Measuring species diversity while counting large mammals: Comparison of methods using species-accumulation curves

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-63

  Gaidet, Nicolas ^a   Fritz, Hervé ^b   Messad, Samir ^a   Mutake, Snoden ^a   Le Bel, Sébastien ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Census methods; Inventory completeness; Mammals diversity; Nonprotected area; Sampling effort; Species accumulation curve

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; SURVEYING;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 14844298747     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2004.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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