Oxpeckers in north-eastern Namibia: Recent population trends and the possible negative impacts of drought and fire

Biological Conservation

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 241-247

  Robertson, Antony ^a   Jarvis, Alice M ^a  

^a Ministry of Environment and Tourism   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Caprivi; Namibia; Oxpeckers; Population decline; Ticks

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; DROUGHT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASSERINE; POPULATION DECLINE; PRESCRIBED BURNING;

NAMIBIA;

ACARI; AVES; BOS TAURUS; BUPHAGUS AFRICANUS; BUPHAGUS ERYTHRORHYNCHUS; INSECTA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0033958325     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00069-5     Document Type: Article

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