A participatory counting method to monitor populations of large mammals in non-protected areas: A case study of bicycle counts in the Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1571-1585

  Gaidet, Nicolas ^a   Fritz, Hervé ^b   Nyahuma, Claudius ^c  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^c Guruve Rural District Council   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

African mammals; Line transect; Participatory method; Population monitoring; Unprotected area; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; LINE TRANSECT; MAMMAL; MONITORING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ZIMBABWE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0038189560     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023646012700     Document Type: Article

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