS; LAND USE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

BOTSWANA;

AVES; GYPS COPROTHERES;

EID: 0031662013     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00016-0     Document Type: Article

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