Correlates of hornbill distribution and abundance in rainforest fragments in the southern Western Ghats, India

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-212

  Raman, T R Shankar ^a   Mudappa, Divya ^a  

^a Centre for Ecological Research and Conservation   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION STATUS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; RAINFOREST; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

INDIA;

BUCEROS BICORNIS; OCYCEROS GRISEUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS;

EID: 0141976780     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270903003162     Document Type: Article

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