Wildlife rescues - The case of the Petit Saut hydroelectric dam in French Guiana

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Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-126

  Vié, Jean Christophe ^a,b  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b Association Kwata   (French Guiana)

Author keywords

Dam; French Guiana; Tissue bank; Translocation; Wildlife rescue

Indexed keywords

NATURE CONSERVATION; RESERVOIR FLOODING; TRANSLOCATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

FRENCH GUIANA; PETIT SAUT;

MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0033120159     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3008.1999.00037.x     Document Type: Article

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