Linking two elephant refuges with a corridor in the communal lands of Zimbabwe

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-74

  Osborn, F V ^a,b   Parker, G E ^a  

^a Mid Zambezi Elephant Project   (Zimbabwe)

^b NONE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

African elephants; Corridors; GIS; Wildlife refuges

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ELEPHANT; GIS; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION;

ZIMBABWE;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA;

EID: 0037356036     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2003.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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