Patch occupancy and potential metapopulation dynamics of three forest mammals in fragmented afromontane forest in South Africa

Conservation Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1088-1098

  Lawes, Michael J ^a   Mealin, Peter E ^a   Piper, Steven E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MAMMAL; METAPOPULATION; PATCH DYNAMICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

CERCOPITHECUS MITIS; DENDROHYRAX ARBOREUS; PHILANTOMBA MONTICOLA; PODOCARPUS;

EID: 0033859165     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.99120.x     Document Type: Article

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