Preliminary assessment of the impacts of human activities on gorillas Gorilla gorilla gorilla and other wildlife at Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic

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Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 56-65

  Remis, Melissa J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Duikers; Elephants; Hunting; Primates; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; NATURE RESERVE; PRIMATE;

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC;

GORILLA GORILLA;

EID: 0033953476     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3008.2000.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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