Population size of the black colobus monkey Colobus satanas and the impact of logging in the Lope Reserve, central Gabon

Biological Conservation

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-20

  Brugière, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Colobus satanas; Density; Gabon; Logging; Lope Reserve; Primate conservation

Indexed keywords

COLOBUS SATANAS;

EID: 0032192657     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00015-9     Document Type: Article

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