Forest elephant paths and movements at the Odzala National Park, Congo: The role of clearings and Marantaceae forests

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 174-182

  Vanleeuwe, Hilde ^a   Gautier Hion, Annie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b Station Biologique   (France)

Author keywords

Clearings; Congo; Forest elephant paths; Marantaceae

Indexed keywords

CLEARING; FOREST; HABITAT USE; LARGE MAMMAL; MOVEMENT;

CONGO, ODZALA NATIONAL PARK;

LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MARANTACEAE;

EID: 0031856797     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.1998.00123.x     Document Type: Article

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