A theoretical analysis of competitive exclusion in a Trans-Himalayan large-herbivore assemblage

Animal Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 251-258

  Mishra, Charudutt ^a,b   Van Wieren, Sipke E ^a   Heitkönig, Ignas M A ^a   Prins, Herbert H T ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATURE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GRAZING; HERBIVORE; LIVESTOCK; THEORETICAL STUDY; WILD POPULATION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; HIMACHAL PRADESH; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; SPITI VALLEY; WORLD;

EID: 0346211320     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943002002305     Document Type: Article

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