Biodiversity in Ramogi Hill, Kenya, and its evolutionary significance

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 251-263

  Bagine, Richard K N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeography; Communities; Evolution; Forest; Ramogi

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

KENYA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0031716434     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.1998.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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