How reliable are dung counts for estimating elephant numbers?

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-9

  Barnes, R F W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Dung counts; Elephants; Precision; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

DUNG; ELEPHANT; POPULATION ABUNDANCE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ELEPHANT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FECAL PELLET; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; SQUAMATA; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035133688     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2001.00266.x     Document Type: Review

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