Habitat selection and conservation of Sharpe's longclaw (Macronyx sharpei), a threatened Kenyan grassland endemic

Biological Conservation

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 271-277

  Muchai, Muchane ^a,b   Lens, Luc ^a,c   Bennun, Leon ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Kenya grassland endemic; Land use; Macronyx sharpei; Sharpe's longclaw; Tussocks

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GRASSLAND; HABITAT SELECTION; LAND USE CHANGE;

KENYA;

AVES; MACRONYX; MOTACILLIDAE;

EID: 0036236478     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00118-5     Document Type: Article

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