Abundance and distribution of mammals in Katavi National Park, Tanzania

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 305-313

  Caro, T M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Katavi National Park; Mammal densities; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; MAMMAL; NATIONAL PARK; POPULATION DENSITY;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0032835848     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.1999.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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